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Three outstanding members of the Yale School of Public Health faculty are honored as part of the 2024 distinguished faculty awards.
- May 16, 2024
When we talk about heat, what are we talking about? The health effects of temperature are really two-fold, if it gets either too hot or too cold, people can die, and people can get sick.
- May 14, 2024Source: TIME
Wildfires burning in Canada are sending smoke across the border, prompting U.S. officials to issue air quality warnings in several northern states. YSPH Assistant Professor Kai Chen discusses the potential health impact.
- April 22, 2024
The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health believes that protecting human health is the most powerful yet under-tapped driving force for climate action.
- March 20, 2024
The profound impact of climate change on community health was the topic of the 2024 Connecticut Symposium on Climate Change and Health at the Yale School of Public Health.
- March 06, 2024
Population aging constitutes a crucial driver for future heat- and cold-related deaths.
- February 29, 2024Source: NPR
A new study published in Nature Medicine finds that emergency admissions, and even deaths, are higher than expected for days and weeks after storms. YSPH Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences) Kai Chen comments.
- February 05, 2024
YSPH associate professor and clinical psychologist Sarah Lowe discusses the connection between climate change and mental health.
- January 23, 2024
An international study led by scientists at the Yale School of Public Health warns that ozone-related deaths will rise significantly in many parts of the world over the next two decades unless current climate and air quality regulations are strengthened.
- December 14, 2023
A new Yale School of Public Health study shows that flooding’s impact on human health is much greater than is typically recognized.