Environmental Health

What is environmental health? Environmental health is the study of factors in our environment that can affect human health and disease. Environmental exposures cause hundreds of thousands of illnesses each year, including asthma and cancers. Environmental health professionals learn how to identify, prevent and control those exposures to protect health.

Aim: This study aims to examine the extent to which nonprofit hospitals describe climate-sensitive hazards in their community health needs assessments (CHNAs).Background: Climate change is a pressing public health problem that calls for supportive programming tailored to communities.