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environmental safety

Nearly 47 Million Americans Could Potentially Be Exposed to Health Hazards Because They Live Within a Mile of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

adolescents

Child Gun Injury Risk Spikes When Children Leave School for the Day

urban health.

Vox

Why Extreme Heat Is So Alarming for the Fight against COVID-19

in COVID-19, Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Davidson Hamer, professor of global health

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, urban health

US News & World Report

Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health

Tagged: climate, climate change, urban health, urban populations

Futurity

Heat May Kill Way More Americans Yearly Than We Knew

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health

Tagged: climate, climate change, death, urban health, urban populations

Inside Climate News

Tree Deaths in Urban Settings Are Linked to Leaks from Natural Gas Pipelines below Streets

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Madeleine Scammell, associate professor of environmental health

Tagged: climate, climate change, environmental chemicals, Environmental Health, environmental safety, urban health, urban populations

WBUR

Mapping Boston Hot Spots, Block by Block

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Jonathan Levy, professor of environmental health

Tagged: Environmental Health, environmental safety, urban health, urban populations

Benefits Pro

Urban Hospital’s Bankruptcy Sheds Light on ‘Anarchy’ of Health Care System

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: healthcare disparities, hospitals, urban health

US News & World Report

Code Red: The Grim State of Urban Hospitals

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Alan Sager, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health disparities, health inequities, healthcare disparities, hospitals, urban health

WBUR

Conservationists Sue to Curb Boston School Bus Idling

in Environmental Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Madeleine Scammell, associate professor of environmental health

Tagged: air pollutants, air pollution, asthma, urban health

BU Today

Exploring the Power and Politics of Urban Agriculture

in SPH In the Media

Quotes student Priyokti Rana

Tagged: education, urban health

New York Times

Stuck and Stressed: The Health Costs of Traffic

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: air pollution, commuting, domestic violence, infrastructure, mental health, social determinants of health, urban health

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