Global Health

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New study examines air pollution’s health impact across Asia

May 31, 2023
Cover of HEI Research Report 213

Much of what is currently known about the adverse effects of ambient air pollution comes from studies conducted in high-income regions, especially North America and Europe, with relatively low air pollution levels.

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Ambient Air Pollution and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in an Analysis of Asian Cohorts

Research Report 213
George S. Downward
Roel Vermeulen
2023
Topics: 
Nitrogen Oxides
Particulate Matter
Global Health

This study by Dr. George S. Downward and Dr. Roel Vermeulen from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, addresses a clear research gap by leveraging harmonized data from the Asia Cohort Consortium, a large multicenter collaborative research effort in Asia that began in 2008.

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HEI Update Spring 2023

Newsletter
Health Effects Institute
2023
Topics: 
Air Pollution
Traffic-related
Global Health

In this issue of HEI's quarterly Update, read about:

  • New members of the HEI Board and scientific committees
  • The launch of HEI’s Environmental Justice Program
  • A new report on air quality and health impacts in Africa
  • Two recently launched studies on non-tailpipe emissions

...and more!

 

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New State of Global Air Special Report on air quality and health in Africa

October 25, 2022

Nearly all the African continent faces severe health impacts caused by air pollution, with several countries experiencing some of the highest levels of air pollution in the world, according to a new HEI report, The State of Air Quality and Health Impacts in Africa.

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Comprehensive new report details two major air pollutants and related health impacts in more than 7,000 cities

August 16, 2022

The world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, according to a new report published by HEI. The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by HEI’s State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health impacts for more than 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on two of the most harmful pollutants; fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

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State of Global Air Special Report on air quality and health in Bulgaria

June 10, 2022

A new report from Health Effects Institute’s Global Health program, Trends in Air Quality and Health in Bulgaria highlights air quality and its health impacts for Bulgaria and is part of HEI's ongoing series of State of Global Air special reports.  

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New State of Global Air special report on air quality and health in Southeast Europe

April 26, 2022

A new report from Health Effects Institute’s Global Health program highlights air quality and its health impacts for nine countries, including, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, and Slovenia.

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Update Winter 2022

Newsletter
Health Effects Institute
2022
Topics: 
Particulate Matter
Global Health

In this issue of HEI Update, read about new experts on HEI's scientific committees; a key global health study assessing the burden of disease from major air pollution sources; research funding opportunities, a New Investigator study examining air pollution and brain development in children; and more!

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New HEI report examines major sources of PM and impacts on global health

December 13, 2021

A new report published by HEI brings together for the first time comprehensive global estimates of the most common sources of fine particulate matter (PM) air pollution and its impacts on global health. Key findings in the report, Global Burden of Disease from Major Air Pollution Sources (GBD MAPS), show that PM exposure from the burning of fossil fuels contributed to more than one million deaths globally in 2017, with more than half of those coming from coal combustion. The burning of solid biofuels, such as wood for indoor heating and cooking, accounts for an additional 740,000 deaths.

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Global Burden of Disease from Major Air Pollution Sources (GBD MAPS): A Global Approach

Research Report 210
Erin McDuffie
Randall V Martin
Hao Yin
Michael Brauer
2021
Topics: 
Air Pollution
Particulate Matter
Global Health

Research Report 210 presents a study conducted by Dr. Erin McDuffie and Dr. Randall Martin of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Michael Brauer at The University of British Columbia in Canada, and colleagues. The investigators produced the first comprehensive global estimates of contributions from the most common sources of air pollution to people’s exposure to fine particles and to the world’s burden of disease from various causes.

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