Where people live and how they're connecting to the world can affect their health. The environmental health field—with its professionals, policies, and programs—is focused on these factors.

To determine the latter, employers may ask a question about your ideal work environment during the interview. Here's how to prepare for and answer this question to ensure you nail the job interview.

When an organism, say a fish, moves through the environment it’s constantly shedding bits of itself. A creature can shed anything from dead skin cells to mucus to faeces as it moves through its ...