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Ranked in top 5% within the University of Cincinnati in annual grants and contracts.
The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is committed to studying how environmental factors negatively impact human health, how to recognize and prevent these effects, and how to improve public health through clinical care and health care policy.
The department is part of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine and is home to a dynamic, collaborative, and highly interactive faculty conducting bleeding-edge research and training the next generation of leaders in environmental science, occupational medicine, and public health.
The department offers a variety of graduate programs, and a clinical fellowship, and is the home of pre-and post-doctoral training programs funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Our interdisciplinary programs include approximately xx faculty and subject matter experts from multiple colleges at the University of Cincinnati, governmental agencies, including NIOSH, the Environmental Protection Agency, and multiple health departments in the region.
The impact of our research, education, and clinical programs is leading the way to effectively improve the health of our communities.
05/20/2020
Glenn Talaska, PhD, professor and associate chair in the Department of Environmental Health, has been reappointed to the World Trade Center Health Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) by John Howard, director of NIOSH and Administrator of the Program. Talaska has served on the committee since 2010, and his new appointment runs until 2018. The STAC is responsible for reviewing scientific and medical evidence to make recommendations regarding health conditions related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and consults on program eligibility criteria or additional health conditions for programs such as the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
Department of Environmental & Public Health SciencesKettering Lab Building160 Panzeca WayCincinnati, OH 45267-0056Mail Location: 0056Phone: 513-558-5701