Environment and Health, including assessing and developing policies related to fluoride and oral health, PFAS/forever chemicals and health, harmful algae blooms and health, lead exposure reduction, improved air quality, and reduced risks from vector-borne diseases.

• • With collaborators at Cornell Tech and Weill Cornell Medicine, we’re leading integrative research to improve planning for and resilience related to climate change and heat-related emergencies. Resource Page
  • Follow-on work has allowed us to develop a pilot Heat Risk and Health Index Dashboard to help communities plan for risk mitigation.

• • With support from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, we’ve used community engagement methods to expand the network of air quality sensors in New York State to ensure access to timely and accurate data. Summary
  • Follow-on work has allowed us to support public health outreach and communication initiatives to increase access to and use of data to inform public health actions. Website

• • With support from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, we developed and implemented applied, community-engaged research in Haiti to explore the impacts of agroforestry on indicators of human and system health. Summary

• • Time in nature can result in many positive health benefits. We’ve researched how much time university students need to feel the positive benefits of helping to inform programs like Nature Rx at Cornell. Summary + Stories of Action
  • With support from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, we’ve implemented applied research projects with schools in New York State to help remove barriers and increase access to and use of nature as a part of the school day. Summary + Stories of Action
  • With teachers, we’ve co-developed a Toolkit to help other teachers find ways to integrate