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April 2023
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
Learn More About GEH at NIEHS
Previous Issues
Feature Section
Feature This Month's 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

NIH Climate and Health Scholars Program Kicks Off
The NIH Climate and Health Scholars begin their year of sharing and capacity building. The NIEHS and Fogarty International Center Scholars will leverage their international perspectives for their host centers.

Ferdouz Cochran and Praveen Kumar

New Study Uncovers Mechanism of Heart and Lung Responses to Wildfire Smoke
Researchers identify a potential mechanism behind wildfire smoke toxicity with implications for cardiopulmonary health.

roadside wildfire

Voices From the Field: Learning From Communities to Improve Disaster Resilience
Social community psychologist Irene Lafarga Previdi, Ph.D., is studying how mothers and pregnant women coped during two hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of informing new public health engagement strategies.

World Health Organization World Health Day 2023 and March Global Environmental Health Chat Podcast
April 7, 2023 was World Health Day. The World Health Organization is observing its 75th anniversary.

NIEHS Superfund Research Program Promotes Climate Change Resilience
The NIEHS Superfund Research Program provides research and training opportunities to understand how climate change affects exposure to hazardous substances and to promote community resilience while protecting health.

Grants and Funding
Grants of interest to GEH researchers.

Upcoming Events

National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) National Meeting
April 25 – 27, 2023
Online

NIH Climate Change and Health Seminar Series
April 26, 2023
Online

Global Health and Innovation Conference (GHIC)
April 27 – 28, 2023
Online

Journal of Health and Pollution Call for Editors
April 2023
Online

Infectious Diseases in Adults (IDSA) 2023
May 1 – 5, 2023
Online

International Conference on Environmental Noise Pollution and Health Concerns 2023
May 4 – 5, 2023
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Conference
May 6 – 9, 2023
New Orleans, LA and online

Society for Prevention Research 31st Annual Meeting
May 30 – June 2, 2023
Washington, D.C.

AGU Chapman Conference on Climate and Health for Africa
June 12 – 15, 2023
Washington, D.C. and online

Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2023
June 26 – 30, 2023
Panama City, Panama 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.