Human studies represent a major ongoing investment for NIEHS. Specific attention will be given to our ability to manage the valuable information collected through past and current studies and to ascertain and address the barriers preventing robust development of specialized new studies.
- Expand support for maintaining cohorts and specimen repositories that can be leveraged for future research projects.
- Bring environmental exposure analyses into existing human studies that currently are not collecting this type of data.
- Ensure research promotes health across the lifespan and for all people, including consideration of women’s health and children’s health where scientifically applicable.
- Facilitate data sharing and maintain regulatory and ethical standards for the management of, and access to, biospecimens.
- Provide infrastructure for assisting community-engaged research.
- Provide support for initiation of specialized human and community-engaged studies.
- Promote a wide range of viewpoints in research design, especially the perspectives of affected communities and populations.
Other Strategic Plan Sections
Crosscutting Themes
NIEHS is committed to collaborations and partnerships across its endeavors to successfully contribute to the critical work of NIEHS.
Research Areas of Emphasis
NIEHS will conduct high-quality, innovative environmental health sciences research on the effects of the environment on biological systems and processes.
Scientific Management and Stewardship
NIEHS prioritizes scientific stewardship and operational principles that align with the institute’s commitment to advancing human health and understanding the environment’s impacts on human health.