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Researchers Join Panel to Discuss Northeast Wildfires
After an exceptionally dry season, wildfires have broken out across areas of the northeast. The fires have spurred school cancellations in some towns and caused poor air quality in communities that are not used to dealing with effects of wildfires. The Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of... More
Affiliate Spotlight: Jonathan Buonocore
Each newsletter we feature a CCH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Jonathan Buonocore, assistant professor of Environmental Health. Tell us a bit about yourself and how you arrived at the intersection of climate and public health: I have been concerned about climate... More
Affiliate Spotlight: Nina Brooks
Each newsletter we feature a CCH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Nina Brooks, assistant professor at BUSPH in Global Health. Tell us a bit about yourself and how you arrived at the intersection of climate and public health: I have long been interested... More
CCH Affiliates Present Case Studies for the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast Seminar
Faculty and staff from the Boston University (BU) Center for Climate and Health showcased the depth and breadth of their research for the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN), a NOAA funded Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP/RISA) program. CCRUN convenes a strong network of climate research and subject... More
Projections of Heat Exposure on Global Aging Populations
In a warming world with an aging population, the number of older adults vulnerable to extreme heat is expected to grow rapidly. A new study published in Nature Communications developed population projections for different age groups and combined them with climate change scenarios for the coming decades. The study... More
CCH Affiliates Secure Pilot Funding to Study Heat Vulnerability
Several CCH affiliates have been awarded pilot funding for climate and health work recently. CCH research scientists Chad Milando and Emma Gause, and Kipruto Kirwa (Environmental Health) were awarded an early stage urban research award from BU’s Initiative on Cities (IOC) to study the effect of historical redlining on heat... More
Energy Infrastructure Database Presented at IGS Symposium
CCH Affiliates and Co-Principal Investigators Jonathan Buonocore and Mary Willis presented their Energy Infrastructure Exposure Intensity and Equity Indices (EI3) Database at the Power & People Symposium: Mapping Community Exposure to Energy Infrastructure hosted by BU Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) and BU School of Public Health on May 7. Their work was funded through IGS’s... More
Sewage Overflows Linked to Increase in Gastrointestinal Illnesses
A new study has found an increased risk of acute gastrointestinal illness during the four day period following large-volume combined sewer overflows (CSO) among downstream communities bordering the Merrimack river. The study from Beth Haley, Wendy Heiger-Bernays, and colleagues published in Environmental Health Perspectives observed an elevated risk... More
Ambient Ozone and Children’s Health
A new study from CCH affiliates, including lead author Dr. Jen Stowell, found that higher ozone levels during warm months were associated with increased emergency department visits among children for various health issues, including asthma, allergies, ear disorders, and general illnesses. Previous studies of adults have linked increased exposure with... More
Call for Examining Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health in Global Research Agenda
Amruta Nori-Sarma, professor of environmental health, and BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea published a commentary in the May issue of the Lancet Psychiatry calling on the need for a global research agenda that examines the mental health impacts of climate exposures. Their commentary is in response to research published in... More