Environmental health addresses the direct and indirect effects of environmental factors on public health. It represents a proactive approach to safeguarding public health.
The discipline covers all the agents present in our living environment which have the potential to adversely affect public health.
This includes the broad physical, psychological, social and aesthetic environment as well all aspects of the natural and built environment.
What can I study?
- Climate change
- Environmental monitoring & assesment
- Air, water, soil pollution
- Food safety
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