About Us

The REACH Center forms a new multi-institutional partnership that leverages world-class strengths in public health, medicine, and public policy at George Washington University; Earth and atmospheric sciences at George Mason University and Howard University; and research translation at Environmental Defense Fund. The Center’s ground-breaking partnership cultivates a diverse, multi-disciplinary, collaborative research enterprise that generates new knowledge and accelerates research translation into health-protective actions. 

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partners

 

Exploratory Center Network and Community of Practice

Our ideal location in the National Capital Region, hosted at the only school of public health in Washington, DC, presents us with the unique opportunity to leverage the power of novel geospatial datasets and research co-generation with governmental and non-governmental partners to research solutions for enhancing health resilience from local to global scales. 

The REACH Center is part of a larger network of 21 exploratory centers across the United States funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to foster the exploration of transdisciplinary approaches to address complex environmental challenges. 

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21 centers
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These 21 centers engage in a broader community of practice that is organized by the CAFÉ Research Coordinating Center, an effort that is jointly led by the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH). The CAFÉ RCC aims to build this community of practice through the management and support of relevant research and capacity building efforts.