What is Environmental Health?
Environmental health is the science of identifying and understanding how exposure to hazards in air, water, soil, and food impact people. The main goal is to prevent illness and injury by regulating environmental health hazards, monitoring, and employing environmental engineering methods creating safe places to live, work and play.
Environmental Health is an important key to building resilient healthy communities. The environment you live in, whether it be in your private home or community plays a role in your overall health. Taking personal action to maintain a healthy living environmental in your home is a good place to start. Below are educational materials and tools for the general public to utilize.
