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The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is committed to studying how environmental factors negatively impact human health, how to recognize and prevent these effects, and how to improve public health through clinical care and health care policy.
The department is part of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine and is home to a dynamic, collaborative, and highly interactive faculty conducting bleeding-edge research and training the next generation of leaders in environmental science, occupational medicine, and public health.
The department offers a variety of graduate programs, and a clinical fellowship, and is the home of pre-and post-doctoral training programs funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Our interdisciplinary programs include approximately xx faculty and subject matter experts from multiple colleges at the University of Cincinnati, governmental agencies, including NIOSH, the Environmental Protection Agency, and multiple health departments in the region.
The impact of our research, education, and clinical programs is leading the way to effectively improve the health of our communities.
05/20/2020
The UC Graduate School has approved a new graduate certificate in Telehealth. This certificate program is distance learning-based and is a collaborative effort between the colleges of Medicine and Nursing. The four-course (12 credit hours) program has been designed to help a wide variety of disciplines, including clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals and information technologists on the foundations and operations of this rapidly growing field.
The program is under the direction of Charles Doarn, professor in the Department of Environmental Health and an international leader in telemedicine. He is joined by Debi Sampsel, chief officer of innovation and entrepreneurship at the College of Nursing. Courses will start in this fall. The program is one of the first academic-based certificate programs in the nation. Doarn also serves as the director of UC’s Master of Public Health program within the Department of Environmental Health and is editor-in-chief of Telemedicine and e-Health Journal.
Additional information about the Telehealth certificate program
Department of Environmental & Public Health SciencesKettering Lab Building160 Panzeca WayCincinnati, OH 45267-0056Mail Location: 0056Phone: 513-558-5701