NIEHS Strategic Plan: New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Health
2006
NIEHS Strategic Plan: New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Health
publication
Author Information
Author(s): Ernie Hood
Primary Institution: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Conclusion
The NIEHS's new strategic plan aims to enhance the understanding of how environmental exposures affect human health and to improve public health outcomes.
Supporting Evidence
- The strategic plan emphasizes the need for clinical research to explore the relationship between environmental exposures and human disease.
- The NIEHS aims to improve community-linked research to reduce health disparities.
- The plan includes goals for developing new biomarkers and improving exposure assessment.
Takeaway
The NIEHS has a new plan to better understand how the environment affects our health and to help people live healthier lives.
Methodology
The strategic planning process involved input from over 400 responses to a survey and discussions at a forum with more than 90 scientists and stakeholders.
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