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November 2024
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
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NIEHS Researchers Participate in Global Discussion on Human Exposome Research

International environmental health researchers and experts gathered in Utrecht, Netherlands to discuss progress in and next steps for the field of exposomics.

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Conference Connects North Carolina Global Health Research to the World

The North Carolina Global Health Alliance hosted its 11th annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina Global Health Conference, Raleigh, NC

Grants and Funding

Grants of interest to GEH researchers

Glossary Term: Environmental Health

Definition: The science of identifying and understanding the impacts of environmental exposures to hazardous physical, chemical, and biological agents in air, water, soil, food, as well as social stressors that may adversely affect human health. The goal of environmental health is to prevent human injury and illness and promote well-being.

The 2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

The 2024 Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change builds upon the research of 122 leading researchers tracking the progress on climate change and human health metrics.

Upcoming Events

17th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) in Health

December 8 – 11, 2024
Arlington, Virginia

American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting (AGU24)

December 9 – 13, 2024
Washington, D.C.

American Meteorological Society Climate Policy Colloquium

December 15 – 19, 2024
Washington, D.C.

105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society

January 12 – 16, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana

17th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

January 23 – 25, 2025
Miami, Florida

Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2025

February 20 – 23, 2025
Atlanta, Georgia

2nd Annual CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference

March 3 – 6, 2025
Virtual

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The NIEHS identifies Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a part of its strategic themes, recognizing that because environmental health problems cross national boundaries, conducting studies around the world benefits not just those in areas being studied, but all people who suffer from the same or related environmental health problems.