Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (EHD)

Summary

The Specialized Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research program is a collaborative effort supported by:

• NIEHS
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was a collaborator from 2015 to 2020.

Center Goals

• Promote basic and applied research to assess and mitigate environmentally driven health disparities
• Develop capacity to expand the ability of stakeholders to participate in research
• Develop methods to integrate the multiple factors that contribute to environmental health disparities
• Disseminate knowledge in a way that will benefit affected communities