Air Pollution

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!

In this issue of HEI Update, read about:

• HEI’s comprehensive new scientific review on traffic-related air pollution
• An HEI study assessing health effects at very low air pollution levels in Canada
• A new inclusive summer fellowship
• Our successful hybrid Annual Conference 2022

…and more!

During 2021 we made significant progress on our ambitious goals ― from a stronger focus on the air quality–climate connection, to our Global Health research, to a deeper understanding of accountability and the health outcomes that result from air quality actions. Read about our progress in the new HEI Annual Report.

Research Report 211 presents a major HEI study by Dr. Francesca Dominici of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues. The investigators examined the risk of mortality associated with exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations in a cohort of 68.5 million older Americans.