Daniel Carrión, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health)Cards
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health)
Director of Education, Climate Change and Health; Faculty Director of MPH Programs, Academic Affairs
Biography
Dr. Daniel Carrión is an environmental health scientist focused on the intersection of climate, energy, and health (in)equity. He conducts exposure science and environmental epidemiology of ambient temperature and air pollution in the United States and internationally. Broadly speaking, his goal is to understand the relationship between structural forms of inequality with exposure and health disparities to identify and support interventions. More specifically, he is interested in the role of the home and neighborhood environment as opportunities for intervention towards climate and health equity, largely focused on energy transitions.
Dr. Carrión received his BA from Ithaca College, an MPH from New York Medical College, a PhD from Columbia University, and postdoctoral training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Beyond his research, Dr. Carrión is a Senior Fellow of the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice, a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and a governor-appointed member to the New York State Minority Health Council.
Last Updated on December 06, 2022.
Appointments
Environmental Health Sciences
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Climate Change and Health
- Climate Change and Health Online Certificate
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
- PhD
- Columbia University, Environmental Health Sciences (2019)
- MPH
- New York Medical College, Environmental Health Sciences (2011)
- BA
- Ithaca College, Environmental Studies (2008)
Research
Publications
2026
Associations between greenness change and mental distress prevalence change by housing tenure: An analysis of 109 U.S. metropolitan areas
Prasanth S, Warren J, Carrión D, Gonsalves G, Keene D. Associations between greenness change and mental distress prevalence change by housing tenure: An analysis of 109 U.S. metropolitan areas. Cities 2026, 175: 107222. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.107222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistress prevalenceHousing tenureBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPrevalence changesMultivariate linear regression modelLong-term healthU.S. metropolitan areasTract-level analysisHealth equityMetropolitan statistical areasMental healthLinear regression modelsStructural interventionsGreen gentrificationTenant protectionSocial housingGreenness changeHealthHealth injusticesSurveillance systemStatistical areasRentersRegression modelsPopulation-weightedTransforming climate change and health practice: a follow-up survey of participants in a global online professional education programme
Rachman A, Sun Y, Babcock-Dunning L, Timm K, Dubrow R, Carrión D. Transforming climate change and health practice: a follow-up survey of participants in a global online professional education programme. BMJ Public Health 2026, 4: e004282. PMID: 42344036, PMCID: PMC13289311, DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollow-up surveySelf-EfficacyKirkpatrick's four-level training evaluation modelEducation programmesMixed-methods evaluationFollow-up survey of participantsEvidence-based principlesProfessional education programmesTraining evaluation modelSurvey of participantsHealth practicesProgramme completionKirkpatrick levelsHealth programmesLatent class analysisQualtrics surveyProgramme outcomesEducational initiativesProfessional engagementHealthSurvey respondentsGlobal healthBehavior change patternsProfessional educationParticipants
2025
Heat exposure and drug overdose mortality in the USA
Dennett J, Carrión D, Fiellin D, Gonsalves G. Heat exposure and drug overdose mortality in the USA. Addiction 2025, 121: 275-285. PMID: 41048198, PMCID: PMC12776456, DOI: 10.1111/add.70191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug overdose mortalityDrug overdose deathsOverdose mortalityCounty-level mortality ratesEnvironmental Public Health Tracking NetworkOverdose deathsNational Environmental Public Health Tracking NetworkVital statistics mortality dataDrug overdose mortality ratesStatistics mortality dataOverdose mortality ratesMortality rateDrug overdose fatalitiesUnited StatesMortality dataUrban countiesCounty-level dataLevels of social vulnerabilityOverdose crisisObservational studyFixed effects modelOverdose fatalitiesMaximum heat indexAssociated with increasesDrug overdoseMortality risk and burden associated with non-optimum temperatures in Puerto Rico
Díaz-Collado F, Chu L, Carrión D, Méndez-Lázaro P, Chen K. Mortality risk and burden associated with non-optimum temperatures in Puerto Rico. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 104032. PMID: 40932903, PMCID: PMC12419553, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae013e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-optimum temperaturesMortality riskConditional quasi-Poisson regressionRisk of all-cause mortalityDaily mortality countsHealth impactsRobust epidemiological evidenceQuasi-Poisson regressionTime-series studyAll-Cause MortalityTemperature-related deathsTime riskMortality fractionsMinimum mortality temperatureMortality burdenPuerto RicoRelative riskEpidemiological evidenceMortality countsMortality temperatureDeath rateSmall Island Developing StatesCaribbean Small Island Developing StatesVulnerable municipalitiesHeat-related death ratesA mixed methods evaluation of an online climate change and health certificate program for working professionals
Carrión D, Prasanth S, Hurtado I, Lin-Schweitzer A, Braga M, Munson S, Hines E, Kotcher J, Daly-Haney H, Maibach E, Conlon K, Babcock-Dunning L, Timm K, Dubrow R. A mixed methods evaluation of an online climate change and health certificate program for working professionals. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 2308. PMID: 40611009, PMCID: PMC12224474, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23477-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health challengeHealth challengesPeer-to-peer learningAllied health professionsNon-health professionsProgram completion ratesMixed-methods assessmentCohort of participantsOverall program evaluationFree-text elementsNon-healthHealth professionsProgram strengthsEnrollee dataProgram evaluationCompletion ratesProfessionalsPublic healthInsufficient opportunitiesHealthProfessional networksPeer-to-peerDiverse cadreConclusionsThe evaluationEducational offeringsBehind the produce curtain: exploring occupational health of Connecticut migrant farmworkers in a warming climate
Smith N, Dubrow R, Harper A, Carrión D. Behind the produce curtain: exploring occupational health of Connecticut migrant farmworkers in a warming climate. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 031001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/add290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove working conditionsOccupational healthOccupational health outcomesHealth outcomesHealthcare providersOccupational health concernWorking conditionsIndividual in-depth interviewsQualified health centersAdverse health outcomesMigrant farmworkersIn-depth interviewsSafety officersWork environmentLack of enforcementExploitative practicesHealthcare accessHeat-related illnessOutcome themesHealth centersThematic analysisFocus groupsHealth awarenessLack of knowledgeNVivo softwareIndicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities
Ickovics J, Astbury K, Campbell M, Carrión D, James H, Sinha N, Ong A, Dubrow R, Seto K, Vlahov D. Indicators from The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: Perspectives and Experience of City Leaders from 118 Cities. Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 102: 201-209. PMID: 39762690, PMCID: PMC11865389, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00952-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionClimate changeHealth Co-BenefitsGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsMonitor air qualityGreenhouse gas emissionsCity leadersAir qualityCo-benefitsLancet CountdownClimate resilience planningMitigation actionsRapid urbanizationHealth impactsGas emissionsHealth hazardsPromote social equityUrban areasPollutionCross-sector collaborationClimateEnhance resilienceEssential resourcesHigher concernPolitical engagement
2024
Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: an environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law
Prasanth S, Zhang X, Oloyede N, Chen K, Carrión D. Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: an environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity
Carrión D, Hernández D. Heatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity. The Electricity Journal 2024, 37: 107440. PMID: 39464545, PMCID: PMC11503018, DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramEnergy Assistance ProgramEnergy insecurityLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program fundingAssistance programsLow-income householdsIncreasing economic strainInsecure householdsEconomic strainDisadvantaged groupsLiving conditionsSpatial mismatchInsecuritySouthern statesProgram eligibilityHouseholdsWell-beingClimate changeLifeline programSwift actionCooling degree daysResidential segregation and summertime air temperature across 13 northeastern U.S. states: potential implications for energy burden
Carrión D, Rush J, Colicino E, Just A. Residential segregation and summertime air temperature across 13 northeastern U.S. states: potential implications for energy burden. Environmental Research Letters 2024, 19: 084005. PMID: 39329068, PMCID: PMC11423957, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad5b77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic White peopleResidential segregationLatino peopleWhite peopleEthnoracial groupsMeasures of residential segregationPlace-based interventionsRegression modelsCooling degree daysU.S. Census dataAdaptive capacityInfluence adaptive capacityIncreasing health concernNortheastern U.S. statesSegregation measuresWithin-countyCensus dataHealth concernEnergy burdenAsian populationsRelief programsCounty averageU.S. statesAsian peopleMinoritized groups
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