HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE (2005-2010)
Impact/Purpose:
The Health Effects Institute (HEI) is an independent, nonprofit corporation chartered in 1980 to provide high-quality, impartial, and relevant science on the health effects of air pollution. Supported jointly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry, HEI has funded more than 280 research projects, the results of which have informed decisions regarding carbon monoxide, air toxics, nitrogen oxides, diesel exhaust, ozone, particulate matter, and other pollutants. These results have appeared in the peer-reviewed literature and in more than 200 comprehensive reports published by HEI.
Description:
The center is conducting research in a number of priority areas, including: new approaches to understanding exposure to and health effect of multiple pollutants including particulate matter, gases, and air toxics; measuring health outcomes and benefits resulting from air quality actions; and assessing potential health consequences of new fuels and technology. Throughout its research HEI seeks to incorporate effects on sensitive subpopulations, development and validation of new scientific techniques, and providing public access to the data underlying its studies.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
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Start Date:04/01/2005
Completion Date:03/31/2010
Record ID:
257459
Keywords:
HEALTH EFFECTS, LONG-TERM EXPOSURE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PM, AIR POLLUTION MIXTURE, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, DIESEL EXHAUST, ALLERGIC RESPONSE, TOXICOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS, AIR TOXICS, SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS, ELDERLY, CHILDREN,
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE
Organization Name
:HEI2005
Mailing Address
:Charlestown Navy Yard, 120 Second Avenue
Citation
:Boston
State
:MA
Zip Code
:2129
Project Information:
Approach
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To accomplish its mission, HEI:
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Identifies the highest priority areas for health effects research;
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Funds and oversees the conduct of high-quality research in these priority areas;
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Provides intensive, independent review of HEI-supported and related research;
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Integrates HEI’s research results with those of other institutions into coherent, broader evaluations of health effects; and
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Communicates the results of HEI research and analyses to public and private decision makers.
The HEI research program has addressed questions about the health effects associated with exposure to both regulated pollutants such as carbon monoxide, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide, and unregulated pollutants such as diesel exhaust, aldehydes, and methanol. HEI has also funded studies to understand the mechanisms of diseases, to develop better methods to assess health effects and determine dose response relationships. The program has included theoretical, in vitro, animal, controlled human exposure, and epidemiological studies. The center has conducted research in several areas, including:
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Health effects of the Air Pollution Mixture (with a focus on PM, gases, and air toxics).
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Emerging Technologies (including both reviewing existing exposure and health science on fuels, engines, and testing the newest technologies).
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Measuring the Health Impacts of Air Quality Actions (accountability).
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An Enhanced International Perspective.
These activities largely mirror and take the logical next steps on the key initiatives of HEI’s 2000–2005 plan. In addition, HEI will infuse innovation and validation throughout its program to bring into the mainstream of health risk research the latest emerging molecular biology techniques (eg, genomics, proteomics) and to continuously identify, validate, and impro
Cost
:$.00
Research Component
:Health Effects