Special Issue "Advances in Environmental and Public Health"

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Paul A. Scuffham
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Guest Editor
1. Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
2. Menzies Health Institutte Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia
Interests: economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; modelling; elicitation of preferences; health policy; health services research
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Dr. Clifford Afoakwah
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1. Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
2. Menzies Health Institutte Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia
Interests: health economics; environmental and cardiac health; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions
Dr. Son Nghiem
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Guest Editor
1. Centre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia
2. Menzies Health Institutte Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia
Interests: health economics; applied econometrics; data linkage; big data analytics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, loss of biodiversity, changes in hydrological systems and the supplies of freshwater, land degradation, and stresses on food-producing systems continue to pose threats to human lives making it a major public health concern. For example, it is estimated that between 2030 and 2050, nearly 250,000 lives per year will be lost due to climate change alone. Also, since the 1950s, frequent heat waves have been observed globally, particularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia (IPCC, 2014). The rapid change in the environment over the past decades calls for recognition and appreciation of the complexity of the ecosystems upon which human lives depend. This Special Issue focuses on the advances made in the research landscape on the impact of climate change, ozone depletion, biodiversity, hydrological systems, and the supplies of freshwater, urbanization, land degradation, and food production systems on public health. High quality studies that use a rigorous analytical approach and focus on any of these issues are invited for submission. Particularly, studies that focus on the impacts of environmental changes on vulnerable groups such as people with chronic diseases are highly welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Paul Scuffham
Dr. Clifford Afoakwah
Dr. Son Nghiem
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • environment
  • climate change
  • well-being
  • public health
  • pollution
  • health outcomes
  • healthcare use
  • economic development

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Particulate Matter and Premature Mortality: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(14), 7655; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147655 - 19 Jul 2021
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Background: We present a systematic review of studies assessing the association between ambient particulate matter (PM) and premature mortality and the results of a Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis while accounting for population differences of the included studies. Methods: The review protocol was registered in [...] Read more.
Background: We present a systematic review of studies assessing the association between ambient particulate matter (PM) and premature mortality and the results of a Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis while accounting for population differences of the included studies. Methods: The review protocol was registered in the PROSPERO systematic review registry. Medline, CINAHL and Global Health databases were systematically searched. Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis was conducted using a non-informative prior to assess whether the regression coefficients differed across observations due to the heterogeneity among studies. Results: We identified 3248 records for title and abstract review, of which 309 underwent full text screening. Thirty-six studies were included, based on the inclusion criteria. Most of the studies were from China (n = 14), India (n = 6) and the USA (n = 3). PM2.5 was the most frequently reported pollutant. PM was estimated using modelling techniques (22 studies), satellite-based measures (four studies) and direct measurements (ten studies). Mortality data were sourced from country-specific mortality statistics for 17 studies, Global Burden of Disease data for 16 studies, WHO data for two studies and life tables for one study. Sixteen studies were included in the Bayesian hierarchical meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed that the annual estimate of premature mortality attributed to PM2.5 was 253 per 1,000,000 population (95% CI: 90, 643) and 587 per 1,000,000 population (95% CI: 1, 39,746) for PM10. Conclusion: 253 premature deaths per million population are associated with exposure to ambient PM2.5. We observed an unstable estimate for PM10, most likely due to heterogeneity among the studies. Future research efforts should focus on the effects of ambient PM10 and premature mortality, as well as include populations outside Asia. Key messages: Ambient PM2.5 is associated with premature mortality. Given that rapid urbanization may increase this burden in the coming decades, our study highlights the urgency of implementing air pollution mitigation strategies to reduce the risk to population and planetary health. Full article
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