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Global Climate Summit Puts Health on the Agenda

Columbia Mailman faculty experts in climate and health are attending COP28 in Dubai.

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Environmental Health
Climate Change Spurs Scholar’s Pivot to Evidence-Based Policy

A Q&A with Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

Topic

Environmental Health
Video Spotlights Need for Climate and Health Education

A new video highlights the increasingly crucial need to train clinicians and public health practitioners in how to respond to climate threats.

Topic

Environmental Health
Elevated Temperatures and Climate Change May Contribute to Rising Drug and Alcohol Disorders

New research finds that hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures

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Substance Use

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Scientists and Community Leaders Seek to Clear the Air in the South Bronx

September 23, 2023

Columbia Mailman scientists and environmental justice activists from South Bronx Unite launch a research project

Topic

Environmental Health
Forecasting Two Infectious Disease Killers in Mozambique

September 14, 2023

Professor Jeffrey Shaman discusses a Grand Challenges project to forecast malaria and diarrheal diseases in Mozambique

Topic

Infectious Disease
Blood and Urinary Metal Levels High among Exclusive Marijuana Users

August 30, 2023

Blood and Urinary Metal Levels High Marijuana Users

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Substance Use
Lead Service Lines in NYC Disproportionately Impact Hispanic/Latino Communities and Children Already At Risk

August 30, 2023

immediate need for full identification and replacement of lead service lines in NYC and NY State

Topic

Child and Adolescent Health
How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health

August 17, 2023

Columbia public health experts review health impacts of climate change-related emergencies, and offer advice on how we can protect ourselves

Topic

Environmental Health
Public Health Scientists Chart the Destructive Power of Hurricanes

August 16, 2023

Environmental health scientists Robbie M. Parks and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou provide expert insights into the health consequences of hurricanes.

Topic

Environmental Health