Welcome
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is a regional leader in research, training, and advocacy for a wide range of topics related to environmental health science and occupational medicine. It is one of the only academic departments that conduct research and provide training in occupational and environmental health science in Orange County.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that environmental factors contribute to 23% of all deaths worldwide and 36% of deaths among children younger than 14 years, underscoring the need for trained professionals to address the major contribution of environmental factors to disease and mortality. As a dynamic and growing department, it strives to respond to this urgent and ongoing need by engaging a robust and diverse community of mission-driven students and faculty.
About the Department
The mission of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is to conduct interdisciplinary research and teaching across the fields of exposure science, toxicology, risk assessment, epidemiology, urban health, climate change, natural disasters, environmental health disparities, and related disciplines to elucidate how environmental exposures in home, community, and occupational settings influence human health and the development and progression of human disease, with the aim of preventing human illness and disability and promoting well-being.
About the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
A key part of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is the management of the state-mandated Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), which was established to improve occupational and environmental health in Orange County and beyond through its research, training and clinical services. The Center extends its services to government, industry, schools, health professionals, and the general public. It strives to improve the region’s awareness of occupational and environmental hazards and to prevent injury and disease.
Degrees and Programs Offered
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health offers programs of study leading to a MS or PhD in Environmental Health Sciences. The PhD program offers tracks in Environmental Toxicology and in Exposure Sciences and Environmental Epidemiology. And the Department also offers a clinical training residency program in Occupational Medicine.
Administrative Staff
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
UCI Health Sciences Complex
856 Health Sciences Quad, Suite 3200
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92617
Phone: 949.824.8641
Fax: 949.824.2345
Clinics or Lab
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic
University of California, Irvine
19722 MacArthur Blvd
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949.824.8685
Fax: 949.824.3515
