This Web site was established to serve as a portal to the activities of the National Academies’ Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions.
This ActivityScientific discoveries, new tools and improved approaches have rapidly expanded the field of environmental health—the study of environmental influences on human health and disease. Evaluating the utility and importance of new findings derived from new tools and new approaches in guiding public health decisions can be a daunting challenge. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has asked the National Academies (NAS) to facilitate communication among government, industry, environmental groups, and the academic community about scientific advances that may be used in the identification, quantification, and control of environmental impacts on human health. |
The SponsorThis National Research Council activity is sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). NIEHS, located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease. |
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