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August 2021
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
Learn More About GEH at NIEHS
Previous Issues
Feature Section
Feature This Months Featured Article
Spotlight Section
Spotlight GEH Research Spotlight
Training Section
Training Training and Capacity Building
Multimedia Section
Multimedia GEH Podcasts and Webinars
GEH at NIEHS Section
GEH at NIEHS Updates from the GEH program

Global Study Evaluates Heat-Related Deaths Associated with Climate Change

NIEHS-funded study finds that a third of heat-related deaths between 1991 and 2018 can be attributed to increasingly severe temperatures associated with human-induced climate change.

sign in desert reading Caution Extreme Heat Danger

Exploring Climate Trend Data in a CKDu-endemic Region

NIEHS-funded researchers explore climate trends during harvest seasons in CKDu hotspot regions of Nicaragua.

a worker in sugarcane field

Voices from the Field: Building Micronesian Dengue Early Warning Systems

Limb Hapairai, Ph.D., regional medical entomologist with the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, shares his experiences implementing dengue early warning systems in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands to build resilience against climate change.

Dr. Collins' Testimony in Front of House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing

Listen to a clip of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., speaking about climate change and human health at NIH during his testimony in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on May 25, 2021.

WHO Report Explores the Effects of E-waste on Children’s Health

First WHO report on children and e-waste provides a comprehensive summary of the current state of scientific knowledge on e-waste and adverse health outcomes in children.

WHO Report Explores the Effects of E-waste on Children’s Health

First WHO report on children and e-waste provides a comprehensive summary of the current state of scientific knowledge on e-waste and adverse health outcomes in children.

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

Request for Information: Climate Change and Health (NOT-ES-21-009)

July 30 - August 30, 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

Triangle Global Health Consortium Annual Conference

November 4, 2021
Online

AGU Fall Meeting

December 13 - 17, 2021
New Orleans, LA and online
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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.