Research Reports

HEI’s mission is to provide credible science to support environmental regulations and other policy decisions. The results of each HEI-funded project undergo peer-review by outside scientists and the Health Review Committee. The HEI Research Reports contain the Investigator’s Report and the Review Committee’s evaluation of the study, summarized in a Commentary or short Critique.

ISSN 1041-5505 (print) ISSN 2688-6855 (online)

Mortality and Morbidity Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Low-Level PM2.5, BC, NO2, and O3: An Analysis of European Cohorts in the ELAPSE Project

Research Report 208

Bert Brunekreef

Maciej Strak

Jie Chen

Zorana J Andersen

Richard Atkinson

Mariska Bauwelinck

et al.

2021

Topics:

Air Pollution

Nitrogen Oxides

Multipollutant Mixtures

Ozone & Oxidants

Particulate Matter

Exposure Methods

Research Report 208 presents a study by Bert Brunekreef at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and colleagues examining associations between exposures to relatively low levels of air pollution below the current EU standards and several health outcomes among participants in 22 European cohorts.

Social Susceptibility to Multiple Air Pollutants in Cardiovascular Disease

Research Report 206

Jane E Clougherty

Jamie L Humphrey

Ellen J Kinnee

Lucy F Robinson

Leslie A McClure

Laura D Kubzansky

Colleen E Reid

2021

Topics:

Air Pollution

Nitrogen Oxides

Multipollutant Mixtures

Ozone & Oxidants

Particulate Matter

Research Report 206 presents a study led by Dr. Jane Clougherty at Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. Clougherty and colleagues examined whether associations between community- and individual-level cardiovascular disease events and ambient air pollutants vary by social stressors.

Improvements in Air Quality and Health Outcomes Among California Medicaid Enrollees Due to Goods Movement Actions

Research Report 205

Ying-Ying Meng

Jason G Su

Xiao Chen

John Molitor

Dahai Yue

Michael Jerrett

2021

Topics:

Air Pollution

Diesel Exhaust

Accountability

Research Report 205 presents a study led by Ying-Ying Meng and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles, examining the impact of the 2006 California Goods Movement Plan on air quality and healthcare utilization among adults with chronic health conditions who were enrolled in California’s healthcare program for low-income individuals (Medi-Cal).