Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
Health Effects Institute |
| Acronym: |
HEI
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| Legal status: |
Non-profit (US 501(c)3)
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| Website address: |
http://www.healtheffects.org
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Sections
| Section: |
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions |
| and more precisely: |
Think tanks and research institutions |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Daniel Greenbaum
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| Position: |
President |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Robert O'Keefe
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| Position: |
Vice President |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
101 Federal Street
Boston 02110
UNITED STATES
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| Telephone number: |
(+1) 6174882300 |
| Fax number: |
(+1) 6174882335 |
| Other contact information: |
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
The Health Effects Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization established in 1980 to be an authoritative and impartial source of high-quality science regarding the effects of air pollution on human health. Through nearly 300 research projects in the U.S., Europe, Asia and elsewhere, HEI has advanced scientific knowledge on a range of air pollution issues relevant to regulatory and other actions to improve air quality.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
2
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Complementary information:
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HEI does not conduct issue advocacy, adopt positions on policy questions or represent the interests or views of any outside parties. Its mission is to generate credible scientific information on the health risks associated with various kinds of air pollutants. Through invited participation on consultative committees and other opportunities for briefings and presentations, the Institute’s senior staff will from time to time convey findings from HEI’s scientific programs to public authorities at the European and national government levels.
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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HEI’s scientific programs are, and have been, targeted to key issues in air quality policy discussions.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Climate Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Public Health
- Research and Technology
- Transport
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
0 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
07/2011
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06/2012
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Total budget:
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9,660,076
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€
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of which public financing:
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5,596,668
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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0
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€
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- Grants:
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0
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€
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- from national sources:
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0
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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0
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€
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- U.S. Government Agency Grants :
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5,596,668
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€
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from other sources: |
4,063,408
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€
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- donations:
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4,022,284
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€
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- contributions from members:
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0
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€
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- Events, publications, interest and other revenues :
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41,124
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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< 50000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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Additional information and audited financial statements can be found in HEI’s annual reports, which are available at: wwww.healtheffects.org.
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