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Health & the Environment

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“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” —Jane Goodall

Health & the Environment

As you learn to analyze the diversity of interactions between humans and the natural world across cultures, you'll also explore the ecological, social, physical, mental, and spiritual consequences of humans’ encounters with the natural world. The application of theories of environmental justice and health justice in real and/or realistic scenarios will be emphasized.

This concentration will help you to combine analytical tools of the humanities and the sciences to understand the deep and multifaceted relationships between health and the environment as well as to examine and develop practical ways of responding strategically to the consequences of such relationships.

For more information on this and other concentrations in the MA CCT, or to view course listings and course descriptions, please see the Graduate Catalog.


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Faculty Profile: Dr. Eric O'Brien

Dr. Eric O'Brien, who teaches Ecological Writing & Analysis, shares his thoughts on the diverse backgrounds of MA CCT students, parenting two daughters, and more. Read here.

Human Health and Environmental Health are One and the Same

Humans interact with the environment constantly. These interactions affect quality of life, years of healthy life lived, and health disparities.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines environment, as it relates to health, as “all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviors.”

Environmental health consists of preventing or controlling disease, injury, and disability related to the interactions between people and their environment.

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