Environmental Health professionals are primarily concerned with the investigation and prevention of health-related problems, such as air and water pollution, solid
and hazardous waste disposal, food-borne illnesses in public eating establishments, water and wastewater treatment, and insect and rodent vectors of disease. Environmental health professionals are employed by local and state health departments, other government agencies, and by private industry. Graduates are eligible for the Utah Environmental Health Scientist-In-Training License and the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/ Sanitarian (REHS) examination.

Here is a suggested 4-year plan to help students choose the right courses.

Environmental Health students at USU get on-the-job experience as they participate in internship (field experience) activities.

See how our local public health departments deal with environmental health: