2024
Comprehensive evaluation framework for intervention on health effects of ambient temperature
Wang J, Wang P, Liu B, Kinney P, Huang L, Chen K. Comprehensive evaluation framework for intervention on health effects of ambient temperature. Eco-Environment & Health 2024, 3: 154-164. PMID: 38646097, PMCID: PMC11031729, DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention studiesHealth effectsStudy designEffectiveness of intervention studiesHealth effects of climate changeEvaluation study designIntervention effectsIntervention recommendationsEffective interventionsComprehensive evaluation frameworkEvaluation frameworkHealthInterventionCategories of indicatorsClimate changeEffects of climate changeScoresEffect of ambient temperature
2023
Nationwide projections of heat- and cold-related mortality impacts under various climate change and population development scenarios in Switzerland
de Schrijver E, Sivaraj S, Raible C, Franco O, Chen K, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Nationwide projections of heat- and cold-related mortality impacts under various climate change and population development scenarios in Switzerland. Environmental Research Letters 2023, 18: 094010. PMID: 38854588, PMCID: PMC7616072, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ace7e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate changeCold-related mortalityTemperature dataPopulation developmentDevelopment scenariosMortality rate projectionsScenarios of climate changeScenarios of global warmingProgressive warmingWarming targetsHeat-related mortalityWarming scenariosMortality impactRCP8.5/SSP5Combination of emissionGlobal warmingWarmingTime series analysisClimateMortality trendsTemporal patternsCold temperaturesBaseline periodSeries analysisProject heatingThe mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis
Goddard E, Lin C, Ma Y, Chen K. The mortality burden of extreme heat in Connecticut: A time series analysis. PLOS Climate 2023, 2: e0000164. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality burdenGlobal Burden of Disease 2019 studyClimate changeHealth impact estimatesStatistically significant positive associationTemperature percentileQuasi-Poisson regressionSignificant positive associationAll-cause mortalityNegative health effectsTime series analysisLong-term trendsGlobal burdenHeat-related mortalityRelative riskEpidemiological evidenceGeneralized linear modelClimate change planningSeasonal deathsHealth impactsPublic healthPositive associationRegional policy decisionsWarm seasonHealth
2022
Future mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperatures under the dual threats from climate change and population aging
Chen K, Sera F, Scovronick N, de Schrijver E, Jiang L, Roye D, Lavigne E, Kyselý J, Urban A, Schneider A, Huber V, Madureira J, Mistry M, Gasparrini A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Future mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperatures under the dual threats from climate change and population aging. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-0558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation agingClimate change
2021
Was it better or worse? Simulating the environmental and health impacts of emissions trading scheme in Hubei province, China
Cao L, Tang Y, Cai B, Wu P, Zhang Y, Zhang F, Xin B, Lv C, Chen K, Fang K. Was it better or worse? Simulating the environmental and health impacts of emissions trading scheme in Hubei province, China. Energy 2021, 217: 119427. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study
Chen K, Fiore AM, Chen R, Jiang L, Jones B, Schneider A, Peters A, Bi J, Kan H, Kinney PL. Future ozone-related acute excess mortality under climate and population change scenarios in China: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002598. PMID: 29969446, PMCID: PMC6029756, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAge FactorsAgedAir PollutantsCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolChinaClimate ChangeEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHealth StatusHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInhalation ExposureMaleMiddle AgedModels, TheoreticalOzonePopulation DynamicsPrognosisRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeasonsTime FactorsUrban HealthVehicle EmissionsYoung AdultConceptsGlobal chemistry-climate modelChemistry-climate modelOzone-related mortalityRepresentative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenariosHigh global warmingGlobal warmingClimate changeChange scenariosOzone pollutionClimate Change (IPCC) Representative Concentration PathwaysEmission scenario RCP8.5Emission scenarios RCP4.5Future ozone projectionsStatistical downscaling approachModerate global warmingOzone precursor emissionsFine spatial resolutionSpatial resolutionHigh ambient ozoneOzone projectionsOzone changesOzone observationsScenario RCP8.5Change projections