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Monday, October 8, 2018
The National Institutes of Health's Role
The National Institutes of Health, whose role is to conduct research, is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers. One is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), established in 1966. Their mission is "to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives." Their research incorporates epidemiological studies, toxicological studies, and intervention and prevention studies. They study a wide range of environmental exposures including air pollution, climate change, lead exposure, asbestos exposure, carcinogens, among many others. All research studies and findings are available to the general public.
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I think it's quite interesting that the agency I analyzed, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, is responsible for the aspects you listed as well. However, it looks like NIH takes care of prevention and health interventions while the Senate Committee works on regulations.
ReplyDeleteThe National Institute of Health is such a great resource that has changed the research game nationally and globally! The beauty of research too is that research is the future. Research is constantly pushing the frontiers of existing knowledge in the science, energy and environmental realms.
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