What is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)?
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), focused on understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of diseases. Located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, the NIEHS aims to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction by understanding how environmental factors, individual susceptibility, and age interact to affect health.
