Environmental Health, Science and Policy
Welcome to the Department of Environmental Health, Science and Policy
(EHSP) at the University of California, Irvine. EHSP at UC Irvine
brings together faculty from the social and policy sciences, natural
sciences and physical sciences for interdisciplinary study and teaching
of the environment as it affects human health or as the actions of
humans affect the environment. Factors of primary importance in
understanding these types of interactions involve the study of the
natural and physical sciences, populations, political and economic
institutions, and philosophies within society and the societal
attitudes that drive legislation and regulation affecting human health
as well as environmental sustainability.
Course work moves toward problem-oriented curricula which are enriched by ongoing faculty and student research on such topics as the effects of environmental stressors (e.g., pollution; the biology and politics of water pollutions; potential impacts of natural disasters; compliance with environmental regulations; the consequences of urbanization and population change; and environmental exposure assessment).
Course work moves toward problem-oriented curricula which are enriched by ongoing faculty and student research on such topics as the effects of environmental stressors (e.g., pollution; the biology and politics of water pollutions; potential impacts of natural disasters; compliance with environmental regulations; the consequences of urbanization and population change; and environmental exposure assessment).
