Background Evidence is mounting to suggest a causal relationship between the built
environment and people's physical activity behaviours, particularly active transport. The …

With rapid economic development, China has been plagued by choking air pollution in
recent years, and the frequent occurrence of haze episodes has caused widespread public …

Background: Detection and attribution of health impacts caused by climate change uses
formal methods to determine a) whether the occurrence of adverse health outcomes has …

Background Exposure to second-hand smoke is common in many countries but the
magnitude of the problem worldwide is poorly described. We aimed to estimate the …

Summary We used Comparative Risk Assessment methods to estimate the health effects of
alternative urban land transport scenarios for two settings—London, UK, and Delhi, India …

Background Existing theoretical models of the potential effects of climate change on vector-
borne diseases do not account for social factors such as population increase, or interactions …

Climate change currently contributes to the global burden of disease and premature deaths
(very high confidence). Human beings are exposed to climate change through changing …

Objective To determine whether insulating existing houses increases indoor temperatures
and improves occupants' health and wellbeing. Design Community based, cluster, single …

Multi-level research that attempts to describe ecological effects in themselves (for example,
the effect on individual health from living in deprived communities), while also including …

Background Radioactive radon is an inert gas that can migrate from soils and rocks and
accumulate in enclosed areas, such as homes and underground mines. Studies of miners …