About the Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Research Program
Strategic Research Action Plan 2023-2026
What We Do
EPA’s Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) Research Program is designed to develop and apply state-of-the-science research to characterize the impacts on human and ecological systems, whether they result from exposure to single, complex, or multiple physical, chemical, or biological stressors. In doing so, HERA provides key components of the scientific foundation for risk assessments to inform decisions aimed at protecting human health and the environment.
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Directors
Samantha Jones, National Program Director
- Phone: 202-564-6794
- Email: jones.samantha@epa.gov
Beth Owens, Principal Associate National Program Director
- Phone: 513-569-7241
- Email: owens.beth@epa.gov