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Explore the latest public health research and insights about environment.

A young girl waits in line for not potable water delivered by a tanker truck in Colonia Mirador de Garcia, northwest of Monterrey, Mexico. July 19, 2022.

In Monterrey, Mexico, a terrible water shortage has families lining up at dry or dirty taps—while Big Soda uses billions of liters of water each year from public reservoirs to manufacture unhealthy processed drinks.  

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Maintenance employees of the IMSS hospital in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, prep for Hurricane Genevieve on August 19, 2020.

Health systems are a major contributor to global emissions—but they are also the first responders to climate-related disasters. For both these reasons, they play an essential role in meeting upgraded climate goals

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Parveen Akhtar sits in front of her storm-battered home in Teligati village on Dec. 29, 2022. Ritwika Mitra

As increasingly frequent and intense climate-change-driven cyclones batter the Sundarbans—destroying agriculture, shrinking incomes, and destabilizing housing—the resilience and mental health of the ecologically frail mangrove forest's people is being tested.

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A Hopkins-led team says better climate modeling and data can help Baltimore weather a hotter, stormier future.

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A photo of a pair of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans. Photo by Dr. Niaz Abdur Rahman.

Interviews with tiger attack survivors and the families of those who died in such attacks reveal the ripple effects of human-tiger interactions and the significant mental health toll they take. 

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Several health care workers wearing face masks and yellow protective suits acknowledge applause outside the Hospital de Barcelona on April 13, 2020 in Barcelona, during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

Global Health NOW asked some leading global health experts about their global health wish lists for 2023; they flagged the big wins they'd love to see this year and the areas that deserve more attention from the global health community.        

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Environment Faculty Experts

 Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of environment? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Marsha Wills-Karp
Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Marsha Wills-Karp, PhD, researches the environmental determinants of allergic and immune diseases across their lifespan.

Kellogg Schwab
Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Kellogg Schwab, PhD, integrates engineering, public health, and human behavior by researching water and wastewater contaminants of public health concern.

Alfred Sommer
Professor
- Emeritus
Epidemiology

Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS '73, studies the causes and prevention of childhood micronutrient malnutrition and mortality, and the causes and prevention of blinding diseases.

Brian Schwartz
Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Brian Schwartz, MD, MS, GME ’90, uses environmental epidemiology to evaluate the drivers of sustainability health impacts, such as energy, agriculture, and built environments.