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Early insight on how climate action can benefit health in rural India Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Shahabuddin Hossain, Ritika Kapoor, Dhilsha Jubair, Charu Lata · 2025

Introduction: India faces severe health impacts from climate change. While urban-focused initiatives like the National Clean Air Programme and heat action plans aim to address dangerous exposures, rural regions, home to over 60% of India's…

New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety Open

Janice Barnes, Perry Sheffield, Nathan Graber, Sonal Jessel, Kevin Lanza , et al. · 2024

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…

Integrating planetary health education into tertiary curricula: a practical toolbox for implementation Open

Zerina Lokmic‐Tomkins, Liza Barbour, Jessica LeClair, Jeneile Luebke, Sarah L. McGuinness , et al. · 2024

Objective To present a series of case studies from our respective countries and disciplines on approaches to implementing the Planetary Health Education Framework in university health professional education programs, and to propose a curri…

NPCC4: Climate change and New York City's health risk Open

Thomas Matte, Kathryn Lane, Jenna F. Tipaldo, Janice Barnes, Kim Knowlton , et al. · 2024

This chapter of the New York City Panel on Climate Change 4 (NPCC4) report considers climate health risks, vulnerabilities, and resilience strategies in New York City's unique urban context. It updates evidence since the last health assess…

Heat Stress in India: A Review Open

Mohanasundaram Mourougan, Abhiyant Tiwari, Vijay S. Limaye, Andreas Matzarakis, Arvind Kumar Singh , et al. · 2024

Global warming and climate changes have increased the frequency and intensity of heat waves globally as well as in India. The morbidity and mortality of heat stress are under-reported in India. This review was conducted to identify the stu…

Estimating The Health Benefits from Air Quality Improvements in Ahmedabad, India Under the National Clean Air Programme Open

Ritika Kapoor, Vijay S. Limaye, Abhiyant Tiwari · 2024

Outdoor air pollution contributed to an estimated 980,000 deaths in 2019 and imposes an enormous public health burden in India. For many Indian cities, average annual exposures are above the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard (a…

The hidden health costs of climate change: Accounting for extreme heat harms to women in the global South Open

Vijay S. Limaye · 2023

Global climate warming is fueling complex and compounding threats to populations worldwide, especially in the Global South where climate hazards pose an additional threat to health and well-being in communities heavily burdened by pollutio…

A Framework for Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Dementia Risk and Burden Open

Megan Zuelsdorff, Vijay S. Limaye · 2023

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) represent a public health crisis poised to worsen in a changing climate. Substantial dementia burden is modifiable, attributable to risk rooted in social and environmental conditions. Climat…

Coding for climate: sourcing better climate-health data from medical billing Open

Stefan Wheat, Emily Sbiroli, Marie Dunn, Bhargavi Chekuri, Amanda Millstein , et al. · 2023

While evidence points to climate change adversely impacting health and wellbeing, there remains a great need for more authoritative and actionable data that better describes the full magnitude and scope of this growing crisis. Given the un…

A blueprint for strengthening climate and health literacy through professional adaptability Open

Maggie Grabow, Valerie J. Stull, Micah B. Hahn, Vijay S. Limaye · 2023

Responding effectively to intensifying climate change hazards to protect human health in personal and professional settings is an urgent and pressing challenge. This will require collaboration and subject matter expertise of people across …

O-217 Air quality and health co-benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions by 2030: an interdisciplinary modeling study in Ahmedabad, India Open

Priya Dutta, Shyam Pingle, Prima Madan, Polash Mukerjee, Vijay S. Limaye , et al. · 2023

Introduction An unprecedented urbanization and population encroachment in Indian cities are making it's urban population more vulnerable to climate change and air pollution effects. Using an interdisciplinary modelling approach, our team h…

Evaluating responses to health-related messages about the financial costs of climate change Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Benjamin Toff · 2023

Introduction: Science communication research has increasingly explored what factors shape public opinion around climate change policies. The public health consequences of climate change are becoming an increasingly prominent focus of resea…

Collaborative approaches to account for the health costs of climate-sensitive events Open

Vijay S. Limaye · 2023

Air quality and health co-benefits of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions by 2030: an interdisciplinary modeling study in Ahmedabad, India Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Akhilesh Magal, Jaykumar Joshi, Sujit Maji, Priya Dutta , et al. · 2022

Climate change-driven temperature increases worsen air quality in places where coal combustion powers electricity for air conditioning. Climate solutions that substitute clean and renewable energy in place of polluting coal and promote ada…

Climate change and 2030 cooling demand in Ahmedabad, India: opportunities for expansion of renewable energy and cool roofs Open

Jaykumar Joshi, Akhilesh Magal, Vijay S. Limaye, Prima Madan, Anjali Jaiswal , et al. · 2022

Climate Change and 2030 Cooling Demand in Ahmedabad, India: Opportunities for Expansion of Renewable Energy and Cool Roofs (Supplemental Information) Open

Jaykumar Joshi, Akhilesh Magal, Vijay S. Limaye, Prima Madan, Anjali Jaiswal , et al. · 2022

Supplemental information and analysis files for article, "Climate change and 2030 cooling demand in Ahmedabad, India: opportunities for expansion of renewable energy and cool roofs" (Original article available at: https://do…

Climate Change and 2030 Cooling Demand in Ahmedabad, India: Opportunities for Expansion of Renewable Energy and Cool Roofs (Supplemental Information) Open

Jaykumar Joshi, Akhilesh Magal, Vijay S. Limaye, Prima Madan, Anjali Jaiswal , et al. · 2022

Supplemental information and analysis files for article, "Climate change and 2030 cooling demand in Ahmedabad, India: opportunities for expansion of renewable energy and cool roofs" (Original article available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s…

Improving literacy in climate and health Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Maggie Grabow, Valerie J. Stull · 2022

Making the climate crisis personal through a focus on human health Open

Vijay S. Limaye · 2021

Climate change–driven health impacts are serious, widespread, and costly. Importantly, such damages are largely absent from policy debates around the costs of delay and inaction on this crisis. While climate change is a global problem, its…

Estimating The Costs Of Inaction And The Economic Benefits Of Addressing The Health Harms Of Climate Change Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Wendy Max, Juanita Constible, Kim Knowlton · 2020

National and international assessments have drawn attention to the substantial economic risks of climate change. The costs of climate-sensitive health outcomes responsive to meteorological or seasonal patterns are among the least studied o…

Developing A Definition Of Climate And Health Literacy Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Maggie Grabow, Valerie J. Stull, Jonathan A. Patz · 2020

A new generation of activists is calling for bold responses to the climate crisis. Although young people are motivated to act on climate issues, existing educational frameworks do not adequately prepare them by addressing the scope and com…

Guidelines for Modeling and Reporting Health Effects of Climate Change Mitigation Actions Open

Jeremy Hess, Nikhil Ranadive, Christopher Boyer, Lukasz Aleksandrowicz, Susan C. Anenberg , et al. · 2020

BACKGROUND: Modeling suggests that climate change mitigation actions can have substantial human health benefits that accrue quickly and locally. Documenting the benefits can help drive more ambitious and health-protective climate change mi…

Engaged Science: Strategies, Opportunities and Benefits Open

Antonia Katharina Keller, Vijay S. Limaye · 2020

Science is increasingly intertwined with an array of pressing societal issues, from the coronavirus pandemic response, to environmental concerns, to major national security threats. Meanwhile, scientists remain one of the most trusted grou…

Putting a Price on the Costs of Climate Related Health Impacts Open

John Balbus, Vijay S. Limaye, Kim Knowlton · 2019

Using examples from the year 2012, a new study estimates the health costs of deaths and illnesses associated with climate-sensitive events.

Estimating health-related costs of ten US climate-sensitive events in 2012: a retrospective study Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Wendy Max, Juanita Constible, Kim Knowlton · 2019

Estimating the Health‐Related Costs of 10 Climate‐Sensitive U.S. Events During 2012 Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Wendy Max, Juanita Constible, Kim Knowlton · 2019

Climate change threatens human health, but there remains a lack of evidence on the economic toll of climate‐sensitive public health impacts. We characterize human mortality and morbidity costs associated with 10 climate‐sensitive case stud…

Applying Integrated Exposure-Response Functions to PM2.5 Pollution in India Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Wolfgang Schöpp, Markus Amann · 2018

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5, diameter ≤2.5 μm) is implicated as the most health-damaging air pollutant. Large cohort studies of chronic exposure to PM2.5 and mortality risk are largely confined to areas with low to moderate ambient PM2.…

Development of Ahmedabad’s Air Information and Response (AIR) Plan to Protect Public Health Open

Vijay S. Limaye, Kim Knowlton, Sayantan Sarkar, Partha Ganguly, Shyam Pingle , et al. · 2018

Indian cities struggle with some of the highest ambient air pollution levels in the world. While national efforts are building momentum towards concerted action to reduce air pollution, individual cities are taking action on this challenge…

Air-quality-related health impacts from climate change and from adaptation of cooling demand for buildings in the eastern United States: An interdisciplinary modeling study Open

David Abel, Tracey Holloway, Monica Harkey, P.J. Meier, Doug Ahl , et al. · 2018

This study examines the contribution of future air-pollution-related health damages that are caused by the power sector through heat-driven air conditioning adaptation in buildings. Results show that without intervention, approximately 5%-…

Interpreting Mobile and Handheld Air Sensor Readings in Relation to Air Quality Standards and Health Effect Reference Values: Tackling the Challenges Open

George Woodall, Mark D. Hoover, Ronald Williams, Kristen Benedict, Martin Harper , et al. · 2017

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies face a number of challenges in interpreting and reconciling short-duration (seconds to minutes) readings from mobile and handheld air sensors with the longer duration …

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