This 1-year Graduate Diploma in Environmental Public Health Practice is intended to provide students with comprehensive knowledge and skills required to function competently as professionals in the Environmental Health field. This program explores all aspects of the natural and built environment that can influence human health and disease. Explore the diversity of the field with topics including: Food and drinking water safety Waste management Air and soil quality communicable diseases Emergency response Occupational Health Concordia University of Edmonton’s Environmental Public Health Practice Diploma allows students to enter careers in the food safety sector, government, private industry, as well as provide comprehensive public health knowledge to advance in their current place of employment.