2023
Effects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Silveira I, Cortes T, Bell M, Junger W. Effects of heat waves on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283899. PMID: 37000782, PMCID: PMC10065291, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mortalityOdds ratioDistributed lag non-linear modelCardiovascular mortalityIndividual-level exposuresHeat wave intensityCase-crossover studyConditional logistic regressionMunicipal Health DepartmentHeat wavesEffects of heat wavesHealth impacts of heat wavesHealth departmentsHealth resourcesDeath dataOlder peopleLow-incomeEffect estimatesOlder womenDefinition of heat wavesLogistic regressionEpidemiological evidenceMorbidity outcomesHeat wave daysHealth impacts
2019
Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses
Benmarhnia T, Schwarz L, Nori-Sarma A, Bell M. Quantifying the impact of changing the threshold of New York City heat emergency plan in reducing heat-related illnesses. Environmental Research Letters 2019, 14: 114006. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab402e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat-related illnessHealth burdenSubstantial public health burdenNYC Health DepartmentBurden of diseasePublic health burdenQuasi-experimental study designLocal epidemiological studiesHealth impactsPropensity-score matchingEpidemiological evidenceHeat action plansEpidemiological studiesMedicare feeHealth departmentsService beneficiariesAdverse health impactsIllnessStudy designEmergency plansHigh ambient heatThreshold changesDaily numberWestern countriesHeat advisories