Samet J M, Dominici F, Zeger S L, Schwartz J, Dockery D W
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179, USA.
Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2000 Jun(94 Pt 1):5-14; discussion 75-84.
The Health Effects Institute, established in 1980, is an independent and unbiased source of information on the health effects of motor vehicle emissions. HEI supports research on all major pollutants, including regulated pollutants (such as carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter) and unregulated pollutants (such as diesel engine exhaust, methanol, and aldehydes). To date, HEI has supported more than 200 projects at institutions in North America and Europe and has published over 100 research reports. Typically, HEI receives half its funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency and half from 28 manufacturers and marketers of motor vehicles and engines in the US. Occasionally, funds from other public and private organizations either support special projects or provide resources for a portion of an HEI study. Regardless of funding sources, HEI exercises complete autonomy in setting its research priorities and in reaching its conclusions. An independent Board of Directors governs HEI. The Institute's Research and Review Committees serve complementary scientific purposes and draw distinguished scientists as members. The results of HEI-funded studies are made available as Research Reports, which contain both the Investigators' Report and the Review Committee's evaluation of the work's scientific quality and regulatory relevance.
健康影响研究所成立于1980年，是机动车排放对健康影响方面独立且公正的信息来源。健康影响研究所支持对所有主要污染物的研究，包括受管制污染物（如一氧化碳、臭氧、二氧化氮和颗粒物）和不受管制污染物（如柴油机尾气、甲醇和醛类）。迄今为止，健康影响研究所在北美和欧洲的机构支持了200多个项目，并发表了100多篇研究报告。通常，健康影响研究所一半的资金来自美国环境保护局，另一半来自美国28家机动车和发动机制造商及销售商。偶尔，其他公共和私人组织的资金会支持特殊项目或为健康影响研究所部分研究提供资源。无论资金来源如何，健康影响研究所在确定研究重点和得出结论方面都拥有完全的自主权。一个独立的董事会管理健康影响研究所。该研究所的研究委员会和审查委员会发挥着互补的科学作用，并吸引杰出科学家作为成员。健康影响研究所资助研究的结果以研究报告的形式提供，其中既包括研究者报告，也包括审查委员会对该工作科学质量和监管相关性的评估。
