2025
Disparities in exposure to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and other animal feeding operations across multiple states in USA
Son J, Lewis B, Bell M. Disparities in exposure to concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and other animal feeding operations across multiple states in USA. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40481211, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00783-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAt-risk populationsDisadvantaged communitiesNon-Hispanic blacksStudy investigated disparitiesLow educational levelLow socioeconomic statusAnimal feeding operationsUS statesSocioeconomic statusFeeding operationsCensus variablesHispanic populationEducation levelExposure groupExposure metricsMinority personsDisparitiesEnvironmental justiceExposure disparitiesAssess exposureIncome levelRacial/ethnic minority personsPolicy developmentHealth risksExposure intensityHealth disparities associated with exposure to animal feeding operations, including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, USA
Son J, Bell M. Health disparities associated with exposure to animal feeding operations, including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, USA. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 054011. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adc291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisproportionate health burdenInvestigate health disparitiesHealth burdenExposure and mortalityCause-specific mortalityCerebrovascular diseaseNorth CarolinaHigher mortality riskAssociated with higher riskHealth disparitiesBinary exposureMortality riskIndividual-levelCommunity-levelInvestigate riskEvidence of health risksLogistic regressionExposure metricsZip-codeHigh riskDiabetes mellitusDisparitiesHealth risksExposure intensityZIPEvaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado
deSouza P, Rees A, Oscilowicz E, Lawlor B, Obermann W, Dickinson K, McKenzie L, Magzamen S, Miller S, Bell M. Evaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2025, 1-10. PMID: 39984671, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00760-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCensus block groupsDepartment of Public HealthSocioeconomic dataLocation of facilitiesAmerican Community SurveyEnvironmental justice challengesEnvironmental justice dimensionsBlock groupJustice challengesWorkplace disparitiesCommunity SurveyIntensity categoriesPublic healthDisparitiesJustice dimensionsExposure disparitiesShape disparityImpactOur studyComplaintsCensusThemes
2024
Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, PMCID: PMC11627196, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureGlobal, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study
Zhao Q, Li S, Ye T, Wu Y, Gasparrini A, Tong S, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Tobias A, Armstrong B, Royé D, Lavigne E, de’Donato F, Sera F, Kan H, Schwartz J, Pascal M, Ryti N, Goodman P, Saldiva P, Bell M, Guo Y, Network O. Global, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004364. PMID: 38743771, PMCID: PMC11093289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenExcess deathsGlobal mortality burdenTemporal changesAssociated with heatwavesMultivariate meta-regressionAdaptation planningGeographic disparitiesNational burdenLow-incomeClimate changeHeatwavesMeta-regressionPremature deathSector adaptationDaily deathsClimateLack of dataResidentsBurdenDisparitiesDeath ratioAssociation
2022
The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies
Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Kim H, Chan A, Lee W, Stewart R, Choi H, Son J, Bell M. The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 096001. PMID: 36053724, PMCID: PMC9438924, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-text reviewHealth effectsEnvironmental exposuresHealth disparitiesAbstract reviewExposure disparitiesText reviewRace/ethnicityEligible studiesEpidemiologic studiesStudy exposureSocioeconomic characteristicsEnvironmental health disparitiesComparison groupMultiple studiesScoping ReviewHigh exposureExposureEnvironmental healthHealthCurrent knowledgeReviewPopulation exposureImmigrant statusDisparities
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