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August 2018
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
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WHOCC Updates from the WHO Collaborating Center

New Efforts Aim to Align Disaster and Climate Adaptation Research Strategies to Improve Global Health

A new framework provides a model for NIEHS and partners to align disaster research and climate adaptation objectives to improve human health globally.

Flooded street in Thailand

Air Pollution Reduces Quality of Life in Peruvian Children with Respiratory Diseases

Asthmatic children exposed to higher concentrations of particulate matter from traffic are more likely to be bothered by a respiratory condition called rhinoconjunctivitis, new NIEHS funded research shows.

Nadine Hansel

NIEHS Fellow Advances Research on Early Life Exposures Around the Globe

Stephani Kim, a postdoctoral fellow in the NIEHS Epidemiology Branch, has focused her passion for global environmental health on studying early life exposures in high-risk populations around the globe.

GEH Day 2018 Videos

The third annual NIEHS Global Environmental Health (GEH) Day brought together over 100 global environmental health professionals and researchers to highlight projects from around the world that translate research into action.

New Paper Identifies Air Pollution Research Priorities for India

Representing two years of bilateral dialogue, a new paper provides a roadmap to address air pollution research needs and gaps in India.

Grants and Funding

Grants of interest to GEH researchers

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Triangle Global Health Annual Conference

September 27, 2018
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Global Health Mini-University 2018

October 22, 2018
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Water and Health Conference

October 29 - November 2, 2018
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WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health

October 30 - November 1, 2018
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November 10 - 14, 2018
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December 10 - 14, 2018
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January 6, 2019
Phoenix, Arizona

CUGH 2019 Global Health Conference

March 8 - 10, 2019
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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.