ABOUT THE CENTER
At the core of the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research is our NIEHS-funded Center on Health and Environment Across the LifeSpan (HEALS). Formerly the Transdisciplinary Center for Early Environmental Exposures, our Center was renamed in 2022 to reflect the focus on life course health. The Institute’s mission is bolstered by the overall goals of the Center to:
- Use a team-science, life-stage approach to identify how early life exposures contribute to disease and health inequities later in life
- Use a transdisciplinary, big data science approach to understand how nutrition, the social environment, and other modifiers contribute to individual susceptibility
- Translate research into novel, evidence-based approaches to disease prevention. Through the Center, we are able to provide researchers from a diverse array of disciplines access to the environmental health expertise and technology housed within the Institute through pilot grants, collaborations, and training
The Center supports the Institute in the following key areas:
STORIES
Mount Sinai Awarded $8.45 million for the Center on Health and Environment Across the LifeSpan (HEALS)
The NIEHS core centers support multidisciplinary research in environmental health and exposomics.
EPA Funds Community-Led Investigation of the Impact of Waste Transfer Stations on Air Quality and Odors in Jamaica, Queens
Addressing the environmental impacts of the waste transfer stations on health and quality of life of neighboring residents in Jamaica, Queens
Centering Community
On February 8th, faculty and staff from across the Mount Sinai Health System came together with East Harlem community partners, friends, and family to celebrate the life and legacy of Barbara Brenner, DrPh, MSW.
School Ventilation and COVID-19 Test Positivity: A Community-Based Study
A new study will examine the relationship between the built environment, community spread, and the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 within school settings
Examining the Impact of Air Pollution and Stress on Sleep Inequities in East Harlem Children: A Community-Engaged Pilot Project
A new study will examine the relationship between the built environment, community spread, and the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19 within school settings
Using Environmental Health Science to Inform Public Policy to Better Protect Communities
Academic-community partnerships are key to educate the public and inform public policy
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