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HEI is a nonprofit corporation chartered in 1980 as an independent research organization to provide high-quality, impartial, and relevant science on the health effects of air pollution. HEI typically receives balanced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the worldwide motor vehicle industry. Other public and private organizations periodically support special projects or certain research programs.
To accomplish its mission, HEI
• Identifies the highest priority areas for health effects research;
• Funds and oversees the conduct of research projects;
• Provides intensive independent review of HEI-supported and related research;
• Integrates HEI’s research results with those of other institutions into broader evaluations; and
• Communicates the results of HEI research and analyses to public and private decision makers.
To this end, HEI has funded over 330 studies in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, which have been published in more than 260 reports. In addition, HEI-funded investigators have published their results in more than 1000 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, informing air quality decisions for a range of pollutants, including carbon monoxide, air toxics, nitrogen oxides, diesel exhaust, ozone, and particulate matter.
HEI is governed by a Board of Directors and works with expert Research and Review Committees who, independent of sponsors and each other, evaluate research projects. Occasionally, HEI conducts its own research, but generally, studies are conducted by investigators at academic and other research institutes around the world.
To accomplish its mission, HEI
• Identifies the highest priority areas for health effects research;
• Funds and oversees the conduct of research projects;
• Provides intensive independent review of HEI-supported and related research;
• Integrates HEI’s research results with those of other institutions into broader evaluations; and
• Communicates the results of HEI research and analyses to public and private decision makers.
To this end, HEI has funded over 330 studies in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, which have been published in more than 260 reports. In addition, HEI-funded investigators have published their results in more than 1000 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, informing air quality decisions for a range of pollutants, including carbon monoxide, air toxics, nitrogen oxides, diesel exhaust, ozone, and particulate matter.
HEI is governed by a Board of Directors and works with expert Research and Review Committees who, independent of sponsors and each other, evaluate research projects. Occasionally, HEI conducts its own research, but generally, studies are conducted by investigators at academic and other research institutes around the world.
Overview
Location
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1980
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Jul 24, 2026 | Colorado’s oil and gas regulators studied health problems tied to drilling. Critics ask: Why will nothing change? | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A public health study found that Colorado children living within eight miles of an oil and gas well had an increased risk of developing leukemia, and the study’s authors determined current setbacks... |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Health | Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk | What are the most dangerous kinds of air pollutants and their sources? Air pollutants often come from people burning things: Fuels such as coal, natural gas, diesel and gasoline for electricity and transportation; crops or trees for agricul... |
| Jan 17, 2020 | The IMF’s Huge Miscalculation of Energy Subsidies | Over the past year, climate campaigners haven't grown tired of claiming that the fossil fuel industry received “a whopping $5.2 trillion in subsidies” in 2017, equivalent to 6.5 percent of global GDP. Quoting an International Monetary Fund ... |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Pollution the biggest barrier against walking in India’s metros, finds survey | Smog and pollution are the top barriers that keep women from walking, while the slow health benefits of walking are what keep men away, found a multi-city survey of more than 1,200 persons between the ages of 22 and 60 years. Around 30% wom... |
| Nov 22, 2010 | NAVTEQ Study: Worst Traffic In U.S. On New York City Freeways | NAVTEQ— the digital map, traffic and location data company— released a study today via its Traffic.com site and service naming New York City and its freeways as the most congested and traffic-delayed in North America. Freeways in Montreal, ... |
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FAQ about Health Effects Institute
When was Health Effects Institute founded?
Health Effects Institute was founded in 1980.
What has the press written about Health Effects Institute?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Health Effects Institute, among them “Colorado’s oil and gas regulators studied health problems tied to drilling. Critics ask: Why will nothing change?” (Jul 24, 2026) and “Health | Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk” (Feb 15, 2025).
Is Health Effects Institute still active?
Yes, Health Effects Institute is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 26, 2026.