U of M | SPH | O'Neill Group - Environmental epidemiology for sustainability and equity

Our research in environmental epidemiology addresses associations between air pollution and health, climate change and health (with a specific emphasis on extreme temperatures) and environmental equity. Most research is accomplished using secondary datasets, including vital statistics data based in the U.S. and Latin America (Mexico, Chile and Brazil); data from large epidemiologic cohorts (Normative Aging Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis), data from a study of asthmatic children in Detroit; exposure data derived from ambient temperature and air pollution monitoring networks, and other community datasources, including Census data and satellite images of land use and land cover.

Research Areas

Climate change and health.

This research addresses health outcomes associated with exposure to extreme temperatures and air pollution and implications for prevention and sustainability under climate change

Air pollution and health.

This work addresses the influence of air pollution on cardiovascular, respiratory, and mortality outcomes in the U.S. and Latin America, incorporating data on vulnerability factors, including socio-economic factors, influencing the associations

O'Neill Group - Environmental epidemiology for sustainability and equity

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