“Human activity has transformed environmental health in profound ways.  While earlier environmental problems were relatively local the problems of today are global and long lasting.  Continued exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment, global warming, population growth, habitat destruction and social/psychosocial factors have produced crises that require long term social and technical change for their solutions.  The science of knowledge we bring to the looming environmental crises must evolve to enable prevention/control and protection of public health. The programs in the Centers for Environmental Quality and Health seek to expand our knowledge base, provide exceptional training of students to address these issues, and interact with Southern California communities to better interface between the University and the public.”