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Announcements

HEI 2023 Jane Warren Award winners

April 3, 2023

HEI is excited to showcase the work of the 2023 Jane Warren Conference Award winners at HEI’s Annual Conference to be held Sunday, April 30th, through Tuesday, May 2nd, at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.   

HEI releases 2022 Annual Report

March 15, 2023

We’re pleased to share with you the Health Effects Institute’s 2022 Annual Report: Insights that Endure: Investing in Science for Lasting Impact.

Workshop on air pollution and health in East Africa

March 13, 2023

The workshop will review the status of current data and evidence on air quality and health effects of air pollution in the region and connections to current policy debate and actions. Make plans to join us virtually during this exciting 3-day event!

Brussels meeting on air pollution and health

February 27, 2023

On behalf of HEI, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), we are pleased to announce a May 24, 2023 meeting to be held in Brussels, Belgium. The aim of this meeting is to discuss the recently proposed revisions to the European Union's Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), its strengths and weaknesses, identify remaining challenges and explore additional policy options.

HEI announces new Environmental Justice Program

February 24, 2023

HEI is launching a new Environmental Justice (EJ) Program that builds on and expands HEI’s research funding model to better meet the needs of historically marginalized communities while addressing environmental inequities.

Inequities persist in air pollution exposure across European Union cities

January 18, 2023

The new State of Global Air European Union Regional Air Quality Snapshot finds that air quality remains a concern in cities across the European Union (EU). This new data comes at a time when proposals to tighten the EU Air Quality Limit Values are in discussion; the proposed standards are also aligned more closely to the 2021 World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines.