272950 Public health and prevention: The NIEHS strategic plan

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 : 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Linda Birnbaum, PhD , National Toxicology Program, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC
     
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences conducts fundamental science related to the effects of the environment on health. The new NIEHS strategic plan is focused on public health and prevention, and the Institute is focused on improving health by reducing and preventing hazardous exposures.

Learning Areas:
Basic medical science applied in public health
Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
1. List several goals in the new NIEHS strategic plan 2. Identify ways that NIEHS science can address the goals of the strategic plan 3. Explain how NIEHS science can contribute to the evidence base for public health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As the director of an NIH Institute and an architect of its new strategic plan, I oversee a budget that funds multidisciplinary biomedical research program, prevention, and intervention efforts that encompass training, education, technology transfer and community outreach. The NIEHS supports more than 1,000 research programs.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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