University of Louisville

Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

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A New Vision of Health

Health is more than the absence of disease. It is a state of optimal physical, mental, and social well-being. It is a measure of the extent to which an individual is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs. It is the ability to change and cope with the environment, a means, not an end. It is the capacity to withstand stress and to recover from harm. Health is an environmental resource- earned from living in harmony in an environment made up of unpolluted natural ecosystems, equitable social networks, and sustainable lifestyle patterns.

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Our Mission

Is to rigorously investigate how human health is mediated by the environment and generate new knowledge that illuminate relationships between the environment and health.

The Envirome Institute will achieve this mission by furthering research and scholarship in the field of environmental medicine. Investigators and their students will study how characteristics of the natural, social, and personal domains of the human environment enable health and influence disease risk.

In partnership with the Louisville community, we explore possible environmental solutions to chronic disease through clinical trials and intervention studies. In partnership with research institutions, we test how environmental stressors impact biological functions. In partnership with our researchers, we translate scientific findings and provide expertise to develop new models for healthy urban living.

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The Human Envirome

Is the complete set of natural, social, and personal conditions that shape the health of each individual. Unique to every person, the envirome regulates and influences development, lifespan, disease risk, and physical and mental health. Explore Envirome
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Envirome + Genome

The human envirome is an integrated set of natural, social, and personal conditions that, in concert with the genome; create, shape, and influence individual phenotypes. Each person’s genome, or genetic makeup, continuously interacts with their envirome. These interactions determine how each person develops and changes throughout the course of life. To understand what makes us human, we must study both – the functioning of the genes in our genome, as well as the interaction of the environmental domains in our envirome.
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