Actions on Reducing Air Pollution (Mongolian) Read more about Actions on Reducing Air Pollution (Mongolian) This presentation gave an overview of the state of air quality in Mongolia and the government's national program on reducing air and environmental pollution.
Actions on Reducing Air Pollution (English) Read more about Actions on Reducing Air Pollution (English) This presentation gave an overview of the state of air quality in Mongolia and the government's national program on reducing air and environmental pollution.
Karen Exley Keywords air quality public health Public Health England United Kingdom Read more about Karen Exley Dr Karen Exley is Group Leader for Air Quality and Public Health, Environmental Hazards and Emergencies Department, Public Health England.
Rufus Edwards Keywords University of California Irvine School of Medicine epidemiology public health air pollution emissions air quality Read more about Rufus Edwards Rufus Edwards is a professor of epidemiology and public health at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. Dr. Edwards was awarded the 2009 Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award by the International Society of Exposure Science. Dr. Edwards' research focuses on human exposure to air pollution emissions and subsequent health effects.
Maria Neira Keywords WHO Health global health public health Read more about Maria Neira María P. Neira (born 1962) is a Spanish physician, international civil servant, and diplomat, who has since 2005, served as the Director of the Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Catherine Mary Schooling Keywords public health operations evolutionary biology Read more about Catherine Mary Schooling Dr. Mary Schooling joined the School of Public Health at HKU in 2002 as a part-time teaching assistant after obtaining a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from University College London (UK) following a career in IT and Operations Research starting at IBM. Dr. Schooling is also a Professor at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ Publishing Group) and of PLoS ONE, a Preventive Medicine Editorial board member, and an Advisory Editor for Social Science and Medicine.
Wendy Holmes Keywords public health international health aging program Read more about Wendy Holmes Wendy Holmes is an independent international public health consultant in Sri Lanka. She is an international public health physician and researcher with an interest in population aging in low-income settings.
Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project Read more about Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project In 2 years, the Indian city of Mumbai transformed its great eyesore—a 19.6-hectare landfill with 80-foot high waste—into a vast expanse of greenery with considerable revenue-generating potential. Carbon credit financing catalyzed this transformation.
Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Universal health coverage (UHC) is not only the most powerful single concept that public health has to offer in Indonesia, but is also in accordance with the National Law or Constitution. UHC extends high quality and equal healthcare access to all Indonesian citizens.
Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Read more about Measuring and Achieving Universal Health Coverage Universal health coverage (UHC) is the most powerful single concept that the public health field can offer. Noting the major components of UHC’s goals, including the effective coverage of universal health, are seen as crucial; hence ensuring sustainability of the UHC program would require monitoring certain approaches and indicators.