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Examining Environmental Factors, Human Health, and Disease
Our department has a sound reputation as a leader in training students to identify agents that affect health and study the long-term effects of environmental and occupational health risks.
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Academics
Learn about our degrees in the environmental health sciences and our professional degree programs with concentrations in environmental health or risk assessment.
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Admissions
Learn about the admissions process and requirements for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
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Research & Practice
Our current research is primarily focused in three areas: cardiovascular toxicology, free radical biochemical toxicology, and computational and risk assessment approaches to environmental health.
Highlights

Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is to study and elucidate the health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents encountered in the workplace or general environment.

Highlights

EOH Bookshelf

View a list of recommended environmental and social justice reading in our EOH bookshelf.

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News

Sally Wenzel

Dysfunctional destruction of cellular powerhouses is central to severe asthma

For two decades, Dr. Sally Wenzel, chair of the department of environmental and occupational health, has worked to bring precision medicine to asthma, publishing extensively on the disease’s many underlying genetic and molecular causes.

Tina Ndoh

Next steps on environmental justice efforts

Next up is the fourth annual Homewood Community Health and Wellness Summit on July 27, 2024, led by the Community Empowerment Association. There, Pitt researchers will discuss asthma and air pollution, said Tina Ndoh, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.

Dean Maureen Lichtveld, Chair Sally Wenzel and Assistant Professor Nesta Bortey-Sam

MPH in environmental and occupational health accredited by national council

The School of Public Health is pleased to announce the MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health degree program has been accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC).

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