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New NIH-EPA research centers to study environmental health disparities [NIH.gov]

 

The National Institutes of Health has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund five new research centers to improve health in communities overburdened by pollution and other environmental factors that contribute to health disparities. Within each center, scientists will partner with community organizations to study these concerns and develop culturally appropriate ways to reduce exposure to harmful environmental conditions.

“It is important to understand modifiable influences on health…so that we can improve health and well-being.”

Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., Director, NIEHS

The Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research are jointly funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), and the National Center for Environmental Research at EPA. The new centers, funded by five-year grants, are an expansion of a successful pilot program originally started by NIMHD and EPA.

The centers will examine a range of stressors on health, including air, water, and ground pollution as well as environmental conditions such as sub-standard housing, poor diet, and adverse social dynamics. 



[For more of this story go to https://www.nih.gov/news-event...l-health-disparities]

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