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Climate change spurs big new plan for health research

“Implementation of the Climate Change and Health Initiative will require experts from a wide breadth of fields,” Thompson said. “The use of current infrastructure will enable us to create a sustainable research portfolio. This is just … See more

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NIH awards focus on communities most affected by climate change

WebThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate Change and Health Initiative recently awarded four sites funding as a first step in establishing the Alliance for Community …

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NIEHS publishes Climate Change and Human Health Glossary

WebClimate change can have effects on environmental factors related to health, such as temperature, precipitation, and air quality. As the climate shifts over time, the severity of …

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WebNIH Climate Change and Health Coordinating Center hosts first conference. More than 900 participants gathered virtually to help build a global community of practice.

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Environmental factors are key contributors to health inequities

WebOur environment, shaped by where we live, what we are exposed to, and the policies that regulate exposures, can help to identify and address health inequities, said Ana Diez …

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Intramural researchers receive climate change and health awards

WebThe Intramural Targeted Climate Change & Health (ITCCH) funding program is a $2.1 million collaboration between NIEHS and the NIH Office of Intramural Research. The two …

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Scientists explore exposures, microbiome, and nervous system

WebDouble-edged sword. Maria Dominguez-Bello, Ph.D., from Rutgers University, described how sanitation and medicine have dramatically reduced the toll of infectious diseases.But …

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Environment and mental health — intimately connected, much to …

WebIndividual factors such as the microbiome.; Natural and built components include green spaces, housing, and highways, which may play a role in health disparities.; Social …

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WebOn Feb. 24, Aubrey Miller, M.D., NIEHS senior medical advisor and co-chair of the CCH Initiative’s working group, spoke about NIH-wide climate change and health research …

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WebAsthma is a major public health problem among low-income minority children living in urban neighborhoods, and the major contributors are believed to be exposures to pest …

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Burning plastic can affect air quality, public health

WebBy Susan Cosier. Burning household plastic waste can affect human health in many ways. Two billion people globally lack solid waste collection services, and in places without …

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Exposure science tackles climate change

WebCollman described some of the impacts of climate change on human health, including heat-related illness, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, mental and neurological …

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Environmental health disparities, racism studies collected at EHP

Web“Blacks had higher death rates than whites for all-cause mortality in all age groups [under age] 65 years,” concluded a 2017 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

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Increasing evidence links air pollution with breast cancer

WebNitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen oxides — both proxies for traffic-related air pollution — were linked to breast cancer. Three years on, findings from an updated review showed …

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Eight substances added to 15th Report on Carcinogens

WebA chronic bacterial infection, a flame retardant, and six water disinfection byproducts are listed in a new HHS cancer report. Eight substances have been added to the Report on …

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Environment plays underappreciated role in infectious diseases

WebAttendees also examined how recent advances in climate and environmental health modeling techniques could be used to predict the dynamics of transmission and provide …

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WebCompared to city dwellers, people living in rural America are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, injury, respiratory disease, and stroke — the top five preventable …

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EHP at 50 — keeping pace with evolving science

WebThroughout 50 years of publishing cutting-edge research and news, Environmental Health Perspectives has evolved to keep up with the times. In 1972, just a year into his tenure …

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Nitrogen runoff leads to preventable health outcomes, experts say

WebBy Kelly Lenox. The time is ripe for reducing health impacts of drinking water contaminated by nitrogen runoff from farms and feedlots. But there is no single solution that can do the …

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