International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The World Health Organization’s latest global air quality guidelines point out that indoor air pollution causes a health burden that mostly affects people in low- and middle-income countries. In our research recently published in the IJE , we advance this theory by correlating solid fuel use with socioeconomic status and diseases.

Socioeconomic Status and Health 52

Socioeconomic Status and Health Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Environmental Health 52

Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Wellington Onyenwe joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss using an environmental justice lens in looking at chemical exposure, and his passion for food and cooking. Onyenwe, a current fellow and a Health Scientist, Environmental Toxicologist and Public Health Emergency Responder at the U.S.

Environmental Health and Safety 98

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Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

There's so much documented evidence at this point that electric vehicle tax credits, residential solar tax credits, tend to benefit wealthier households, which are from like a higher income status or a higher socioeconomic status in the US, and I'm talking about specifically here. How does it matter? So what's going on there?

Climate Change and Health 72

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. KINGSTREE, S.C. — Louvenia McKinney, 77, arrived complaining about shortness of breath. ” The U.S.

Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention 142

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