National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Environmental Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Environmental health research—from studying the effects of inefficient household cookstoves to conditions created by climate change—can play an important role in setting the global policy agenda around sustainable development, according to leading environmental health experts.

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Environmental Health and Sustainable Development with Sir Andrew Haines

As the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approach their 2015 deadline, leaders are considering ways to build upon and expand the successes of the MDGs after 2015. In this podcast, Sir Andrew Haines discusses how the new set of strategies, goals, and indicators can simultaneously improve health and increase sustainability.

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Can Improve Air Quality and Save Lives

Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change could prevent millions of premature deaths due to air pollution over the next century, according a new study.

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Other Research

• Air Pollution, Inflammation, and Preterm Birth in Mexico City: Study Design and Methods
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• A Rapid Questionnaire Assessment of Environmental Exposures to Pregnant Women in the INTERGROWTH-21st Project
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• Effects of Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash on Innate Immune System Responses and Bacterial Growth in Vitro
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• Environmental Predictors of Seasonal Influenza Epidemics across Temperate and Tropical Climates
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• Health and Household Air Pollution from Solid Fuel Use: The Need for Improved Exposure Assessment
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Focus on Fellows: Rajendrakumar Gosavi: World-Renowned Training Brings Fellow to NIEHS

An interest in structural biology and an opportunity to work at an institute known for its career development opportunities brought Rajendrakumar Gosavi, Ph.D., to the NIEHS in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

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MDG 7 “Ensure Environmental Sustainability” included targets for drinking water and sanitation.  More than 2 billion people gained access to safe drinking water since 1990, but more than 2.5 billion do not yet have access to sanitation.

• NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
• Validation and Demonstration of Devices for Environmental Exposure Assessment (R21/R33)

• On Thin Ice: How Cutting Pollution Can Slow Warming and Save Lives
  A new report from the World Bank explores the impacts of climate change on the cryosphere, and lays out actions to reduce the health effects of climate change.
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  A historic new international convention to reduce emissions and releases of toxic mercury and to phase out many products that contain mercury.
• Research Priorities on Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation
  A new report from the UN Environmental Program outlines climate change research priorities to support policy maker decisions, systems and regions, and emerging topics.
• United Nations General Assembly Declares 2014–2024 the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
  This unanimous declaration underscores the importance of energy issues for sustainable development and for the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.
• Health, Environment, and Sustainable Development: Towards the Future We Want
  A new document from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) that summarizes key points from the PAHO seminar series Towards Rio+20.
• Environmental Pathobiology and Global Opportunities
  The Journal of Veterinary Pathology launches a new section on Environmental Pathobiology.