Health and the Environment. Cranfield University

Globally, environmental issues remain at the top of every political agenda.  The social and economic implications of climate change and sustainable energies are hot topics of discussion.

Influential bodies such as the Health Protection Agency (HPA), are now emphasising the importance of quantifying how much the environment contributes to the burden of cancer, asthma, lung and heart diseases.

As we begin to investigate the links between the environment that we have created and our health, we open up an exciting new field that demands a new approach and a new breed of scientist – health and the environment.