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June 2021
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
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GEH at NIEHS Updates from the GEH program

Empowering the Public to Tackle Climate Change, Charting a Path for the U.S.
As countries around the world work to curb climate change, there is a growing recognition that an informed and involved society is essential to solving the climate challenge.

Group of school children with teacher and windmill model on field trip in nature.

Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones Associated With Increased Hospitalization Rates in Older Adults
Hospitalizations of older U.S. adults increased in the week following exposure to tropical cyclones, according to a new study funded by NIEHS.

Hurricane Katrina

Voices from the Field: “Community” in Global Health Research: My Eye-opening Journey From the Wet Lab to the Canadian Arctic
Sappho Gilbert — a doctoral candidate at the Yale School of Public Health and recipient of an NIEHS predoctoral fellowship award — shares her path to Arctic health research.

State of the Global Climate 2020
The World Meteorological Organization State of the Global Climate uses seven Climate Indicators to describe the changing climate—providing a broad view of the climate at a global scale through visuals, reports and StoryMaps.

NIEHS Resources Provide Access to Tools and Publications for Climate and Disaster Research
The Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program launches its new electronic repository of tools and resources.

Grants and Funding
Grants of interest to GEH researchers, including details of the Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Research Opportunities!

Upcoming Events

NIH-EPA Environmental Health Disparities Research Webinar Series: Exposure Pathways & Environmental Health Disparities
June 28, 2021
Online

International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 33rd Annual Meeting
August 23 - 26, 2021
Online

International Society of Exposure Science Annual Meeting
August 30 - September 2, 2021
Online

The UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Practice
October 4 - 8, 2021
Chapel Hill, NC

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo 2021
October 24 - 27, 2021
Denver, CO and Online

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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.