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Illuminating the Benefits of Daylight

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Pauses for Pedestrians

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Something's Fishy...

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Having Kids in a Changing Climate

Guest Author Samantha White

The Changing Climate Is Leading to Itchier Summers

Fellow Farah Nimeri

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06.14.2017 Karen DeSalvo (center)

Karen DeSalvo

PHP sat down with Karen deSalvo, former acting assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to discuss her work at the HHS and the social determinants of public health.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

Editor David K. Jones

05.24.2017 WHO bar graph showing 1.7 million deaths of children linked to the environment

Polluted Air, Dirty Water, and Child Health

Indoor and outdoor air pollution and smoke are responsible for an estimated 570,000 deaths in children under 5. While child deaths attributable to environmental hazards decreased from 37% to 26% from 2002 to 2012, continued progress is in a precarious state.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

04.25.2017 a green and yellow banner with white text

A Crumbling Infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gives US infrastructure a D+ rating. Investment in infrastructure could generate significant bi-partisan support in Congress and across the country.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

04.06.2017 Climate victim Rahima Khatun (49) lives at Khanpur village in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Her only deep tube well has been flooded and everyday she has to go to another village to collect pure drinking water.

Climate victim Rahima Khatun (49) lives at Khanpur village in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Her only deep tube well has been flooded and everyday she has to go to another village to collect pure drinking water.

Climate Refugees: Environmental Health and Displaced Populations

The global public health community must advocate for improved health outcomes among climate refugees.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.09.2017 A street with floodwaters covering the sidewalks

Climate and Health: Adapting at the Local Level

Facing warmer and wetter state weather, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services developed a model to address public health impacts of extreme weather and changing climate at the local level.

Guest Author Colleen Moran

02.28.2017 Map of the world showing level of concern about climate change by country

Climate Changers Less Concerned About Climate Change

A Pew Research Center survey shows people who live in countries with high levels of carbon emissions are less likely to be concerned about climate change than people in countries with lower levels.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

02.08.2017 a graph of the number of people affected by natural disasters

Natural Disasters in Asia Affect the Most People

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) data on vulnerable populations in natural disaster settings shows most people affected by natural disasters lived in Asia.

Editor Nicholas Diamond

02.06.2017 Pryamid graphic showing effects from air pollution with death in red at the top

It’s Simple. Cleaner Air Means Healthier People.

A weakened or eliminated EPA represents serious consequences to public health.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

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