Environmental Health

What is environmental health? Environmental health is the study of factors in our environment that can affect human health and disease. Environmental exposures cause hundreds of thousands of illnesses each year, including asthma and cancers. Environmental health professionals learn how to identify, prevent and control those exposures to protect health.

Aedes aegypti control is challenging due to its adaptation to urban settings, where themosquito species breeds in container habitats near homes. This report evaluates IntegratedVector Management (IVM) in Riverside County with emphasis on the Sterile Insect Technique(SIT) for Aedes aegypti. IVM includes sanitation and other cultural controls that include

Braiding hair extensions are widely used consumer beauty products often worn forextended periods and handled frequently during installation and daily styling. Use isparticularly widespread among Black women and girls, which promotes the

A robust interconnection exists between wasted food and food insecurity. Over a million tonsof food waste are generated each year in Washington State, with approximately 390,000 tonsof edible food being disposed (Washington State Department of Ecology, 2022). Thesecontrasting issues are intricately linked, with the resolution of one concern holding the

In recent decades, Alaska has experienced unprecedented wildfire seasons, increasing the public’s exposure to harmful particulate matter from wildfire smoke. To track this air pollution for the entire state, there are only six federal regulatory air monitoring stations that continuously monitor fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent environmental contaminants that continue to pose health risks despite being banned decades ago. Developmental exposure to PCBs has been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders that exhibit pronounced sex-specific patterns.

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