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Environmental Health Matters Initiative

From the air we breathe to the water we drink, our health is defined by our natural environment. Environmental health is the science that focuses on reducing harmful environmental exposures in air, water, soil and food to protect human health and well-being, as well as provide all communities with healthier environments.

The Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) convenes government, industry, and academic leaders to share ideas and form connections that inspire the development of solutions to our most pressing environmental health challenges.

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Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Reflection and Synthesis (Workshop Session #5)

  • February 25, 2021
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This fifth and final session of this workshop focused on synthesizing the discussions from the previous four sessions. Nitrogen is a widely-used, essential input to crop production. In many regions o...

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Policies and Markets (Workshop Session #4)

  • February 18, 2021
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This fourth session of the workshop focused on answering the following question: “What policies and markets could be created to address the nitrogen problem?” Nitrogen is a widely-used, essential inpu...

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Landscape-Level Actions (Workshop Session #3)

  • February 11, 2021
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This third session of the workshop focused on answering the following question: “What landscape-level actions and innovative technologies could be used to address the nitrogen problem?” Nitrogen is a...

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Farm-Level Actions (Workshop Session #2)

  • February 4, 2021
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This second session of the workshop focused on answering the following question: “What farm-level actions could be taken to address the nitrogen problem?” Nitrogen is a widely-used, essential input t...

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Defining the Problem (Workshop Session #1)

  • January 28, 2021
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This first session of the workshop focused on answering the following question: “What is the nitrogen problem?” Nitrogen is a widely-used, essential input to crop production. In many regions of the U...

Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: An EHMI Virtual Workshop

  • August 26 - 27, 2020
  • Workshop
  • Past

In the midst of the current global pandemic, researchers are racing to find answers to the questions that remain about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Many of these unanswered questions re...

Quality Water from Every Tap: A Workshop from the EHMI

  • November 21 - 22, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

The quality of U.S. drinking water is at risk as our water infrastructure ages and environmental conditions impact source water purity and quantity. This workshop explored the paths we can take to inc...

Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS: Workshop from the EHMI

  • September 26 - 27, 2019
  • Workshop
  • Past

The use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS)–fluorinated organic compounds that appear in such materials as firefighting foams, cleaning products, and coatings to treat carpeting, pa...
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