New SoGA 2025 Report

The report covers global air quality and health impacts, including data on noncommunicable diseases.
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Announcements

South Asia’s lingering threat of urban air pollution

September 12, 2023

The new State of Global Air South Asia Regional Snapshot on Air Quality finds that exposure to pollutants including fine particulate matter (PM2.5 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) continues to be an important environmental health risk. Drawing on a previously published global analysis of air quality trends and health impacts in cities, the snapshot highlights the cities and regions of concerns for both PM2.5 and NO2.

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Webinar series on air pollution and health in East Africa

August 30, 2023

Countries in East Africa experience high levels of air pollution as well as significant health effects from both outdoor and household air pollution. There is a substantial need for comprehensive data and empirical support surrounding air pollution’s impacts on health and overall well-being. Multiple efforts are currently underway to expand air quality monitoring and reinforce local capacity for data generation.

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Now accepting applications for new research that evaluates the effects of actions on air pollution, health outcomes or both in historically marginalized communities

July 28, 2023

Health Effects Institute is excited to announce a new funding opportunity: Request For Applications (RFA) 23-2, Assessing Changes in Exposures and Health Outcomes in Historically Marginalized and Environmentally Overburdened Communities from Air Quality Actions, Programs, or Other Interventions.

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Yasmin Romitti joins the HEI team

July 12, 2023
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HEI names new president

June 21, 2023

The Health Effects Institute’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elena Craft as the organization’s new President, bringing more than two decades of experience in expert scientific research and science communications that informs important air quality and public health decisions.

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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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