post with a minimum of 250 words must contain at least (2) professional references, cited correctly in the current APA format. Ask 2 provocative questions to prompt online discussion with your peers using bold print at the end of your initial discussion.
Explore the 2012-2017 strategic plan of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) @ http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/strategicplan2012_508.pdf. (Links to an external site.)
- What are the institute’s mission and vision? How did the institute develop its strategic plan? (p. 16).
- Identify the institute’s seven themes for research and exploration.
- How did the institute determine the themes?
- Which theme area seems of greatest priority?
- What does the term “interdisciplinary” research mean? Who might be involved?