USC Environmental Health is home to two nationally-funded Centers, the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the Southern California Children's Environmental Health Center (SC-CEHC), funded by the U.S. In these Centers, USC faculty collaborate with scientists at UCLA, Cal-Tech and Children’s Hospital
L.A. on studies to more fully characterize environmental health hazards, understand the basis for personal vulnerability, and translate research into preventive action to reduce the burden of environmentally-related diseases. The Children’s Center has a special focus on exposure to air pollution and its potential impacts on childhood obesity. USC Environmental Health is in the Division of Environmental Health of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Faculty in USC Environmental Health teach in the Environmental Health Track in the USC Master of Public Health program and the Environmental Health minor for undergraduate students at USC. Environmental Health Leadership:
Dr. Frank Gilliland, Division Director, USC Environmental Health and SCEHSC Director
Dr. Rob McConnell, SC-CEHC Director
Environmental Health Faculty
Each of the Centers has a Community Outreach and Engagement Program serving as a bridge between the public and Center scientists. The community outreach team maintains this blog and social media platforms. We gratefully acknowledge support from NIEHS, U.S. EPA, The Kresge Foundation and The California Wellness Foundation.
