In 2009, a group of researchers from the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) began research projects on environmental sanitation and health issues. This led to the creation of the Center for Public Health & Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) on June 1 2012. Our mission is to study the health and impacts of environmental, ecological, cultural, socio-economic, and demographic factors using integrative approaches of Ecohealth/One Health with special focus on South East Asia. We focus on the links between health & agriculture, infectious & zoonotic diseases, food safety & nutrition, from the lab to the field. Strategic Plan (2012-2020)Our Goals are to become:           - A well-established nationally and regionally recognized center on environmental health that works with the Ecohealth/One Health approach- A national reference center for health risk assessment- A resource center for integrative research and training in environmental health- A consultancy resource for policy makers and donorsKey activities:CENPHER conducts research and training, and provides services.The expected time allocation of the research is 80% and 20% for training and service provision.Research Main themes:1) Integrative health research: Ecohealth and One Health 2) Food Safety and risk analysis3) Health Risk and Health Impact Assessment Training: We supervise BSc, MSc and PhD students at HSPH and other universities in and outside Vietnam. We teach courses at HSPH and other universities on Ecohealth, One Health, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Sanitation & Health.Services: Our consultancy consists of research, training, and evaluation work related to the core competencies of CENPHER research.CENPHER works in collaboration with USAID, Vietnam One Health Network University, South East Asia One Heath University Network, IDRC, Vietnam Public Health Association, and many other national and international organizations.