The Environment and Consumer Health Section advances public health practice, policy, and education related to the environmental, occupational, and consumer factors that shape health and wellbeing across Texas communities.
This section brings together public health professionals, researchers, educators, students, and advocates committed to addressing environmental exposures, consumer product safety, food systems, housing conditions, climate impacts, workplace health, and more.
Members engage in interdisciplinary dialogue and education to reduce health risks, promote equity, and strengthen protections for vulnerable populations.
Through education, collaboration, and policy engagement, the Environment and Consumer Health Section supports evidence-based approaches to preventing environmental and consumer-related health harms, advancing environmental justice, and fostering healthier, safer communities statewide.