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.
At the Family Fun and Disability Awareness Fair, the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center and Region 1 PEHSU spoke with families about lead exposure and the services of the PEHSU, while helping children plant lettuce seeds in lead-free potting soil. In preparation for this event, we used a portable XRF to test seven types of of commonly used potting soil.
NIH-supported researchers developed virtual training for obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) about the health risks of phthalate exposure during pregnancy. The training increased the number of OB/GYNs who discussed phthalate risk with their patients.
By pinpointing the link between arsenic exposure, folic acid, and spina bifida, research from Harvard Chan School’s Maitreyi Mazumdar is helping the government of Bangladesh take action to prevent the often disabling spinal condition.
Extreme heat may lead to more hospitalizations among adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, especially those from racial minorities, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
This October, our Center partnered with the SALA Series to support a multi-sectoral summit: Better Health for All – Connecting Science, Business, and Communities for Change. The Summit built new…
In spring 2024, the Community Engagement Core of the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center provided a Community Action Fund (CAF) grant to the New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, generally…
NIEHS Director Rick Woychik, PhD, visited the Chan School on September 9, 2024. Following meetings with faculty members, Woychik gave a lecture titled “Planning Future Directions for Environmental Health Sciences.”…
The Harvard Chan NIEHS Center has strong representation at the 36th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2024). Faculty, affiliates, and trainees are facilitating sessions, leading workshops, speaking in symposia, and giving oral and poster presentations.
Harvard Chan welcomed 60+ participants from 4 countries and 22 states for a two-day Community Exposures and Health Boot Camp in August 2024. Led by Harvard’s Dr. Tamarra James-Todd and…
Harvard Chan NIEHS members Dr. Jin-Ah Park and Dr. Joanne E. Sordillo recently published findings in Allergy, “Transcriptomic profiles of well-differentiated airway epithelial cells in response to environmental triggers of…
