The Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health Research (CERH) at the University of Oulu consist of a multidisciplinary group of researchers from various departments, such as the Institute of Health Sciences and Respiratory Medicine Unit and Institute of Clinical Medicine.

The strategy of CERH is related to research, education and outreach activities related to the effects of global environmental health effects. The research activities are versatile and employ registry, population-based, clinical and experimental studies. The information is synthesized through meta-analyses burden of disease assessments.

CERH co-operates actively with national and international partners operating in the field of environmental health. An important activity of CERH is the close co-operation with WHO which has resulted in an application for a WHO Collaborating Center on Global Change, Environment and Public Health. This collaboration provides excellent possibilities for outreach of the produced and collected research information.

CERH produces and promotes both basic and postdoctoral education and arranges international courses in the field of global environmental change and human health.