ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Environmental Health is the division of public health alarmed with all features of the natural and constructed environment troubling human health. Environmental health is the science and practice of preventing human injury and illness and promoting well-being by

• identifying and evaluating environmental sources and hazardous agents and
• limiting exposures to hazardous physical, chemical, and biological agents in air, water, soil, food, and other environmental media or settings that may adversely affect human health.

Disciplines: Five uncomplicated disciplines usually contribute to the field of environmental health: environmental epidemiology, toxicology, exposure science, environmental engineering, and environmental law.