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August 2024
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
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NIEHS Backs National Strategy to Reduce Harms from Extreme Heat

NIH is one of 29 federal agencies involved in the development of the National Heat Strategy, an effort to create science-based solutions to reduce harm from extreme heat.

Furnace Creek, California, USA, June 26, 2022: Dual Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometer display at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National

NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative Launches New Website

NIH has launched a newly developed website, which details the initiatives activities, research portfolio, funding opportunities, events, and more.

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Grants and Funding

Grants of interest to GEH researchers

Glossary Term: Extreme Temperatures

Definition: Temperature variations above (extreme heat) or below (extreme cold) normal conditions.

Disaster Research Response Program Marks 10 Years

To commemorate the NIH Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program’s 10th anniversary this year, DR2 program lead Aubrey K. Miller, M.D., M.P.H., discusses program hallmarks, successes, and goals.

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October 27 – 30, 2024
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November 18 – 22, 2024
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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.