The Health & Environment Exchange (HEX) is a new student-driven initiative launched by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)’s Eastern Mediterranean Chapter. Through an alternating series of workshops and journal club meetings, HEX aims to strengthen research literacy, critical appraisal skills, and scientific communication among students and early-career researchers. HEX creates a collaborative, student-centered space for learning how to read, interpret, and critique environmental epidemiology research, with a focus on the unique environmental health challenges of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR).