Poster

Environmental health and protection refers to protection against environmental factors - all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person - that may adversely impact human health or the ecological balances essential to long-term human health. The practice of environmental health encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors and is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. This poster session covers a multitude of general topics in environmental health, including: drinking water, climate change, and built environment.

Session Objectives: Describe a few relevant issues in environmental health. Identify some community-based internships in the field of environmental health. Evaluate the relationship between arsenic contaminated drinking water and pancreatic cancer.