An Interdisciplinary Center with a Diverse Approach
We seek to understand how human health is impacted by environmental factors and how to reduce adverse impacts.
At CHHE, we apply a systems biology approach, spanning biomolecules to human populations, to understand how environmental stressors impact human health. Our goal is to uncover the underlying mechanisms of disease and use this knowledge to mitigate adverse health outcomes.
CHHE: 100 strong, representing 3 Universities
We bring together 57 grant seeking faculty from 17 departments and 7 colleges at NC State, as well as 9 faculty from East Carolina’s Brody School of Medicine and 7 faculty from NC Central, in addition to our associate and affiliate members and amazing staff.
Spring Pilot Projects
CHHE provides focus, resources and leadership for interdisciplinary research that improves human health locally, nationally and globally.
Rob Smart
CHHE Founding Director
Recent Awards
View all our member awards2023 CHHE Legacy Awardee
2023 CHHE Outstanding Member Awardee
2023 Pride of the Pack Awardee
2023 Center Highlights
7
New Members
$351,919
Seed money, travel funds & pilot project funds awarded
48
Projects supported by CHHE STC
4
Community grants funded
>200
Publications by our members
>40
NIH and NIEHS funded active grants
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CHHE is committed to diversity, inclusion, equity, anti-racism, anti-oppression and environmental justice. We challenge ourselves to identify and understand these inequities and to intentionally work to correct them.
CHHE is an NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Science Core Center.