Background
The Institute of Environmental Medicine was established on January 5th, 1990 to investigate the health effects of physical, chemical, and biological environmental factors, to provide information for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of environmental diseases, and to train specialists in environmental epidemiology and occupational medicine
* Epidemiological studies for assessment of health effects of air pollution and dust storm by using biological markers
* Exposure assessment for hazardous chemicals in workplaces and environment and development of biomarkers
* Development of monitoring systems for environmental and occupational diseases
* Environmental carcinogens and human body sensitivity: biomarkers and genetic polymorphisms study
* Exposure to environmental hazards and health effects in elderly
* Children’s cohort development
* Epidemiological studies for assessment of health effects of air pollution and dust storm by using biological markers
* Exposure assessment for hazardous chemicals in workplaces and environment and development of biomarkers
* Development of monitoring systems for environmental and occupational diseases
* Environmental carcinogens and human body sensitivity: biomarkers and genetic polymorphisms study
* Exposure to environmental hazards and health effects in elderly
* Children’s cohort development
History
| 2012.08 | Hold international conference with ISEE-ISES annually |
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| 2012.11 | Annual elderly’s health check-ups at Jong-no and Gil-eum elderly’s welfare center |
| 2012.01 | Collaboration with Neo-din Medical Research Center |
| 2012.03 | Collaboration with Seoul National University Hospital for annual children’s health check-ups |
| 2013.01 | Hold international conference annually |
| 2014.04 | Develop mothers’ and the elderly’s database |
| 2015.05 | Recruit and follow up pregnant women for national children’s environmental health birth cohort |
| 2016.10 | Establish recognition criteria for the health damage from humidifier disinfectant use |
| 2017.01 | Run AIRCAP for international cooperation in East Asia |