Significance of environmental health and environmental science

University education has benefits to individuals and society in levels that cannot undergo valuation with ease. Education leads to reduction of unemployment, poverty, and improvement of health care. Moreover, the choices of courses need to meet the dreams and aspirations of the students for them to have morale and self-drive for success.

Studying environmental science and environmental health at university develops an individual into an independent thinker. It not only builds the academic aspect of a student but also equips students with fundamental life skills in research and better management of the environmental resources. After the course, students do not have to go and seek government employments only. The course is multidimensional making students have diversity of opportunity depending on their areas of interest.

Graduates can decide to venture into consultancy either as Environmental Impact Assessment or Environmental Audit specialists. This are services necessary before the commencement of any major project anywhere in the world. Development funders like World Bank and other world aid organizations have made it mandatory for project proponents to undertake it prior to commencement of any project. In addition, they can become general environmental management consultants advising various customers and governments on issues dealing with the environment like ecological conservation, forest management, wildlife protection, water sources protection, global warming mitigation, climate change management and coping strategies. Moreover, some graduates can venture into activism and venture into environmental protection campaigns. Prominent environmental activists include Nobel Peace Winner Wangari Mathai who ventured into protection of forests; Rachel Carson who raised issues of chemical pollution and wrote the book silent springs on the extinction of birds’ population because of death of birds. Others include former US presidential contender Al Gore who achieved great milestones in documenting Global warming and climate change impacts across the globe. The list of great achievers in environmentalism is too long hence a show of the importance of studying environmental science.

Moreover, studying the course equips students with in depth knowledge in research and analysis of information hence students can venture into research and generation of new scientific information for betterment of the world. Opportunities also are abundant in the sector of training in an institution and communities in relation to better ways of managing the environment.

The environment and sanitation are the source of pathogens and diseases affecting human beings. Studying environmental health gives knowledge of issues like epidemiology, toxicology, sanitation and health risks hence equipping people on better ways of protection and prevention of disease occurrences. Moreover, learners will learn issues of occupational safety and workplace hygiene hence reduction of work related diseases and injuries.

Courses in environmental science and health develop life skills and professional growth in students hence make them wholesome individuals to fulfill their individual life goals and provide fundamental services to society.