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October 2022
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
Learn More About GEH at NIEHS
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Feature Section
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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

Working Toward the President’s Climate and Health Equity Goals
The Department of Health and Human Services promotes equity in public health efforts in the face of climate change.

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Urban Design Plays Important Role in Children’s Well-being
Characteristics of urban environments — green spaces, traffic density, and land use — may play a key role in influencing children’s engagement in healthy behaviors, according to a new study by Fernández-Barrés, et. al.

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Voices From the Field: Searching for Ties Between Environmental Exposures and Vaccine Response
A commitment to eradicating infectious diseases inspired immunologist Ouambo Fotso Hervé to study links between exposure to per- and polyfluoralkyl substances and immune response to hepatitis B vaccination.

NIEHS Environmental Health Perspectives Climate Change Collection
Explore this collection of climate change and health research papers. Publications highlight the diverse challenges the world faces in a changing climate and cover a wide range of topics, from food and water security to adaptation models.

NIEHS-sponsored Workshop Offers Insight Into the International Collaborations Shaping Disaster Research Worldwide
Disaster researchers convened in Seattle, offer lessons on how international partnerships are critical to preparing for the threat of natural disasters.

Grants and Funding
Grants of interest to GEH researchers.

Upcoming Events

Infectious Disease Science of America ID Week 2022
October 19 – 23, 2022
Washington, DC

International Conference on Climate Change
October 29 – 30, 2022
Kyoto, Japan

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
October 30 – November 3, 2022
Seattle, WA

NIEHS SRP Risk e-Learning Webinar: Session II — Untangling Complex Exposures and Health Effects
November 4, 2022
Online

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo
November 6 – 9, 2022
Boston, MA

NIEHS SRP Risk e-Learning Webinar: Session III — Documenting Exposures and Promoting Health
November 18, 2022
Online

Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (GCRECC)
December 2, 2022
Flushing, NY

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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.