Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health
The Harvard Chan National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center for Environmental Health is a coordinated set of resources and facilities supporting environmental health research and training activities throughout the greater Boston area. The center promotes integration between basic and applied environmental science, and fosters collaborations that cross departmental and institutional boundaries.
Building 1-1402
Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science (CEEDS) Training
The Community-Engaged Environmental Data Science (CEEDS) Training is a two-day intensive course featuring lectures on key concepts in solution-oriented, community environmental health research. Lectures will cover topics ranging from exposure assessment techniques to epidemiologic methods, community engagement practices, health policy applications, and statistical analytic approaches for doing environmental health science that is in partnership with and relevant for improving community health.
The training is held annually. In 2024, it was hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, and the 2025 training was held remotely.
In 2026, the training will be hybrid and held at the University of Washington in Seattle on July 9-10. Scholarships available for members of the Harvard community! Apply by June 17.
The training is co-hosted by Columbia University SHARP (Skills for Health and Research Professionals) Program, the Columbia NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan (CEHNM), URMC’s NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Center & Institute for Human Health and Environment, the Center for Disaster Resilient Communities at the University of Washington, and the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health.
Key Links
- Visit the SHARP website to learn more about the topics, requirements, and instructors
- Subscribe to receive updates about future trainings
- Register for the 2026 CEEDS Training
- Apply for a SHARP scholarship (Application closed)
- Apply for an NIEHS Center scholarship by June 17 (for internal Harvard applicants only).
Photos from past CEEDS Trainings
