Environmental Health

Our environment is intrinsic to our health, with environmental exposures among the leading contributors to health problems. And while people are affected regardless of income and geography, environmental health risks especially threaten the most vulnerable among us.

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"This course was very hands on, which helped me learn a lot more quickly than I usually do in a semester-long course" - Summer Institute Participant

Kevin James Lane, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health, BUSPH