NIEHS embraces a leadership and management strategy rooted in five core values, and will approach its operations, scientific management, and stewardship in a manner that upholds its core values of Collaboration, Communication, Distributive Leadership, Innovation, and Workforce Development.
- Collaboration: NIEHS will continue to seek opportunities for teamwork and partnerships to drive engagement toward our common mission, and to ensure rigorous and reproducible work.
- Communication: NIEHS will continue to identify opportunities to ensure intentional and transparent exchange of information built on mutual respect and trust.
- Distributive Leadership: NIEHS will continue to inspire and empower personnel at all levels to use their talents, strengths, and expertise to assume leadership responsibilities and provide accountability.
- Innovation: NIEHS will foster and reward new ideas and approaches to solve current and emerging challenges, and to enable groundbreaking discoveries.
- Workforce Development: NIEHS will maintain its commitment to maximizing scientific progress by developing skills, perspectives, knowledge, and experiences across all career stages.
Other Strategic Plan Sections
Crosscutting Themes
NIEHS is committed to collaborations and partnerships across its endeavors to successfully contribute to the critical work of NIEHS.
Research Areas of Emphasis
NIEHS will conduct high-quality, innovative environmental health sciences research on the effects of the environment on biological systems and processes.
Capacity and Infrastructure
NIEHS research activities depend on robust investments in capacity and infrastructure to ensure readiness for their success.