Search Results - "Henderson, Sarah B."
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Exposure to natural space, sense of community belonging, and adverse mental health outcomes across an urban region
Published in Environmental research (01-04-2019)“…In a rapidly urbanizing world, identifying evidence-based strategies to support healthy design is essential. Although urban living offers increased access to…”
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Health impact analysis of PM2.5 from wildfire smoke in Canada (2013–2015, 2017–2018)
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-07-2020)“…Smoke from wildfires contains many air pollutants of concern and epidemiological studies have identified associations between exposure to wildfire smoke PM2.5…”
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The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021
Published in Nature communications (09-02-2023)“…In late June 2021 a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude impacted the Pacific Northwest region of Canada and the United States. Many locations broke all-time…”
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Estimated Global Mortality Attributable to Smoke from Landscape Fires
Published in Environmental health perspectives (01-05-2012)“…Background: Forest, grassland peat fires release approximately 2 petagrams of carbon into the atmosphere each year, influencing weather, climate, and air…”
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Exposure Assessment for Estimation of the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Outdoor Air Pollution
Published in Environmental science & technology (17-01-2012)“…Ambient air pollution is associated with numerous adverse health impacts. Previous assessments of global attributable disease burden have been limited to urban…”
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Application of Land Use Regression to Estimate Long-Term Concentrations of Traffic-Related Nitrogen Oxides and Fine Particulate Matter
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-04-2007)“…Land use regression (LUR) is a promising technique for predicting ambient air pollutant concentrations at high spatial resolution. We expand on previous work…”
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Land use regression models to estimate the annual and seasonal spatial variability of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter in Tehran, Iran
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-08-2014)“…The Middle Eastern city of Tehran, Iran has poor air quality compared with cities of similar size in Europe and North America. Spatial annual and seasonal…”
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Spatiotemporal Land Use Regression Models of Fine, Ultrafine, and Black Carbon Particulate Matter in New Delhi, India
Published in Environmental science & technology (19-11-2013)“…Air pollution in New Delhi, India, is a significant environmental and health concern. To assess determinants of variability in air pollutant concentrations, we…”
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Short-term associations between daily mortality and ambient particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and the air quality index in a Middle Eastern megacity
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-11-2019)“…There is limited evidence for short-term association between mortality and ambient air pollution in the Middle East and no study has evaluated exposure windows…”
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The Heat Exposure Integrated Deprivation Index (HEIDI): A data-driven approach to quantifying neighborhood risk during extreme hot weather
Published in Environment international (01-12-2017)“…Mortality attributable to extreme hot weather is a growing concern in many urban environments, and spatial heat vulnerability indexes are often used to…”
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Time series analysis of fine particulate matter and asthma reliever dispensations in populations affected by forest fires
Published in Environmental health (28-01-2013)“…Several studies have evaluated the association between forest fire smoke and acute exacerbations of respiratory diseases, but few have examined effects on…”
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Remote sensing measurements of sea surface temperature as an indicator of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oyster meat and human illnesses
Published in Environmental health (31-08-2017)“…Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) is a naturally occurring bacterium found in marine environments worldwide. It can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans,…”
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Air pollution from bushfires and their association with hospital admissions in Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, Australia 1994–2007
Published in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health (01-06-2013)“…We examined the association between validated bushfire smoke pollution events and hospital admissions in three eastern Australian cities from 1994 to 2007…”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Wildfire Smoke: Potentially Concomitant Disasters
Published in American journal of public health (1971) (01-08-2020)“…As we enter the wildfire season in the northern hemisphere, the potential for a dangerous interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and smoke pollution should be…”
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The health risks of marine biotoxins associated with high seafood consumption: Looking beyond the single dose, single outcome paradigm with a view towards addressing the needs of coastal Indigenous populations in British Columbia
Published in Heliyon (15-03-2024)“…People who consume high quantities of seafood are at a heightened risk for marine biotoxin exposure. Coastal Indigenous peoples may experience higher levels of…”
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Chronic Diseases Associated With Mortality in British Columbia, Canada During the 2021 Western North America Extreme Heat Event
Published in Geohealth (01-03-2023)“…Western North America experienced an unprecedented extreme heat event (EHE) in 2021, characterized by high temperatures and reduced air quality. There were…”
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Climate change and health: rethinking public health messaging for wildfire smoke and extreme heat co-exposures
Published in Frontiers in public health (25-03-2024)“…With the growing climate change crisis, public health agencies and practitioners must increasingly develop guidance documents addressing the public health…”
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The relationship between particulate pollution levels in Australian cities, meteorology, and landscape fire activity detected from MODIS hotspots
Published in PloS one (11-10-2012)“…Smoke from bushfires is an emerging issue for fire managers because of increasing evidence for its public health effects. Development of forecasting models to…”
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Occurrence and distribution of listeria species in facilities producing ready-to-eat foods in British Columbia, Canada
Published in Journal of food protection (01-02-2012)“…In British Columbia (BC), Canada, food processing facilities licensed under provincial authority are not required to sample for Listeria monocytogenes in food…”
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Media-Based Post-Event Impact Analysis of the 2021 Heat Dome in Canada
Published in Environmental health insights (01-01-2024)“…The unprecedented 2021 Heat Dome caused wide-ranging and long-lasting impacts in western Canada, including 619 confirmed heat-related deaths in British…”
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