Deployment & Environmental Health

Air quality is a broad discipline that covers both health effects and pollution prevention.

Information on protecting the Soldier from the health threat posed by vector-borne disease and medically important pests and to minimize the adverse effects of pesticides.

Data management is the foundation for optimizing environmental surveillance.

Evaluation of the relationship between exposures to environmental contaminants and chemical releases to short term and long term health effects includes medical and epidemiological analyses.

Information for field preventive medicine units on countering environmental, occupational and disease health threats.

Information on identifying and evaluating the impact of known or potential releases of hazardous constituents to the soil or groundwater and the evaluation of solid waste management practices and facilities.

Health risk assessment, OEH hazards surveillance, technical guidance, and information about health risk management.

Information on health risk communication consultation and training.

The Army Public Health Center (APHC) offers a variety of health risk communication training courses. Training courses are open to all military services, DoD, civilian personnel, contractors working on DoD projects, and other government agencies.

Information on assessing and managing noise impacts generated by military operations.

Information on surface water and storm water quality management at fixed and field activities.

Information on the evaluation of hazardous waste and materials, and regulated medical waste management problems.

Information on wastewater quality management at fixed and field activities.