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Environmental health research needed to manage the risks of climate change

New Content Item Anthropogenic climate change is affecting population health and wellbeing worldwide. The two main policy options to prepare for and manage these risks are adaptation and mitigation; significantly increased investments in each are urgently needed. The consequences of climate change will affect health and wellbeing.

Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods

World map What we know about health and disease derives mainly from epidemiology. Unfortunately, its methods and language can be misused and improperly applied. This commentary is a compendium of how epidemiology can be misused. The influence of financial interests is highlighted. Strategies to safeguard public health against such misuses are recommended.

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Road traffic density and recurrent asthma emergency department visits among Medicaid enrollees in New York State 2005–2015

Authors: Tabassum Zarina Insaf, Temilayo Adeyeye, Catherine Adler, Victoria Wagner, Anisa Proj, Susan McCauley and Jacqueline Matson

Content type: Research 28 July 2022
Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

Authors: E Díaz-Del Cerro, J Félix, JAF Tresguerres and M De la Fuente

Content type: Research 22 July 2022
Quantifying the climate benefits of a virtual versus an in-person format for an international conference

Authors: Jacqueline R. Lewy, Casey D. Patnode, Philip J. Landrigan, Joseph C. Kolars and Brent C. Williams

Content type: Research 19 July 2022
A replicable strategy for mapping air pollution’s community-level health impacts and catalyzing prevention

Authors: Philip J. Landrigan, Samantha Fisher, Maureen E. Kenny, Brittney Gedeon, Luke Bryan, Jenna Mu and David Bellinger

Content type: Research 18 July 2022
Cadmium exposures and deteriorations of cognitive abilities: estimation of a reference dose for mixture risk assessments based on a systematic review and confidence rating

Authors: Mousumi Chatterjee and Andreas Kortenkamp

Content type: Review 14 July 2022

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The global environmental injustice of fast fashion

Authors: Rachel Bick, Erika Halsey and Christine C. Ekenga

Content type: Commentary 27 December 2018
The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review

Authors: Edward Broughton

Content type: Review 10 May 2005
Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar

Authors: Renee Dufault, Blaise LeBlanc, Roseanne Schnoll, Charles Cornett, Laura Schweitzer, David Wallinga, Jane Hightower, Lyn Patrick and Walter J Lukiw

Content type: Commentary 26 January 2009
The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature

Authors: Conor CO Reynolds, M Anne Harris, Kay Teschke, Peter A Cripton and Meghan Winters

Content type: Review 21 October 2009
Obesity, physical activity, and the urban environment: public health research needs

Authors: Russell P Lopez and H Patricia Hynes

Content type: Review 18 September 2006

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Call for papers: Environmental justice and policy research

Top left to right: © aquatarkus / stock.adobe.com, © narongcp / Fotolia, © olando / stock.adobe.com. Bottom left to right: © sushytska / stock.adobe.com, © Turbowerner / stock.adobe.com, © borgogniels / Getty Images / iStock Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in regards to environmental laws, regulations and protection from environmental health hazards. Environmental Health calls for papers in this subject area which will be a part of a cross-journal collection.

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Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

David Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health, USA

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Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the health implications of exposures to environmental hazards. Environmental Health articles are published with open access, and the journal practices open peer review.

The journal is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science in which human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly, and with a view to improving the prevention of environmentally-related risks to human health. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment.

Announcing the launch of In Review

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