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Climate Action Could Avert Nearly Half The World’s Premature Deaths
GHI Director Jonathan Patz looks at health opportunities from a low-carbon economy.
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State energy, health experts stress shift away from fossil fuels as US bans Russian oil imports
GHI Director Jonathan Patz joins state health professionals in looking for a shift to a clean economy to prevent disease and death.
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New model measures the community health impact of bicycling and walking
Everyone knows walking and bicycling is good for the health of a community, but how good? And how can city planners measure those impacts to champion bicycle and walking infrastructure? At the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, Samuel Younkin, lead researcher for the Initiative for Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT), and colleagues created a new model…
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Krishna Ella, GHI Board of Visitors member, to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison
Krishna Ella, scientist, successful entrepreneur in the field of vaccines and a member of GHI’s Board of Visitors, will receive an honorary degree from UW-Madison at spring commencement.
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Actions on Climate Crisis Offer Major Public Health Gains
GHI Director Jonathan Patz discusses how actions on climate crisis benefit health.