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.
Past Features
2021
- December 2021: Climate Change and Health Is Highlighted at Global and National Meetings
- October 2021: 2021 International Climate Change Reports Assess the Earth’s Climate
- August 2021: Global Study Evaluates Heat-Related Deaths Associated with Climate Change
- June 2021: Empowering the Public to Tackle Climate Change, Charting a Path for the U.S.
- April 2021: Global Environmental Health and the Administration’s Priorities and Executive Actions
- February 2021: New Study Finds Ocean Pollution a Threat to Human Health
2020
- December 2020: National Meetings Focus on the Importance of Addressing Climate Change
- October 2020: New Report Highlights Magnitude of Global Lead Poisoning in Children
- August 2020: GEH Day Draws Links Between Human Health and Global Environmental Change, Emphasizes Solutions
- June 2020: The COVID-19 Pandemic from a Global Environmental Health Perspective
- April 2020: New Report Outlines Strategy to Secure a Healthier Future for Children
- February 2020: NIEHS-sponsored Meetings Explore Health Effects of Endocrine Disruptors in Africa
2019
- December 2019: PAHO Proposes Strategy on Health, Environment and Climate Change for the Americas
- October 2019: GEH Reflections: Thoughts from Linda Birnbaum As She Steps Down As NIEHS Director
- August 2019: Researchers Build Capacity for Study of Dementia and Risk Factors in Kazakhstan
- June 2019: Collaborative Environmental Health Network Takes Final Steps to Become International Organization
- April 2019: International Experts Share Insights into Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology
- February 2019: First Global Forum Formalizes Network to Reduce Heat Health Risks
2018
- December 2018: Belmont Forum Advances International Collaboration on Climate and Health Research
- October 2018: Research Explores Link Between Global Wildfires, Climate Change, and Human Health
- August 2018: New Efforts Aim to Align Disaster and Climate Adaptation Research Strategies to Improve Global Health
- June 2018: Global Environmental Health Day 2018 Highlights Research Translation and Lessons Learned
- April 2018: Addressing the Global Burden of Environmental Disease Through Strategic Initiatives and Research
- February 2018: NIEHS and Fogarty Program Support Research to Improve Global Brain Health
2017
- December 2017: Lancet Reports Highlight Environmental Impacts and Exposures
- October 2017: Global Environmental Health Day 2017 Focuses on Community-Engaged Research Around the World
- August 2017: A Global Collaborative Approach to Improve Human Health Risk Assessment
- June 2017: Planetary Health Paradigm Finds Synergy and Gains Momentum
- April 2017: WHO Atlas Links Children’s Health and the Environment
- February 2017: Lancet Countdown Tracks International Progress on Health and Climate Change
2016
- December 2016: "Passionate Advocate" for DOHaD Retires from NIEHS
- October 2016: Chronic Kidney Disease on the Rise in South Asia and Central America
- August 2016: First Annual Global Environmental Health Day Celebrates Collaboration
- June 2016: Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: New World Health Organization Study Quantifies Impacts and Identifies Solutions
- April 2016: New Report Distills the Science Behind Climate Change Impacts on Health
- February 2016: Bridging the Knowledge-to-Action Gap through Community-Engaged Research
2015
- December 2015: Global Network Grows to Assess Chemical Risks and Improve Health
- October 2015: Convergence on Climate Change and Health
- August 2015: Focus Sharpens on Climate Change and Public Health
- June 2015: Clean Cookstoves for Healthier Lives: Progress on a Complex Issue
- April 2015: A Sum Greater than the Parts: WHO Collaborative Network Aims to Improve Children’s Environmental Health
- February 2015: Scientists Expose Health Consequences of Environmental Contaminants on Mothers and Children in the Faroe Islands
- February 2015: A Look Back at the First Year of the NIEHS–WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences
2014
- December 2014: DOHAD: Addressing Determinants of Health Through the Life Course Around the World
- October 2014: Climate Experts Warming to Consideration of Health Issues
- August 2014: Exposure to Environmental Contaminants among Inuit Children: Building Partnerships to Respond to Health Concerns
- June 2014: Climate Assessments on National and Global Scales
- April 2014: Air Pollution Accounts for 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide, According to New WHO Estimates
- February 2014: NIEHS Launches New Collaboration with the World Health Organization
2013
- December 2013: Environmental Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- September 2013: RSV: Uncovering Gene-Environment Interactions
- July 2013: NIEHS Support for E-Waste Research
- July 2013: E-Waste Recycling in China: A Health Disaster in the Making?
- May 2013: Research and Remediation: Working with the Dhaka Community Hospital Trust
- May 2013: Arsenic: Learning the Effects, Lessening the Impacts in Bangladesh
- March 2013: The 2010 Global Burden of Disease Report: What It Means for NIEHS and Global Environmental Health
- January 2013: Fanning the Flames of Research on Cookstoves and Health
