Environmental Medicine
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Environmental medicine is a multidisciplinary field involving environmental science, medicine, chemistry, toxicology, epidemiology, sociology and other disciplines. It is a specialized form of environmental health, a branch of public health, which advances health and well-being by identifying and limiting exposure to hazardous agents in the environment.
Environmental medicine scientists study how these environmental exposures are related to the causes and effects of disease and test interventions that can prevent and mitigate disease formation and progression.
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28
Number of Faculty
5
Endowed Chairs/University Scholars
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We lead multidisciplinary research on environmental impacts to prevent and mitigate cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.