Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health
Our big picture goal is to ensure healthy and safe people in all environments we live in, produce food in, and go to work in.
As one of the most scientifically diverse departments, we provide unique opportunities that prepare students to protect and advance public health. From studying exposure to toxins and impacts of climate change, to protective equipment and wearable devices, we work to safeguard the health of others.Through multi-disciplinary collaborations, we tackle difficult challenges so the health of our surroundings, food, and workplaces are the healthiest.We are the leading provider of agricultural health and safety, climate and health, and emerging infectious disease training for the public health workforce in the Midwest, while also being nationally and internationally recognized for our work and technical expertise.
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Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
CS-CASH partners across our seven-state region and beyond to measurably improve the health and safety of members of the agricultural community.
Learn moreAlt-En Health Study Group
Our faculty are part of a collaborative group of experts investigating contamination of water, soil, and air caused by a closed ethanol plant in Mead, NE.
Learn MoreWater, Climate and Health
Housed in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, the Water, Climate and Health Program brings together experts from UNMC, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska to address Nebraska’s most pressing public health issues related to water and climate.
Jesse E. Bell, PhD, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate and Health.