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What is Environmental Health?

Environmental Health (EH) is a feld o sciencethat studies how the environment inuenceshuman health and disease. As it is a branch opublic health protection Eh is concerned withall aspects o the natural and man madeenvironment that ma! a"ect human health.

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Environmental Health is a ver! diverse feldwhere proessionals perorm a variet! o tas#s.

EH proessionals are the individuals whomonitor air $ualit! water and noise pollution

to%ic substances and pesticides conductrestaurant inspections carr! out vector controland promote health! land use and housin&.

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Who are the EnvironmentalSpecialists?

 'he! are proessionals who do wor#srelated to the environment b! means oresearch outreach and educationenvironmental cleanups investi&ationsand more.

 'oda! due to a national shorta&e otrained EH proessionals earnin& ade&ree in environmental health is a&reat career choice.

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Who are the people whoseworks are related toenvironmental health?

anitar! En&ineer

*adiation aet! +,cer

Environmental *adiation pecialist

Ha-ardous Waste cientist ndustrial Waste /irector

Water 0ualit! cientist

Health 1h!sicist

*adioactive Water pecialist