Environmental Health Advocates educate patients and their communities about environmental health issues—providing leadership while protecting the health of people and the environment.

Health professionals have a responsibility to understand the implications of a compromised environment on human health. In this program component, health professionals gain a deeper understanding of environmental health and reconnect to their inspiration for environmental action. Further environmental pollution or damage in local areas is discouraged and prevented to the benefit of patients, peers, the community, and regulatory agencies.

Goals:

• Become knowledgeable about local environmental health issues.
• Learn the signs and symptoms of environmental illness.
• Teach the importance of a healthy environment.
• Reconnect with the natural world and the passion for and purpose of environmental action.

Outcome:

An environmental wellness leader

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