The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health aims to provide graduate and undergraduate instruction in the environmental health sciences and in the study, evaluation, and control of environmental and occupational health problems. Together with other departments of the College, it enables students to obtain a better understanding of the complex relationship between man, his occupation, and his environment and the necessary measures for the prevention of disease and the promotion of health.

Through specific research, the Department contributes to knowledge thereby enhancing the understanding of the environmental hazards affecting human health. It also provides consultative services and extension work in the form of industrial hygiene surveys, laboratory analysis of air, water, wastewater and biological samples, and training of  public health professional.