2025
Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050
Stewart R, Kim H, Choi H, Song Y, Zhang Y, Gillingham K, Esty D, Hobbs B, Bell M. Human Health Impacts of Energy Transitions across the United States among Sociodemographic Subpopulations for the Year 2050. Environmental Science And Technology 2025, 59: 11995-12007. PMID: 40498102, PMCID: PMC12288885, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c14326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman health impactsConcentration-response functionsAmbient fine particlesImprove air qualityMonetized health benefitsGreenhouse gas emissionsEnvironmental health inequalitiesBaseline incidence ratePollution levelsAir qualityContiguous United StatesFine particlesHealth impactsGas emissionsMitigation strategiesSensitive to assumptionsFossil fuel productionPopulation projectionsFuel productionEconomic benefitsCobenefitsEnergy scenariosPollutionHealth benefitsEnergy transition policiesThe Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy
Bell M, Gillingham K. The Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy. Annual Review Of Public Health 2025, 46: 315-330. PMID: 40215137, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071723-024649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutionClimate ChangeFossil FuelsGreenhouse GasesHumansPublic HealthRenewable EnergyConceptsIncreasing public transportationGreenhouse gasesEnergy efficiency measuresElectric vehiclesPublic transportWalkable cityPedestrian pathwaysEmissions of greenhouse gasesEnergy transitionCleaner environmentFossil fuelsEfficiency measuresPublic healthWin-win strategyEnvironmental justiceEnergy systemsSlow climate changeBrake wearHealthy societyIncreased emissionsSustainable energy sources
2005
The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City
Bell ML, Davis DL, Gouveia N, Borja-Aburto VH, Cifuentes LA. The avoidable health effects of air pollution in three Latin American cities: Santiago, São Paulo, and Mexico City. Environmental Research 2005, 100: 431-440. PMID: 16181621, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical visitsHealth outcomesConcentration-response functionsNumerous adverse health outcomesHealth benefitsAdverse health outcomesChild's medical visitsChronic bronchitisAsthma attacksEpidemiological studiesEconomic burdenHealth consequencesHealth endpointsHealth effectsSignificant healthHealth impactsAir pollutionHealth
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