HealthTIES™ is the Institute’s transdisciplinary health initiative, seeking a more complete understanding of the cause and management of high-impact, complex diseases from a Comprehensive Health1 framework.
It applies the TIES™ approach - integrating knowledge across science, practice, and community - to specific health focus areas where complex, interrelated factors demand coordinated response.
Priority areas
Bringing a transdisciplinary, ecological view to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship - integrating biomedical, behavioral, environmental, and community-level knowledge. Program scoping and partnership conversations are ongoing; public programming is not yet available.
Inquire about CancerTIESIntegrating what is known across cardiology, public and environmental health, behavioral science, and community practice to support better cardiovascular outcomes. Program scoping and partnership conversations are ongoing; public programming is not yet available.
Inquire about HeartTIESAnother focus area?
Beyond cancer and cardiovascular disease, the Institute is considering additional HealthTIES™ programs - including the environment-health interface, where environmental exposures and ecological conditions shape health outcomes, from individuals to populations. EarthTIES™ and HealthTIES™ converge at this intersection - it is where integrated, cross-disciplinary work may matter most. If your work is here, we’d like to hear from you.