The Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine works to assess and reduce risks to individuals and communities from chemical, biological, physical and psychosocial hazards in the home, community, school, and workplace environments.

Its research, teaching, service, and clinical activities combine the knowledge essential for such evaluations and invterventions and address the ethical, organizational and social challenges inherent in linking risk assessment, disease prevention, and health promotion to achieve the mission of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.