An ad hoc planning committee will organize and convene a public workshop to explore research on the interactions between environmental pollution, infectious disease, and human health. Speakers will discuss emerging evidence on the links between environmental pollution and infectious disease, promising approaches to study those interactions, and how knowledge about the interactions can guide research directions, health practices, and public policy. The workshop will include presentations and panel discussions on topics such as:

• The effect of exposure to environmental pollution on human susceptibility to infectious disease, and conversely, the effect of infectious diseases on human susceptibility to environmental pollutants.
• The effect of exposure to environmental pollution on infectious agents (including opportunistic microorganisms), vectors of infectious agents, and disease reservoirs that may impact spread and transmission of disease.
• The use of systems approaches to examine how multiple factors (e.g., land use patterns, climate, animal husbandry practices, species diversity and distribution, and environmental pollution) interact to influence the spread of infectious diseases.

The presentations and discussions at the workshop will be documented in a workshop proceedings, written by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.