Environmental Public Health
Environmental health professionals have the important responsibility of protecting us from biological, chemical and physical hazards that exist in our human environment. These hazards may pertain to our food and water supply; to our ambient and indoor air quality; to the hazardous wastes we generate; to the health and safety problems in our workplace, home, or recreational facilities; and, particularly now, to our public health safety and protection regarding bioterrorism.
Why study environmental public health?
- Gain the educational background that is necessary for employment in regulatory agencies, industries or consulting firms concerned with environmental quality and protection.
- Play an important role in the reduction and elimination of environmental health hazards as well as preserving and improving environmental factors for optimum health, safety, comfort and well-being.
- A person who holds a baccalaureate degree and who has completed one year of acceptable employment as a specialist in environmental health may become registered upon successful completion of the examination administered by the State Division of Health, or National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). This registration certifies a person's professional competency.
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Career options
- Work for local, state or federal health-related regulatory agencies as an environmental health specialist, environmental scientist, environmental epidemiologist or public health specialist.
- Work as an industrial environmental sanitarian or quality control specialist in food processing plants such as bakeries, canning factories or meat, dairy or beverage handling industries.
- Work for major insurance companies, industries, or environmental consulting firms dealing with safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous waste or environmental monitoring.
Undergraduate programs
The UW-Eau Claire environmental public health program (part of the department of Public Health Professions) offers the following major:
Major
Environmental Public Health (comprehensive major; requires no minor)
High school preparation
- High school students considering a major in environmental public health are encouraged to successfully complete courses in biology, chemistry, physics, algebra, calculus and English.
- All students who enroll at UW-Eau Claire are required to have a minimum of 17 college preparatory units including:
– 4 years of English (at least 3 composition and literature)
– 2 years of a single foreign language
– 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, 1 advanced college preparatory math)
– 3 years of natural science
– 3 years of social science (1 must be world or American history)
– 2 additional units in the areas already mentioned or other academic areas
Freshman course work (sample first year)
Fall Semester
- ENPH 210, Intro to Env. Hlth/or GE elective, 3 credits
- Chem 115, Chemical Principles, 5 credits
- Social science general education elective, 3 credits
- Humanities general education elective, 3 credits
- Physical education, 1 credit
Spring Semester
- ENPH 210, Intro to Env. Hlth/or GE elective, 3 credits
- Biol 111, Essentials of Cell Biology and Genetics, 4 credits
- Math 246, Elementary Statistics, 4 credits
- Engl 110, Introduction to College Writing, 5 credits
- Social science general education elective, 3 credits
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