Environmental Health
Explore the intersection of environment, health, and justice
Gain a deeper understanding of how health, society, and the environment are interconnected. With the environmental health minor at Simmons University, you’ll explore the complex sociocultural and environmental determinants of health through an interdisciplinary approach.
Courses in this minor cover environmental health, chemical determinants of health, public health, global health, and social justice, among other topics.
If you’re planning a career in health, this program will help you see how environmental and social determinants of health affect the communities you’ll serve. Biology majors following the Environmental Science track can also use this minor to study environmental justice in greater depth.