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For Immediate Release

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Contact:

Robin Mackar, NIEHS

Strategic planning process begins at NIEHS

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking input

from the public as well as researchers for its new strategic plan. To get

involved, submit an idea for research or nominate a workshop participant.

" We are looking for visionary ideas to help define the institute's future

directions, research goals, and resource priorities, " said NIEHS Deputy Director

Woychik, Ph.D., who is leading the strategic planning effort.

The NIEHS is the nation's leading federal biomedical agency supporting research

to discover how the environment influences health. It's part of the National

Institutes of Health.

Visionary ideas can be submitted through the Internet at

http://strategicplan.niehs.nih.gov/. All submitted ideas will be posted to the

Internet site, and anyone can comment on the ideas or give a thumbs-up or

thumbs-down rating. The site also integrates with Facebook and Twitter.

Submissions will be accepted through April 30, 2011.

Additionally, NIEHS is seeking nominations for a stakeholder community workshop

in mid-July in Research Triangle Park, N. C. You can nominate yourself, a

colleague or anyone who is passionate about research on our environment, and

improving public health and preventing disease. Nominations can be made at

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/od/st...tion/index.cfm.

" This is an opportunity for everyone who cares about environmental health to

have a voice in shaping the direction of our research, " said Birnbaum,

Ph.D., NIEHS and National Toxicology Program director.

The public will have many opportunities to provide input and review throughout

the 15-month strategic planning process. Visit

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/strategicplan/ for more information about the process

and timeline for establishing the new NIEHS strategic plan, or to review the

existing 2005-2011 strategic plan.

The NIEHS supports research to understand the effects of the environment on

human health. For more information on environmental health topics, visit

www.niehs.nih.gov. Subscribe to one or more of the NIEHS news lists

(http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/releas...list/index.cfm) to stay current on NIEHS

news, press releases, grant opportunities, training, events, and publications.

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includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and

supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it

investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare

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