Inequities persist in air pollution exposure across European Union cities

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.

Now accepting applications for new research on traffic-related air pollution and health

Health Effects Institute is excited to announce a new funding opportunity: RFA 23-1, Assessing Health Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution in a Changing Urban Transportation Landscape.

Explore our new interactive East Africa database

We are delighted to launch a geographically organized interactive database that highlights the growing body of evidence on air pollution and health in East Africa.

Apply for the 2023 Jane Warren Award!

The Health Effects Institute invites graduate students and postdocs to apply for the Jane Warren Award for attending and presenting at HEI’s Annual Conference 2023.

This award is named in remembrance of Dr. Jane Warren, who joined HEI in the 1980s and led HEI’s scientific activities as Director of Science from 1999 until her retirement in 2008.

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe emission studies

HEI is pleased to announce two new studies funded under RFA 21-1, Quantifying Real-World Impacts of Non-Tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions.

Applications for HEI's Rosenblith Award are now being accepted!

Health Effects Institute is excited to announce a new funding opportunity: RFA 22-1, the Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award. We encourage creative, new investigators conducting research on the health effects of air pollution to apply.

Fellowship applications are now being accepted!

The Health Effects Institute is excited to launch a new paid summer fellowship program! The program, which provides a mentor for each fellow, encourages undergraduate students from backgrounds underrepresented in the environmental health sciences to pursue research in this area.

Study aims to better understand air pollutant concentrations near busy roads

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution, especially at the higher levels occurring in cities, has been associated with adverse health effects such as childhood asthma, impaired lung function, and cardiovascular disease.

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

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 (PM_2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂).