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View article: Dose‐Response Relationship Between Occupational Exhaust Fume Exposure and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Dose‐Response Relationship Between Occupational Exhaust Fume Exposure and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults Open
Background Occupational exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) fumes has been linked to adverse health outcomes, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. However, its effects on cognitive function remain underexplored. This study invest…
View article: Integrating extreme weather and air pollution risk reduction into pediatric cancer care
Integrating extreme weather and air pollution risk reduction into pediatric cancer care Open
The health impacts of extreme weather and air pollution are expected to worsen into the future. There is growing evidence that vulnerable populations, including pediatric patients with cancer, may be at increased risk. There is limited pro…
View article: Association of early pregnancy warm season exposure and neighborhood heat vulnerability with adverse maternal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
Association of early pregnancy warm season exposure and neighborhood heat vulnerability with adverse maternal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study Open
Both early pregnancy warm weather exposure and neighborhood vulnerability independently increased the risk of adverse maternal complications. Our findings provide evidence in support of targeted heat mitigation strategies to limit heat exp…
View article: Long-term Occupational Exhaust Fumes Exposure and Delayed Cognitive Impairment in Older U.S. Adults: A Cross-sectional Study in U.S
Long-term Occupational Exhaust Fumes Exposure and Delayed Cognitive Impairment in Older U.S. Adults: A Cross-sectional Study in U.S Open
Background Occupational exposure to exhaust fumes, containing neurotoxic particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), is associated with cardiopulmonary diseases, but its cognitive effects in aging workers remain insuffi…
View article: Neighborhood environmental vulnerability factors strongly drove COVID-19 fatality and excess all-cause mortality in New York City, while long-term air pollutant associations were weak and varied
Neighborhood environmental vulnerability factors strongly drove COVID-19 fatality and excess all-cause mortality in New York City, while long-term air pollutant associations were weak and varied Open
Inverse PM2.5, NO2, and COVID-19 death associations were unexpected, highlighting challenges in examining these associations in NYC. Future pandemic preparedness efforts should prioritize urban communities burdened by structurally rooted h…
View article: Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) to Support Climate and Health Research: Lessons Learned
Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) to Support Climate and Health Research: Lessons Learned Open
Background Climate change is a serious threat to pediatric health, resulting in respiratory and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental stress and anxiety. We present the creation of a Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) to gather youth perspect…
View article: Electricity inaccessibility across historically redlined and present-day disadvantaged areas in New York City
Electricity inaccessibility across historically redlined and present-day disadvantaged areas in New York City Open
Background Electricity is crucial in sustaining livelihoods from turning the lights on at night, keeping the refrigerator running to avoid food spoilage, and powering electricity-dependent durable medical equipment such as nebulizers. Thus…
View article: New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety
New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety Open
New Yorkers face a multitude of health and safety risks that are exacerbated by a changing climate. These risks include direct impacts from extreme weather events and other climate hazards, as well as indirect impacts occurring through a c…
View article: Collaboration for Lead Poisoning Prevention in Puerto Rico
Collaboration for Lead Poisoning Prevention in Puerto Rico Open
In 2010, Puerto Rico experienced a cluster of childhood lead poisoning cases stemming from parental occupational exposure to lead. Following the immediate response to this crisis, a dedicated coalition of pediatricians and public health pr…
View article: Prescriptions (Rx) for Prevention: Clinical Tools for Integrating Environmental Health into Pediatric Clinical Care
Prescriptions (Rx) for Prevention: Clinical Tools for Integrating Environmental Health into Pediatric Clinical Care Open
The integration of environmental health (EH) into routine clinical care for children is in its early stages. The vision of pediatric EH is that all clinicians caring for children are aware of and able to help connect families to needed res…
View article: Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children’s Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children’s Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Open
Children’s risk of exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) increases after disasters, likely due to improper generator use during power outages. Here, we evaluate the impact of outages on children’s CO-related emergency department (ED) visits in …
View article: Community violence and asthma
Community violence and asthma Open
Over the past 2 decades, epidemiologic studies have identified significant associations between exposure to violence, as a psychosocial stressor, and the incidence or exacerbation of asthma. Across diverse populations, study designs, and m…
View article: 575 Disparities in Burn Hospitalizations in New York City 2010-2019
575 Disparities in Burn Hospitalizations in New York City 2010-2019 Open
Introduction Burn injury is a major source of morbidity, mortality and economic cost in the United States. Current literature does not describe the epidemiology of burn injury in New York City within the last decade. This analysis establis…
View article: Power outages and pediatric unintentional injury hospitalizations in New York State
Power outages and pediatric unintentional injury hospitalizations in New York State Open
Background: In the past decade, electrical power disruptions (outages) have increased in the United States, especially those attributable to weather events. These outages have a range of health impacts but are largely unstudied in children…
View article: Collaborating to Overcome the Barriers to Implementing Planetary Health Education for Medical Students: The International Medical Education Collaboration on Climate and Sustainability (IMECCS)
Collaborating to Overcome the Barriers to Implementing Planetary Health Education for Medical Students: The International Medical Education Collaboration on Climate and Sustainability (IMECCS) Open
Medical education is lagging behind advances in planetary health knowledge due to the considerable barriers to introducing new topics into medical curricula. This potentially leaves doctors of the future ill-equipped to deal with the healt…
View article: The Climate Change Conversation: Understanding Nationwide MedicalEducation Efforts
The Climate Change Conversation: Understanding Nationwide MedicalEducation Efforts Open
Despite increasing awareness of the public and global health ramifications of climate change, there is a lack of curricula discussing climate change within medical education. Where greater societal awareness and improved scientific underst…
View article: High ambient temperatures associations with children and young adult injury emergency department visits in NYC
High ambient temperatures associations with children and young adult injury emergency department visits in NYC Open
Injury is a significant health burden for children and young adult and may be an increasing concern in a warming climate. Research reveals many impacts to children’s health associated with hot weather and heatwave events, including a growi…