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As the recognized public health center of excellence within the Navy and Marine Corps, we provide environmental health expertise for public health risks for a wide range of programs, worldwide. We provide specialized guidance and consultation to Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Units, the fleet, operational forces and shore based personnel.
Our team is staffed by environmental health officers and civilian environmental health specialists, who are credentialed as Registered Environmental Health Specialist or are working toward their credentials. Other support-staff include an epidemiologist and preventive medicine technicians. Together, we maintain expertise on topics that impact environmental health across the Navy and Marine Corps.
Our mission is to provide expertise and leadership to improve the value of environmental health programs by developing and proposing evidence-based standards.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113 This is an official U.S. Navy website This is a Department of Defense (DoD) Internet computer system. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil