2015 Publications

Ghana randomized air pollution and health study (GRAPHS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Jack, D. W., Asante, K. P., Wylie, B. J., Chillrud, S. N., Whyatt, R. M., Quinn, A. K., … & Owusu-Agyei, S. (2015).  Trials. View abstract. 

Implementation of Malaria Dynamic Models in Municipality Level Early Warning Systems in Colombia. Part I: Description of Study Sites. 
Ruiz, D., Cerón, V., Molina, A. M., Quiñónes, M. L., Jiménez, M. M., Ahumada, M., … & Thomson, M. C.(2014). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. View abstract. 

Association of Carbon Monoxide exposure with blood pressure among pregnant women in rural Ghana: Evidence from GRAPHS. 
Quinn, A. K., Ayuurebobi, K., Jack, D. W., Boamah, E. A., Enuameh, Y., Mujtaba, M. N., … & Asante, K. P. (2015). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. View abstract. 

Projections of temperature-attributable premature deaths in 209 US cities using a cluster-based Poisson approach.
Schwartz, J. D., Lee, M., Kinney, P. L., Yang, S., Mills, D., Sarofim, M. C., … & Horton, R. M. (2015). Environmental Health. View abstract. 

Improved Discrimination of Influenza Forecast Accuracy Using Consecutive Predictions.
Shaman J. & Kandula S. (2015). PLOS Currents Outbreaks.  View abstract. 

Heat-related mortality projections for cardiovascular and respiratory disease under the changing climate in Beijing, China. 
Li T., Ban, J., Horton, R.M., Bader, D.A., Huang, G., Sun, Q., & Kinney, P.L. (2015). Scientific Reports. View abstract. 

Inference of seasonal and pandemic influenza transmission dynamics using ‘big’ surveillance data.
Yang, W., Lipsitch, M., & Shaman, J. (2015). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. View abstract. 

What factors might have led to the emergence of Ebola in West Africa?.
Alexander, K.A., Sanderson, C.E., Marathe, M., Lewis, B.L., Rivers, C.M., Shaman J, ... & Eubank, S. (2015). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. View abstract. 

Forecasting Influenza Epidemics in Hong Kong.
Yang, W., Cowling, B.J., Lau, E.H.Y., & Shaman, J. (2015). PLoS Computational Biology. View abstract. 

Association between Wood Cooking Fuel and Maternal Hypertension at Delivery in Central East India. 
Wylie, B.J., Singh, M.P., Coull, B.A., Quinn, A., Yeboah-Antwi, K., Sabin, L., ... & MacLeod, W.B. (2015). Hypertension in Pregnancy. View abstract. 

The influence of air quality model resolution on health impact assessment for fine particulate matter and its components.
Li, Y., Henze, D.K., Jack, D., & Kinney, P.L. (2015). Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. View abstract. 

Investigating El Niño Southern Oscillation and Society Relationships. 
Zebiak, S., Orlove, B., Vaughan, C., Munoz, A., Hansen, J., Troy, T., ... & Garvin, S. (2015). WIRES Climate Change. View abstract. 

Winter season mortality: will climate warming bring benefits?
Kinney, P. L., Schwartz, J., Pascal, M., Petkova, E., Le Tertre, A., Medina, S., & Vautard, R. (2015). Environmental Research Letters. View abstract. 

Summer Indoor Heat Exposure and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Distress Calls in New York City, NY US. 
Uejio, C. K., Tamerius, J. D., Vredenburg, J., Asaeda, G., Isaacs, D. A., Braun, J., Quinn, A., Freese, J. P. (2015). Indoor Air. View abstract. 

Daily indoor-to-outdoor temperature and humidity relationships: a sample across seasons and diverse climatic regions. 
Nguyen, J. L., & Dockery, D. W. (2015). International Journal of Biometeorology. View abstract. 

A Review of Spatial Variation of Allergenic Tree Pollen Within Cities.
Weinberger, K. R., Kinney, P. L., & Lovasi, G. S. (2015).  Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. View abstract. 

Occupational exposure to roadway emissions and inside informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa: A pilot study in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ngo, N. S., Gatari, M., Yan, B., Chillrud, S. N., Bouhamam, K., & Kinney, P. L. (2015). Atmospheric Environment. View abstract. 

Inference of seasonal and pandemic influenza transmission dynamics. 
Yang, W., Lipsitch, M., & Shaman, J. (2015). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. View abstract. 

A Case-Only Study of Vulnerability to Heat Wave–Related Mortality in New York City (2000–2011).
Madrigano, J., Ito, K., Johnson, S., Kinney, P. L., & Matte, T. (2015). Environmental Health Perspectives. View abstract. 

Drier Air, Lower Temperatures, and Triggering of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. 
Nguyen, J.L., Link, M.S., Luttmann-Gibson, H., Laden, F., Schwartz, J., Wessler, B.S., ... & Dockery, D.W. (2015). Epidemiology. View abstract. 

Tree Canopy Cover Modifies the Association Between Daily Tree Pollen Concentrations and Emergency Department Visits for Asthma in New York City.
Weinberger, K. R., Robinson, G. S., & Kinney, P. L. (2015). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. View abstract. 

A multi-scale health impact assessment of air pollution over the 21st century. 
Likhvar, V. N., Pascal, M., Markakis, K., Colette, A., Hauglustaine, D., Valari, M., … & Kinney, P. (2015). Science of The Total Environment. View abstract. 

The US 2009 A (H1N1) Influenza Epidemic: Quantifying the Impact of School Openings on the Reproductive Number. 
Huang, K. E., Lipsitch, M., Shaman, J., & Goldstein, E. (2014). Epidemiology. View abstract. 

The impact of temporary freeway closure on regional air quality: A lesson from Carmageddon in Los Angeles, United States. 
Hong, A., Schweitzer, L., Yang, W., & Marr, L. C. (2015). Environmental Science & Technology. View abstract. 

Chapter 5: Public Health Impacts and Resiliency.
Kinney, P.L., Matte, T., Knowlton, K., Madrigano, J., Petkova, E., Weinberger, K., ... & Pullen, J. (2015). New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. View abstract. 

Temperature, ozone, and mortality in urban and non-urban counties in the northeastern United States.
Madrigano, J., Jack, D., Anderson, G.B., Bell, M.L., & Kinney, P.L. (2015). Environmental Health. View abstract.