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
Counteracting increased heat-related mortality through adaptation: a quantitative assessment in a multi-country multi-city setting.
Vicedo-Cabrera A, De Schrijver E, Mistry M, Astrom C, Forsberg B, Chen K, Gasparrini A, Collaborative Research Network M. Counteracting increased heat-related mortality through adaptation: a quantitative assessment in a multi-country multi-city setting. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2022.p-0619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat-related mortalityMulti-city setting
2017
Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China
Chen K, Horton RM, Bader DA, Lesk C, Jiang L, Jones B, Zhou L, Chen X, Bi J, Kinney PL. Impact of climate change on heat-related mortality in Jiangsu Province, China. Environmental Pollution 2017, 224: 317-325. PMID: 28237309, PMCID: PMC5387110, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause-specific mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIschemic heart diseaseSpecific public health interventionsObstructive pulmonary diseaseCause of deathPublic health interventionsHeat-related mortalityPulmonary diseaseHeart diseaseHealth burdenExposure-response functionsGlobal-scale General Circulation ModelsHealth interventionsTotal mortalityNonurban residentsMortalityRural countiesDiseaseNonurban areasFuture heat-related mortalityLittle evidenceMortality estimationHigh heat-related mortalityStroke