2021
Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education Expands Competencies
Jan. 08, 2021
The expanded competencies include added information on racial and ethnic disparities in health and social and environmental determinants of health that make individuals and communities more vulnerable to climate-related health threats, as well as the importance of environmental justice and building resilience at individual, local, and global scales.
Early Warning System Fills Gaps in Infectious Disease Surveillance
Jan. 11, 2021
The new system optimizes the selection of surveillance sites then applies a computer model to data from these sites in order to forecast the geographic spread of influenza, including to rural areas lacking surveillance.
Confronting Inequities in the COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
Jan. 23 2021
Professor Micaela Martinez participated in a webinar that discussed what measures can be taken during the vaccine roll-out to avoid perpetuating inequities already worsened by the pandemic, in the U.S. and globally
Distancing Measures Must Continue During Vaccine Roll-Out: Study
Jan. 25, 2021
A new study found that millions more Americans will be infected and become ill if policies to enforce physical distancing are lifted prematurely
With Vaccine Supply Limited, Older New Yorkers Should Get Priority: Study
Jan. 26, 2021
Giving older adults priority access to vaccines would reduce more hospitalizations and deaths, and delaying second doses to stretch the supply would provide potentially larger benefits
Historically Redlined Neighborhoods Are More Likely to Lack Greenspace Today: Study
Jan. 27, 2021
A study demonstrates the lasting effects of redlining, a racist mortgage appraisal practice of the 1930s that established and exacerbated racial residential segregation in the United States
Art and Science Combine in Creation of COVID-19 Video Piece
Jan. 28, 2021
Professor Jeffrey Shaman is co-creator of a multimedia video, titled “Transmission,” that combines scientific insights on the pandemic with music that expresses the weighty emotions of living through a massive public health crisis
Allergy Seasons Are Worsening and Climate Change Is Playing a Significant Role
Feb. 08, 2021
Human-caused climate change played a significant role in pollen season lengthening and a partial role in increasing the pollen amount
Active COVID Cases May Be Ten Times Official Count: Study
Feb. 09, 2021
A computer model estimates that the number of active COVID-19 cases in the US is roughly ten times higher than the number of confirmed cases on any given day
Tropical Cyclone Exposure Linked to Rise in Older Adult Hospitalizations
Mar. 09, 2021
Hurricane-force winds doubled respiratory disease hospitalizations the day after exposure
Increasing Pollen Rates Affect COVID Infection Rates
Mar. 15, 2021
High risk groups can protect themselves by watching pollen forecasts and wearing masks
The Looming Threat of Fracking to Public Health
Apr. 26, 2021
An opinion piece on fracking and public health published in STAT First Opinion argues that the fracking industry has evaded many federal regulations for too long and that regulation exemptions must be eliminated in order to improve public health and the environment.
Heat, Humidity, UV Rays Linked to COVID-19 Spread
Jun. 16, 2021
New research links meteorological variables such as temperature, humidity, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Allocating COVID-19 Vaccines Based on Health and Socioeconomic Factors Could Reduce Mortality
Jul. 13, 2021
An estimated 43 percent of the variability in U.S. COVID-19 mortality is linked with county-level socioeconomic indicators and health vulnerabilities, with the strongest association seen in the proportions of people living with chronic kidney disease and living in nursing homes
Delta Variant Is 60 Percent More Contagious Than Original Virus and Evades Immunity
Aug. 17, 2021
Modeling studies of coronavirus variants have shown that the delta variant is more contagious than the original SARS-COV-2 and better able to escape prior immunity
The Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis. We Need Your Help.
Aug. 19, 2021
The Columbia Mailman School's new leader in climate and health education is on a mission to make you consider how the warming climate changes everything
One in Three Americans Already Had COVID-19 by the End of 2020
Aug. 26, 2021
Undocumented infections accounted for an estimated three-quarters of infections last year
Welcome New Faculty!
Sep. 02, 2021
Sen Pei, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, and Cecilia Sorensen, Director of the Global Consortium for Climate and Health Education and Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences have joined as full-time members
Computer Model May Offer Way to Limit the Spread of MRSA in Hospitals
Sep. 07, 2021
A new study introduces a method that more accurately predicts the likelihood individuals in hospital settings are colonized with MRSA than existing approaches
Is a Bad Flu Season Coming? Study Projects Sharp Rebound Following Relaxation of COVID Distancing Measures.
Oct. 08, 2021
Columbia researchers expect a large-scale influenza outbreak followed by worsened seasonal flu outbreaks for several years
What Does the Changing Climate Mean for Food Security?
Oct. 19, 2021
A conversation about the threat of climate change on global food security with Drs. Lew Ziska and Bill McKibben
Lancet Policy Brief: Urgent Action Needed to Address Climate Crisis
Oct. 25, 2021
Columbia Mailman researchers contribute to a review of research on the extensive health harms of the warming planet
Climate in Crisis
Dec. 01, 2021
Public health challenges posed by climate change are already threatening populations worldwide. The School's programs are training the next generation of leaders to fight back
City Department of Health Honors Columbia Mailman for COVID Modeling
Dec. 06, 2021
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene honored researchers at Columbia Mailman School for their disease modeling and epidemiology work on COVID-19 that helped inform city policy
Study Shows Success of New York City's Clean Heat Program
Dec. 08, 2021
Ban of heating oil #6 effective in reducing air pollution