Environment

Environmental health looks at the natural and built environments that may affect human health. Environmental health issues can include:

• Air quality
• Beach water quality 
• Public swimming pool & hot tub water quality
• Insect-borne diseases such as Lyme disease 
• Climate change 
• Drinking water safety 
• Extreme weather including heat and cold
• Food safety 
• Pests such as rats
• Other biological, chemical or physical things in the environment that can affect us such as lead, radon or wood burning heat