 Logo of OEHHA | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Headquarters | Cal/EPA Building, Sacramento, California United States |
| Employees | 120 staff |
| Annual budget | $17.5 mil total; $8.3 mil general fund |
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| Parent agency | California Environmental Protection Agency |
| Website | http://www.oehha.ca.gov |
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, commonly referred to as OEHHA (pronounced oh-EEE-ha), is a specialized department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) with responsibility for evaluating health risks from environmental chemical contaminants.
OEHHA is the scientific adviser within CalEPA and provides the health effects assessments that assist regulatory decision makers within CalEPA, the California Department of Public Health, and other agencies and non-governmental organizations (see below). This includes assessing health and environmental risks from:
- Carcinogens
- Reproductive toxins
- Air pollutants
- Pesticides
- Chemical contaminants in food and water
- Chemical exposures in the workplace
- Climate change in California