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Webinar - From Hewa to Health: Strengthening Local and Global Evidence on Air Pollution and Health

The Environment and Health Research Unit invites you to participate in its series of webinars on "Global Learning Climate Health And The Environment". Our next speaker, Dr Pallavi Pant is the Head of Global Health at Health Effects Institute (HEI). With more than 15 years of experience, her work focuses on air pollution and health research. Public engagement – particularly in low-and middle-income countries – is also central to Dr Pant’s research. Dr Pant is committed to fostering science-policy translation and effective science communication on air pollution and health.

Webinar: Climate change, pregnancy and children’s health: traditional and contemporary issues

Stefania Papatheodorou, Ph.D., M.D., M.Sc., is an Associate Professor in Epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health and a trained obstetrician and gynecologist. Her research lies on the intersection of climate change, air pollution, pregnancy, and children’s health. She has been the primary investigator on multiple epidemiological studies examining the association between prenatal exposure to climatic factors, air pollutants, and adverse pregnancy and childhood outcomes.

Webinar: Time series analysis of climate and environmental drivers of air pollution-related and vector borne diseases – wavelet transform analysis as a methodological approach and some issues with One Health data

Suzana Blesic, PhD., MSc., BSc., is a statistical physicist and a data scientist based at the Institute for Medical Research Laboratory for Neurophysiology in Serbia. Her research is mostly on time series analyses of records from various complex systems. Suzana’s earlier work included the analyses and modelling of neuronal code using constant electrical activity.

Podcast: What do rising temperatures have to do with taxi ranks?

In Episode 4 of Season 4 Just for Change Podcast - powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship - learn how rising temperatures are impacting taxi ranks with guest Dr. Thandi Kapwata from the SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC).

Webinar: How do we know when climate change affects health?

The Environment and Health Research Unit hosted the first in its series of webinars on Global Learning Climate Health And The Environment titled “How do we know when climate change affects health?”.  Prof Kristie Ebi, Ph.D., MPH was the guest speaker and she has been conducting research and practice on the health risks of climate variability and change for 25 years.

Keeping our waters clean and safe

Access to clean water is crucial for the health of the public. Whether you use it for drinking, food preparation, personal and domestic hygiene, growing food, income generation or recreational activities, it plays a vital role in keeping us healthy and safe. However, people living in under-resourced settings often have limited access to clean water and sanitation. Vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and those with pre-existing ill health conditions are at an increased risk of water-related illnesses.

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