Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental and Occupational Health

Environmental and Occupational Health

 

 

Making the world a healthier and better place to live.

 

 

 

 

Climate change. Toxic air. Water pollution. These are just a few of the unprecedented environmental challenges facing humans today. Students in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health learn from and work with renowned faculty members to address those challenges and others like them to create healthier environments and workplaces for all.

 

 

 

Graduate Programs

 

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EOH offers two MPH programs as well as a doctorate option.

Whether you are interested in Global Environmental Health or our Environmental Health Science and Policy program, your MPH experience will be enhanced by the proximity to agencies and organization leading the charge here in Washington, DC. And if you're interested in earning a doctorate, the PhD in Environmental Health is perfect for you.

 

 

Meet Our Department Chair

 

Susan Anenberg

Susan Anenberg, PhD

Department Chair

“Our faculty, staff, and students are addressing environmental and occupational issues that are leading public health risk factors in the U.S. and globally, like climate change, pollution, antibiotic resistance and workplace hazards. I’m inspired by their passion and talent, and envision further growing the department’s world class research and engagement with communities and policy processes to advance health, well being and environmental justice locally, nationally and globally.”

Susan Anenberg's Bio

Our Department's Faculty & Staff

 

 

Student Opportunities

 

EOH in the US and Abroad

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National & International Opportunities

Each semester, faculty, staff and students from EOH practice what they teach and learn in the classroom with the goal of better health for all.

EOH in DC

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In Our Own Community

EOH offers unique opportunities to testify before Congress or work with federal agencies on the most pressing public health problems facing the world.

EOH at GW

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Here on Campus

GW is home to a wide range of public health research and practice activities both within EOH and across the university. 

 

 

Explore EOH

 

Research

Opportunities in environmental sustainability, occupational health, risk science, infectious disease and community dimensions.

Practice Experience

Our extensive partner network enables students to work with top Washington, D.C. health organizations as practice settings.

Careers and Alumni

Earning one of our degrees can lead to a wide range of professional opportunities. Click for a sampling and alumni profiles.

 

 

New In EOH

 

Dr. Suril Mehta

White House Assignment for Professorial Lecturer and Alumni

Suril Mehta, DrPH ’20, MPH ‘09, BA ‘07, is one busy public health professional. Since January 2023, Mehta has been on temporary assignment at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a component of the Executive Office of the President, serving as Senior Advisor for Chemical Safety. “Among other things, I help advise the chair of CEQ on critical chemical safety issues and policies,” he says. In this work, Mehta has been lending his collective federal government and public health expertise, and his experience addressing the importance of health protection and science-based policy-making.

 

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Department News

 

Susan Anenberg

GW Awarded $3.69 Million to Lead NIH-Funded Multi-Institutional Climate and Health Developmental Center

September 24, 2024

We are proud to announce the awarding of the first National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded environmental health center at The George Washington University.

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Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants

First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color harder hit

July 23, 2024

First of a kind study shows an average 20% spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses; people of color harder hit