NIEH's management attaches priority to the following activities:

• decreasing the burden of disease due to environment pollution;
• protection of the health of children and vulnerable population groups;
• determination, identification and investigation of environmental risk factors that are determinants of health and disease, as well as elaboration of hygienic limits;
• development of immediate and adequate response capabilities on newly emerging environmental health problems;
• applying state-of-the-art management, quality management and research methodology in the activities aimed at decreasing avoidable and preventable diseases of environmental origin.;