Petter Ljungman's research group- Health effects of the Ambient Environment

Our group investigates health effects of ambient environmental exposures using advanced environmental epidemiological methods and geospatial modelling. Principle exposures of interest are air pollution, transportation noise, temperature, and green spaces, exposures are of particular interest with climate change. Our research includes numerous national and international collaborations including large European consortia and in lower middle income countries like India and countries in Africa.

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  • Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2026;306(Pt 1):125112
    Shen Y; Hoek G; Vienneau D; Schmitz O; Karssenberg D; Adams K; Jephcote C; Pershagen G; Pyko A; ogren M; Ljungman P; Vermeulen R; Gulliver J; de Hoogh K
  • Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS PLUS. 2026;65:100559
    Batte C; Namusobya MS; Nuwasiima S; Zeebari Z; Checkly W; Kigozi G; Chang L; Kayima J; Ljungman P; Nordenstedt H
  • Journal article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2026
    Yamron E; Dahlquist M; Jonsson M; Nordberg P; Hollenberg J; Svensson L; Agewall S; Stafoggia M; Ljungman P
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;159(3):595-608
    Kroeber ES; Koenig T; Stoeter O; Liu B; Amulen PM; Borok M; Chesumbai G; Chokunonga E; Ekanem I-O; Ivanga M; Kamate B; Muller W; Omonisi A; Peko J-F; Assefa M; Serventi F; Wallwiener M; Muchengeti M; Santos PSC; Parkin DM; Kantelhardt EJ; Mezger NCS
  • Article: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 2026;302:124646
    Santoso C; Yu Z; Wang G; Ekstrom S; de Bont J; Eriksson C; Pyko A; Ogren M; Eneroth K; Lohmus M; Merritt A-S; Bottai M; Pershagen G; Melen E; Bergstrom A; Gruzieva O
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2026
    Rizas K; Mourouzis K; Rath D; Olivier C; Sierra LV; Korovesis T; Polzin A; Tawil AA; Wakili R; von Stülpnagel L; Mayer K; Janisch M; Ulrich T; Lang S; Maier S; Brattinger F; Bott-Flügel L; Bogossian H; Iliodromitis K; Freyer L; Steffen J; Stark K; Eiffener E; Sams L; Petzold T; Linke A; Heidrich F; Sossalla S; Zako S; Dagkonakis N; Schäfer A; Edelmann F; Leistner D; Maslarska M; Knebel F; Nickenig G; Luani B; Rassaf T; Ince H; Akin I; Maeder M; Gawaz M; Feistritzer H-J; Frey N; Kaab S; Sahin R; Pauschinger M; Stiermaier T; Eitel I; Kollum M; Wolter JS; Schreinlechner M; Bauer A; Stellbrink C; Landmesser U; Kirchhof P; Sibbing D; Thiele H; Kastrati A; Mansmann U; Massberg S
  • Journal article: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANCES. 2026;24:100699
    Stucki L; Andersson N; Ekebom A; Gedda B; Merritt A-S; Georgelis A; Lõhmus M
  • Article: URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING. 2026;120:129409
    Axelsson O; Areal AT; Stenfors CUD; Ohlander J; Lauber A; Merritt A-S; Georgelis A; Lohmus M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2026;161:103576
    Sorgjerd EP; Hals IK; Lonnum BEE; Edstorp J; Ahlqvist E; Carlsson S; Grill V
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;158(10):2684-2696
    Konig T; Mezger NCS; Stoeter O; Amulen PM; Borok M; Chesumbai GC; Dimitry MM; Ekanem I-O; Fekadu A; Kamate B; Muller W; Nzambikolo AAK; Omonisi A; Serventi F; Wallwiener M; Liu B; Parkin DM; Santos PSC; Kantelhardt EJ; Kroeber ES
  • Journal article: NATURE. 2026;653(8114):510-518
    Zhou B; Phelps NH; Galeazzi A; O'Driscoll ON; Bennett JE; Jain L; De Brisis YD; Barradas-Pires A; Deo F; Stevens GA; Kontis V; Paciorek CJ; Carrillo-Larco RM; Mishra A; Fan Y; Rodriguez-Martinez A; Nath V; Rayner AW; Zouein A; Evans NR; Baker JL; Fink G; Soric M; Aguilar-Salinas CA; Anjana RM; Bhutta ZA; Bovet P; Danaei G; Davletov K; Ganapathy S; Gregg EW; Ikeda N; Kengne AP; Khang Y-H; Khunti K; Laatikainen T; Laxmaiah A; Lim L-L; Lin H-H; Mbanya JCN; Miranda JJ; Schienkiewitz A; Sebert S; Shrestha N; Song Y; Soto-Mota LA; Starc G; Wang L; Younger-Coleman NO; Zaccardi F; Aarestrup J; Abarca-Gomez L; Abbasi-Kangevari M; Abdeen ZA; Abdrakhmanova S; Ghaffar SA; Rahim HFA; Abdurahmnova Z; Abu-Rmeileh NM; Garba JA; Acosta-Cazares B; Adam I; Adamczyk M; Adams RJ; Adu-Afarwuah S; Aekplakorn W; Afifah T; Afsana K; Afzal S; Agdeppa IA; Aghazadeh-Attari J; Agren A; Aguenaou H; Agyemang C; Ahmad MH; Ahmad NA; Ahmadi A; Ahmadi N; Ahmadi N; Ahmed I; Ahmed SH; Ahrens W; Aitmurzaeva G; Ajlouni K; Akhmedova D; Akhmedova N; Al-Daghri N; Al-Hamli SF; Al-Hazzaa HM; Al-Hinai H; Al-Lawati JA; Al-Raddadi R; Al-Shami IK; Al Asfoor D; Al Hourani HM; Al Qaoud NM; Alarouj M; AlBuhairan F; AlDhukair S; Aldwairji MA; Alexius S; Ali MM; Ali MK; Alias N; Alieva AV; Alkandari A; Alkhatib BM; Alvarez-Pedrerol M; Aly E; Amarapurkar DN; Amiri P; Amoah J; Amougou N; Amouyel P; Amouzegar A; Andersen LB; Anderssen SA; Andersson JS; Androutsos O; Anne M; Ansari-Moghaddam A; Anufrieva E; Aounallah-Skhiri H; Araujo J; Ariansen I; Arias Lopez C; Aris T; Arku RE; Arlappa N; Artero EG; Aryal KK; Aspelund T; Assah FK; Assefa N; Assembekov B; Assuncao MCF; Yeung SLA; Aung MS; Auvinen J; Avdicova M; Azad K; Azevedo A; Azimi-Nezhad M; Azizi F; Babu BV; Bacopoulou F; Baharudin A; Bahijri S; Bajic B; Bajramovic I; Bakacs M; Balakrishna N; Balanova Y; Bamoshmoosh M; Banach M; Banegas JR; Baran J; Baran R; Barbagallo CM; Barbosa Filho V; Barcelo A; Baretic M; Barkat A; Barnoya J; Barrera L; Barreto M; Barros AJD; Gomes Barros MV; Bartosiewicz A; Basiak-Rasala A; Basit A; Bastos JLD; Bata I; Batieha AM; Batista AP; Batista RL; Battakova Z; Bauer S; Baur LA; Bayauli PM; Beaglehole R; Bel-Serrat S; Belavendra A; Beltran-Valls MR; Ben Romdhane H; Benedek T; Benedics J; Benet M; Benitez Rolandi GE; Benito PJ; Benzeval M; Bere E; Berger N; Bergh IH; Berhane Y; Berkinbayev S; Bernabe-Ortiz A; Bernotiene G; Berrios Carrasola X; Berruezo P; Bettiol H; Beutel ME; Beybey AF; Bezerra J; Bhagyalaxmi A; Bharadwaj S; Bhargava SK; Bi H; Bi Y; Bia D; Biasch K; Lele ECB; Bikbov MM; Bista B; Bjelica DJ; Bjerregaard AA; Bjerregaard P; Bjertness E; Bjertness MB; Bjorkelund C; Blauzde I; Magnazi MB; Bloch KV; Blokstra A; Bo S; Bobak M; Boddy LM; Boehm BO; Boggia JG; Bogova E; Boissonnet CP; Bojesen SE; Bonaccio M; Bonanni A; Bongard V; Bonilla-Vargas A; Bopp M; Borghi E; Borghs H; Botomba S; Bourne R; Boymatova K; Bracone F; Braeckevelt L; Braeckman L; Bragt MCE; Braithwaite T; Brajkovich I; Branca F; Breckenkamp J; Breda J; Brenner H; Brewster LM; Brian GR; Briceno Y; Brinduse L; Bringolf-Isler B; Brito M; Brophy S; Brug J; Bugge A; Buoncristiano M; Burazeri G; Burns C; de Leon AC; Cacciottolo J; Cadenas-Sanchez C; Cai H; Caixeta RB; Cama T; Cameron C; Camolas J; Campa F; Can G; Candido APC; Canete F; Capanzana MV; Capkova N; Capuano E; Capuano R; Capuano V; Cardol M; Cardoso VC; Carlsson AC; Carmuega E; Carvalho J; Malta DC; Casajus JA; Casanueva FF; Castro-Pinero J; Celikcan E; Censi L; Cerletti C; Cervantes-Loaiza M; Cesar JA; Chamnan P; Chamukuttan S; Chan AW; Chan Q; Charchar FJ; Charles M-A; Chaturvedi HK; Chaturvedi N; Rahim NCA; Chen F; Chen H; Chen L-S; Chen S; Chen Z; Cheng C-Y; Cheng YJ; Cheraghi L; Cheraghian B; Chetrit A; Chikova-Iscener E; Chinapaw MJM; Chiolero A; Chirita-Emandi A; Chirlaque M-D; Chong CL; Christensen K; Christofaro DG; Chudek J; Ciardullo S; Cifkova R; Cilia M; Cinteza E; Cirillo M; Claessens F; Clapperton M; Clare P; Clarke J; Cociu S; Cohen E; Colorado-Yohar S; Compan-Gabucio L-M; Concin H; Confortin SC; Cooper C; Coppinger TC; Cordeiro LS; Corpeleijn E; Cortes LY; Cosmin CR; Costanzo S; Cowan MJ; Cowell C; Craig CL; Crampin AC; Crookes H; Cross AJ; Crozier S; Crujeiras AB; Cruz JJ; Csanyi T; Csilla S; Cucu AM; Cui L; Cureau FV; Cuschieri S; Czenczek-Lewandowska E; D'Arrigo G; d'Orsi E; da Silva-Ferreira H; da Silva AG; Dacica L; Dahiru T; Dahm CC; Dal Re Saavedra MA; Dallongeville J; Damasceno A; Damsgaard CT; Daneshpour MS; Dankner R; Dasgupta P; Dastgiri S; Dauchet L; de Almeida A; de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos F; Altenburg de Assis MA; De Backer G; De Bacquer D; De Bacquer J; de Bont J; De Filippis LG; Hinnig PDF; De Henauw S; De Miguel-Etayo P; De Neve J-W; de Oliveira PD; De Regil LM; De Ridder D; De Ridder K; de Rooij SR; de Sa ACMGN; De Smedt D; de Souza TV; de Valois Correia Junior MA; Dedoussis G; Deepa M; Deev AD; DeGennaro VJ; Delpeuch F; Demarest S; Dennison E; Deren K; Deschamps V; Devrishov RD; Dhimal M; Dias-da-Costa JS; Diaz A; Diez-Canseco F; Dika Z; Djalalinia S; Djordjic V; Do HTP; Dobson AJ; Dominguez L; Donati MB; Donfrancesco C; Dong G; Dong L; Dong Y; Donoso SP; Dorado-Garcia C; Doring A; Dorobantu M; Dorosty AR; Dorr M; Dragano N; Drygas W; Du S; Duan JL; Duante CA; Duboz P; Duishenkulova M; Duleva VL; Dulskiene V; Dumith SC; Dushpanova A; Dwyer T; Dyussupova A; Dzerve V; Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk E; Dzielska A; Ebrahimi N; Echeverria G; Eddie R; Eftekhar E; Efthymiou V; Egbagbe EE; Eggertsen R; Eghtesad S; Eiben G; Ekelund U; El-Khateeb M; El Ammari L; El Ati J; Eldemire-Shearer D; Elliott P; Enang O; Endevelt R; Engle-Stone R; Englund J; Erasmus RT; Erem C; Ergor G; Eriksen L; Eriksson JG; Escobedo-de la Pena J; Esmaeili A; Espana-Romero V; Evans A; Evans RG; Faeh D; Fagherazzi G; Fahimfar N; Fakhradiyev I; Fakhretdinova AA; Fall CH; Faramarzi E; Farjam M; Sant'Angelo VF; Farzadfar F; Farzi Y; Fattahi MR; Fawwad A; Fawzi WW; Felder-Puig R; Felix-Redondo FJ; Ferguson TS; Fernandes RA; Fernandez-Berges D; Fernando DR; Ferrand RA; Ferrante D; Ferrao T; Ferrari G; Ferrari M; Ferrario MM; Ferreccio C; Ferrer E; Ferrieres J; Figueiro TH; Fijalkowska A; Fisberg M; Fischer K; Fofana MN; Forsner M; Fottrell EF; Fouad HM; Francis DK; Franco MDC; Fras Z; Fraser B; Frontera G; Fuchs FD; Fuchs SC; Fujita Y; Fumihiko M; Furdela V; Furusawa T; Gaciong Z; Gafarov L; Gafencu M; Galcheva SV; Galenkamp H; Galeone D; Galfo M; Galvano F; Gao J; Garabwan C; Garcia-Corada N; Garcia-de-la-Hera M; Solano MG; Gareta D; Garnett SP; Gaspoz J-M; Gasull M; Gauthier V; Araujo Gaya AC; Gaya AR; Gazzinelli A; Gehring U; Geleijnse JM; George R; Gerdts E; Gezawa ID; Ghaderi E; Ghamari S-H; Ghanbari A; Ghasemi A; Ghasemi E; Ghattas H; Gheorghe-Fronea O-F; Giampaoli S; Gianfagna F; Gieger C; Gill TK; Ginindza N; Giovannelli J; Gironella G; Giwercman A; Gkiouras K; Glushkova N; Godara R; Godfrey KM; Godos J; Gogen S; Goldberg M; Goltzman D; Gomez G; Gomez LF; Gomez SF; Gomula A; Cordeiro da Silva BG; Goncalves H; Goncalves M; Gonzalez-Alvarez AD; Gonzalez-Chica DA; Gonzalez-Gil EM; Gonzalez-Gross M; Gonzalez-Leon M; Gonzalez-Rivas JP; Gonzalez AR; Gottrand F; Graca AP; Grafnetter D; Grajda A; Grammatikopoulou MG; Grant A; Gregor RD; Gregorio MJ; Grimsgaard AS; Groholt EK; Grontved A; Grosso G; Gu D; Guajardo V; Gualdi-Russo E; Guallar-Castillon P; Gudmundsson EF; Gudnason V; Guerchet M; Guerrero R; Guessous I; Guimaraes AL; Gujral UP; Gulliford MC; Gunnlaugsdottir J; Gunter MJ; Guo X-H; Guo Y; Gupta PC; Gupta P; Gupta R; Gureje O; Gurinovic MA; Gutierrez Gonzalez E; Gutierrez L; Gutzwiller F; Guxens M; Gwee X; Ha S; Hadaegh F; Hadjigeorgiou CA; Haghshenas R; Hagverdiyev G; Hakimi H; Halkjaer J; Hallaq SS; Hambleton IR; Hamzeh B; Hange D; Hanif AAM; Hantunen S; Hao J; Hardman CM; Hardy L; Lassen TH; Harooni J; Hashemi-Shahri SM; Hasheminia M; Hassapidou M; Hata J; Haugsgjerd T; Hayashi C; Hayes AJ; He J; He Y; He Y; Hedayati M; Heidinger-Felso R; Heier M; Heinen M; Hejgaard T; Hendriks ME; dos Santos Henrique R; Henriques A; Hernandez Cadena L; Herrala S; Herrera-Cuenca M; Herrera VM; Herter-Aeberli I; Herzig K-H; Heshmat R; Heude B; Hill AG; Ho SY; Hobbs M; Hofelmann DA; Holdsworth M; Homayounfar R; Homs C; Hoogendijk EO; Hopman WM; Horimoto ARVR; Hormiga CM; Horta BL; Hosseinpanah F; Houti L; Howitt C; Htay TT; Htet AS; Htike MMT; Hu Y; Huerta JM; Huhtaniemi IT; Huiart L; Petrescu CH; Huisman M; Husseini AS; Chinh NH; Huybrechts I; Hwalla N; Hyska J; Iacoviello L; Iakupova EM; Ibarluzea JM; Wong NI; Igland J; Ijoma C; Ikerdeu E; Ikram MA; Iniguez C; Iotova V; Ipil MJB; Irazola VE; Ishida T; Isiguzo GC; Islam M; Islam SMS; Islek D; Ivanova-Pandourska IY; Iwasaki M; Jaaskelainen T; Jackson RT; Jacobs JM; Jadoul M; Jafar TH; James K; Jamrozik K; Jan N; Jansson A; Janszky I; Janus E; Jarani J; Jarnig G; Jarvelin M-R; Jasienska G; Jelakovic A; Jelakovic B; Jennings G; Jibo AM; Jimenez RO; Jockel K-H; Joffres M; Jokelainen JJ; Jonas JB; Kjerpeseth LJ; Jorgensen T; Joshi R; Josipovic J; Joukar F; Jousilahti P; Jozwiak JJ; Judge DS; Juolevi A; Jurak G; Simina IJ; Juresa V; Kaaks R; Kaartinen NE; Kaducu FO; Kadvan AL; Kafatos A; Kafyra M; Kaj M; Kajantie EO; Kakani SR; Kakuhikire B; Kakutia N; Kallayova D; Kalmatayeva Z; Kalpourtzi N; Kalter-Leibovici O; Kameli Y; Kanala KR; Kannan S; Kapantais E; Kapustina A; Karaglani E; Karhus LL; Karki KB; Karlsson O; Anicet AK; Katchunga PB; Katibeh M; Katulanda P; Katz J; Katzmarzyk PT; Kauhanen J; Kaur P; Kavousi M; Kazakbaeva GM; Kaze FF; Kazembe BM; Ke C; Ke Y; Keil U; Boker LK; Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi SM; Kelishadi R; Kelleher C; Kemper HCG; Keramati M; Kersting M; Kgosiemang B; Khader YS; Khalagi K; Khaledifar A; Khalili D; Kheiri B; Kheradmand M; Khorosheva IV; Farsani AK; Khouw IMSL; Islam SKM; Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U; Kiechl S; Killewo J; Kim HC; Kindblom JM; Klakk H; Klanarong S; Klanova J; Klimek M; Klumbiene J; Knoflach M; Kobel S; Kochman M; Koirala B; Koirala S; Kolle E; Kolo SM; Kolsteren P; Konig J; Koponen P; Korpelainen R; Korrovits P; Korzycka M; Kos J; Koskinen S; Kouda K; Simone MK; Kovacs E; Kovacs VA; Kovalskys I; Kowlessur S; Koziel S; Kratenova J; Kratzer W; Kriaucioniene V; Kriemler S; Kristensen PL; Kriza H; Kroker-Lobos MF; Krokstad S; Kromhout D; Kruger HS; Kruger R; Kryst L; Kubinova R; Kuciene R; Kujala UM; Kujundzic E; Kulaga Z; Kulimbet M; Kulothungan V; Kumapley R; Kumar RK; Kumari M; Kunesova M; Kusuma YS; Kutsenko V; Kuulasmaa K; Kyobutungi C; Quang NL; Laamiri FZ; Labadarios D; Labayen I; Lachat C; Lackner KJ; Lahti J; Lai D; Lai WK; Laid Y; Lall L; Lamoureux EL; Jimenez ML; Landais E; Langsted A; Lankila T; Lanska V; Lappas G; Larijani B; Lateva MP; Latt TS; Laurenzi M; Lazo-Porras M; Le Coroller G; Khanh LNB; Le Port A; Le TD; Lee J; Lee PH; Lehtimaki T; Lemogoum D; Leon DA; Leong E; Lertxundi A; Lertxundi N; Leskosek B; Leszczak J; Leth-Moller KB; Leung GM; Levalahti E; Levushkin SP; Li Y; Liivak M; Lilly CL; Lim C; Lim W-Y; Lima-Costa MF; Lin Y-J; Lind L; Lingam V; Linkohr B; Linneberg A; Linseisen J; Lissner L; Litwin M; Liu J; Liu L; Liu L; Liu X; Liu Y; Llop S; Lo W-C; Loit H-M; Lokubalasooriya A; Long KQ; Lopes C; Lopes L; Lopes MVV; Lopes O; Lopez-Garcia E; Lopez-Gil JF; Lopez T; Lotufo PA; Lozano-Alonso J-E; Lozano-Berges G; Lukrafka JL; Luksiene D; Luna MD; Lundqvist A; Lunet N; Lunogelo C; Lustigova M; Luszczki E; M'Buyamba-Kabangu J-R; Ma G; Ma J; Ma X; Machado-Coelho GLL; Machado-Rodrigues AM; Macia E; Macieira LM; Madar AA; Madraisau S; Madsen AL; Maestre GE; Maggi S; Magliano DJ; Magriplis E; Mahasampath G; Maire B; Majer M; Makdisse M; Maki P; Malekpour M-R; Malekzadeh F; Malekzadeh R; Malhotra R; Malisoux L; Malyutina SK; Maniego LV; Manios Y; Mann JI; Mannisto S; Mansour-Ghanaei F; Manyanga T; Manzato E; Mapatano MA; Marcil A; Mardones F; Margozzini P; Marino J; Glavic MM; Markaki A; Markey O; Markic J; Ioannidou EM; Marques-Vidal P; Marques LP; Marrugat J; Martens D; Martin-Prevel Y; Martin R; Martinez-Tellez B; Martinez-Vizcaino V; Martorell R; Martos E; Maruf FA; Maruszczak K; Marventano S; Masala G; Mascarenhas LP; Imani MM; Masinaei M; Mathiesen EB; Mathur P; Matijasevich A; Matlosz P; Matsha TE; Matsudo V; Matteo G; Maulik PK; Mavrogianni C; Mazur A; Mba CM; McFarlane SR; McGarvey ST; McGee K; McKee M; McLean RM; McLean SB; McNulty BA; Benchekor SM; Medzioniene J; Mehlig K; Mehra V; Mehrparvar AH; Meisfjord J; Meisinger C; Melgarejo JD; Melkumova M; Mello JB; Mendes S; Mendez F; Mendivil CO; Menezes AMB; Menon GR; Mensink GBM; Menzano MT; Meshram II; Meto DT; Meyer HE; Mi J; Michaelsen KF; Michels N; Mikkel K; Milesevic JP; Miller JC; Milushkina O; Minderico CS; Mini GK; Miquel JF; Mirjalili MR; Mirkopoulou D; Mirmiran P; Mirzaei M; Misigoj-Durakovic M; Mistretta A; Mocanu V; Mocumbi A; Modesti PA; Modou J; Moghaddam SS; Mohamed SF; Mohammad K; Mohammadi MR; Mohammadi Z; Mohammadifard N; Mohan V; Sidik SM; Yusoff MFM; Mohebbi I; Urdiales DM; Mollehave LT; Moller NC; Molnar D; Momenan A; Mondo CK; Monge-Rojas R; Monroy-Valle MM; Mendoza RAM; Monterrubio-Flores E; Monyeki KDK; Moon JS; Moosazadeh M; Mopa HT; Moradpour F; Moreira LB; Morejon A; Moreno LA; Morey F; Morgan K; Morin SN; Mortensen EL; Moschonis G; Moslem A; Mosquera M; Mossakowska M; Mostafa A; Mostafavi S-A; Mota-Pinto A; Mota E; Mota J; Mota M; Motlagh ME; Motta J; Moumakwa R; Moura-dos-Santos MA; Movsesyan Y; Mridha MK; Msyamboza KP; Mtijasevich A; Mu TT; Muc M; Muca F; Mugosa B; Muiesan ML; Mueller-Nurasyid M; Munroe PB; Muntaner-Mas A; Munzel T; Murphy MM; Murrin C; Mursu J; Murtagh EM; Musa KI; Milanovic SM; Musil V; Musinguzi G; Muyer MTMC; Nabipour I; Nagel G; Najafi F; Nakamura H; Nalecz H; Namesna J; Nang EEK; Nangia VB; Nankap M; Narake S; Narayan KMV; Nardone P; Naseri T; Nawrot T; Neal WA; Neelapaichit N; Nehme M; Nejatizadeh A; Nenko I; Neovius M; Nervi F; Nesterova O; Neupane D; Ng TP; Nguyen CT; Nguyen ND; Quang NN; Ni MY; Nicolescu R; Nie P; Nieto-Martinez RE; Nikitin YP; Ning G; Ninomiya T; Nishi N; Nishtar S; Noale M; Noboa OA; Nogueira H; Nordendahl M; Nordestgaard BG; 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Funding

Grants

  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
    Research problem and specific questionsUrban living environments challenge the individual’s capacity to maintain a good health throughout the course of life. In Sweden, current trends in housing and neighborhood conditions tend to further increase disparities in health. The rapid urbanization and densification of Stockholm County makes it an optimal setting for studying health effects of urban living, for example in relation to air quality, transportation noise, urban greenness, climate change and overcrowded housing. In this program, we aim to assess and develop strategies for building a sustainable city promoting equitable public health among inhabitants of urbanized areas.Data and methodsThe program will use a variety of different data materials and methods. To map environmental hazards in Stockholm County, a new GIS-based tool aimed at regional stakeholders will be developed. A new cohort, based on the National Environmental Health Survey 2023, will form the basis for analyses of environmental health associations and estimates of disease burden. Furthermore, the effects on children’s development, education and health from overcrowded housing will be investigated in a nation-wide cohort study and in an intervention setting. In a literature review, we will summarize evidence on environmental interventions which can guide stakeholders in implementing planning and mitigation measures.Relevance and utilizationThe national Commission for Equity in Health listed 7 key areas of life which determine health inequalities. Among these, the intended program has a focus on Housing and neighborhood conditions but is also of relevance for aspects of Early life development, Health behavior, and Control, influence and participation. By this program, we aim to establish a strong research infrastructure for monitoring and assessing the impact of the built environment on public health and for the promotion of environmental health equity. This is in line with several other initiatives and governing documents within Sweden, e.g. “Health as a driving force for the environmental goals and sustainable development”, initiated by Miljömålsrådet.Plan for program realizationThe program will be carried out at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the Center for Occupational and Environmental medicine, Region Stockholm, and builds on six different work packages, each with its specific aims, activities, and deliverables. The researchers of the program represent many different disciplines, spanning from environmental medicine, public health and epidemiology to GIS, nursing and multicultural psychiatry, and will work closely together in the different work-packages. To ensure a good dialogue with end-users of our research, we will host, and take part in, an array of activities throughout the program progression, e.g. via reference groups, seminars, workshops, regional networks and other applied activities.
  • Dwelling vulnerability in a changing climate: Indoor heat exposure and public health
    Forte
    1 October 2023 - 30 September 2029
    Research problem and specific questions: Strong evidence links high outdoor temperatures to increased population morbidity, but little is known about the relationship between heat exposure indoors and its impact on health. Presently, no empirically supported recommendations regarding an upper indoor temperature threshold for health exist. Defining such a threshold is important as without this it will be difficult to establish any regulatory requirements that ensure that future buildings are sufficiently resilient to warmer summers. As the frequency of heat waves increases, understanding the sensitivity of different dwellings to outdoor temperature, especially in homes occupied by the elderly, is critical. This collaboration programme between six Swedish Universities aims to establish an evidence-based upper indoor temperature threshold for wellbeing
    identify dwelling-specific characteristics that are most likely to increase the risk of heat-related illness, develop a temperature sensitivity regression model for indoor temperature prediction, and visualise area-level heat-vulnerability of the buildings on interactive maps, made available for a wide variety of endusers. Data and method: We aim to collect indoor temperature and humidity data, self-reported information about sleep quality, mental and physical health, as well as dwelling-specific characteristics from 4,000 adults across Sockholm, Malmö, Göteborg and Umeå during summer months, 2024-2027, by using temperature loggers, automatic text messages and electronic questionnaires. Physiological health data will be collected from 400 senior citizens by using Actiheart-5, activity, heart rate and sleep monitors. The associations between indoor temperatures and physical and mental health outcomes will be examined by multiple regression models. A model for prediction of indoor temperatures in different types of buildings will be developed by fitting the collected indoor temperature data to a modified energy balance model. Relevance and utilisation: The sustainability of housing policy includes ensuring access to a healthy indoor environment for all socio-economic groups. Being able to predict how different buildings are likely to respond to high outdoor temperatures is important for mitigating their potentially harmful impact. The present programme aims to fill the gaps in knowledge regarding the role that different building characteristics play in personal temperature exposure and visualise these problems on interactive maps for wider public, which is important for improving heat epidemiology, preparing prevention programmes. Plan for programme realisation: The data will be collected during four summers, after which model development and data analyse will be conducted. Regular research group and stakeholder meetings will be held. Programme costs include salaries for a research assistant and statistician, costs for technical devices, as well as postal costs for the distribution of temperature loggers.
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2026
    To meet the sustainable development goals (SDG) for “good health and well-being (SDG3)”, it is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as CVD is the first cause of death globally. It is increasingly recognized that air pollution and noise may affect CVD, providing important opportunities for community intervention by reshaping urban environments to create healthier and sustainable cities (SDG11). However, most previous studies have reported the effect of air pollution and noise on CVD individually without accounting for the interaction/combined effect of these exposures, especially within the urban context, known as the urban exposome. APNOI-CARDIO will evaluate the role of the complex mixture of air pollution and noise for CVD within the urban exposome. APNOI-CARDIO will exploit large resources of longitudinal studies from multiple countries in Europe. Geographic information system technologies will be applied to estimate multiple urban environment exposures using uniform high- resolution exposure modelling across Europe. In addition, innovative statistical approaches will be applied to evaluate how air pollution and noise interact within the urban exposome, and focusing on whether changing residential address can have a long-term impact on CVD. This project has the unique opportunity to improve cardiovascular health linked to environmental deterioration by providing new evidence to guide better preventive policies.
  • Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
    1 August 2020 - 1 September 2026
    Providing actionable evidence highlighting synergies and conflicts between global sustainable development goals of climate action, reducing air pollution and promoting better health, while interacting with key stakeholders is an important step forward to achieving Agenda 2030. India, with 1.3 billion inhabitants, extreme exposures to air pollution and high temperatures and large vulnerable populations requires urgent action. Indian policy has made slow progress often due to lack of locally generated evidence to support action primarily due to the absence of high quality assessment of exposure to air pollution and temperature, and their joint adverse impacts on human health. In an international multidisciplinary consortium of leading experts, we will leverage cutting-edge methodologies, already developed for Delhi, using multiple sources for 1x1 km predictions of fine particulate matter pollution and temperature across India. Linking this data to health datasets we will study associations of long-term air pollution and temperature with mortality and cardiometabolic and respiratory disease in rural and urban India. To foster public awareness, collaboration and policy change, we will provide an interactive web-tool, open access to environmental data, and an ambitious stakeholder communications and engagement strategy. Our success in India will significantly contribute to sustainable development benefiting both the large Indian population and the global community.
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2024
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2016 - 31 December 2019

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