Environmental Health Economic Analysis at NIEHS
NIEHS is working to develop tools and resources that our grantees and other environmental health science researchers can use to incorporate economic analyses into their research when feasible. While the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) does not envision supporting a full portfolio in this area with specific funding opportunities, we would like to ensure that investigators who are able include economic analyses in their studies have the support and resources to be effective.
On this page you can find environmental health economic analysis research highlights from several different programs within NIEHS, including:
- Worker Education and Training
- Superfund Research Program
- National Toxicology Program
- Division of Extramural Research and Training
You will also find:
- NIEHS Supported Environmental Health Science Resources
- Other Resources for Researchers
NIEHS Supported Resources for Grantees
Annotated Bibliography
NIEHS reviewed relevant environmental health science literature and created an annotated bibliography that investigators can use to see how others have used a variety of economic analyses, environmental exposures, health outcomes, and economic data to answer critical environmental health questions.
NIEHS Environmental Health Economic Analysis Annotated Bibliography Tool
NIEHS Supported Research
Recent, relevant NIEHS funded research that incorporated economic analysis is highlighted here.
NIEHS Supported Environmental Health Economic Analysis Research(128KB)
NIEHS Grantee Dr. Leonardo Trasande on the Economic Impacts of BPA
- Dr. Trasande presents a Keystone Lecture on a new method for estimating the economic impact of BPA
- National Geographic article: Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care Costs
Ready to submit a proposal that incorporates environmental health economic analysis?
If you are an investigator who wants to incorporate economic analysis into your research proposal, contact ehea@niehs.nih.gov in advance of submitting your application and a program officer will contact you.
NTP Analysis of Environmental Exposures and Health Outcomes
- For an overview of the Systematic Review Process, read: Overview of Systematic Review Process
- The NTP Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) has developed and released a "Handbook for Conducting a Literature-Based Health Assessment Using OHAT Approach for Systematic Review and Evidence Integration" that provides standard operating procedures that improve the reliability, ease, and efficiency of conducting systematic reviews in OHAT evaluations.
- Also available: information about NTPs availability to review links between environmental factors and health outcomes, including nominating a topic for review
Worker Training Program Economic Analyses
- The Economic Impact of the Environmental Career Worker Training Program
- Reports from WTP Grantees
More Resources for Researchers
Health Outcomes Data Sources
- National Cancer Institute – Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
- Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) State Summary Datamarts
- Medicare HOS Research Data Files
- Kaiser Permanente: Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health
- DATA.GOV
- Pew Research Center: Data
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- The California Endowment
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Economic Analysis Methods and Resources
- Scasny M and Maca V. 2013. Monetary valuation of health risks of heavy metals: state-of-the art and some gaps. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment. [Abstract]
- Urge-Vorsatz D, Herrero ST, Dubash NK and Lecocq F. 2014. Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation. This review provides methodological guidance, and reviews the different methodological frameworks available to quantify and monetize different co-impacts for decision-making for climate change policy. [Abstract]
- Gao T, Wang XC, Chen R, Ngo HH and Guo W. 2015. Disability adjusted life year (DALY): a useful tool for quantitative assessment of environmental pollution. This review provides an overview of methodologies and research directions for using DALY as a tool for quantitative assessment of environmental pollution. It includes methodological discussions on the framework of DALY, and summarizes requirements on data collection and manipulation for quantifying disease burdens [Abstract]
- Bauer et al. (2015). Ambient Air Pollution Exposure Estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013; [Abstract]
