http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:11:19 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35872 IRI just renewed an agreement with the World Health Organization to be a collaborative center. Research scientist and center director Madeleine Thomson talks about past successes and future research directions.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/a-healthy-collaboration/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/mapping-hot-spots-of-lead-to-protect-children/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/mapping-hot-spots-of-lead-to-protect-children/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:34:30 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32879 A new study in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization shows how hot spots of lead contamination in soil can be pinpointed in order to safeguard children against drastic health effects. Researchers led by geochemist Alexander van Geen of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, studied soil around two Peruvian mining towns, and found high lead concentrations [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/mapping-hot-spots-of-lead-to-protect-children/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/07/bottom-up-or-top-down-another-way-to-look-at-an-air-quality-problem/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/07/bottom-up-or-top-down-another-way-to-look-at-an-air-quality-problem/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:40:38 +0000 Earth Institute http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23534 While not all countries have the financial wherewithal and capacity to deploy ground-based instruments for air-quality monitoring, and for some countries monitoring information is not available to the public, for example, through health advisories, another way exists to assess air pollution levels: through satellites.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/07/bottom-up-or-top-down-another-way-to-look-at-an-air-quality-problem/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/20/climate-information-meet-public-health-problems/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/20/climate-information-meet-public-health-problems/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:59:40 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17969 IRI convened the fourth Summer Institute on Climate Information for Public Health. How did it help bring the two fields closer together?]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/20/climate-information-meet-public-health-problems/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/climate-and-health-workshop-photo-wrap-up/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/climate-and-health-workshop-photo-wrap-up/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:47:22 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15429 Check out some pictures from IRI's recently concluded Summer Institute on Climate Information for Public Health.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/climate-and-health-workshop-photo-wrap-up/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:13:59 +0000 Susan Blaustein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13113 The following is a guest blog, authored by Dr. Medhat Allam, Chairman of International Surgical Mission Support, one of MCI's partners. In Kenya, like with many developing counties, residents often lack access to specialized medical care. International Surgical Mission Support (ISMS), which strives to train medical professionals and provide free care to those in need, recognized a gap in the level of care available in Kenya and decided to send two teams to Nyanza Provincial General Hospital in the Millennium City of Kisumu, Kenya.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/23/a-medical-mission-to-a-millennium-city/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/06/video-climate-and-public-health/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/06/video-climate-and-public-health/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:02:14 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=12433 Climate and public-health communities are learning to speak each other's language to improve decision making. Watch our short video to learn more.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/03/06/video-climate-and-public-health/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/27/climate-and-public-health-communities-train-together/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/27/climate-and-public-health-communities-train-together/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 16:04:50 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1777 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/27/climate-and-public-health-communities-train-together/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/26/kumasis-new-neonatal-clinics-on-track-to-reduce-maternal-and-infant-mortality-despite-lingering-challenges/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/26/kumasis-new-neonatal-clinics-on-track-to-reduce-maternal-and-infant-mortality-despite-lingering-challenges/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:48:04 +0000 Susan Blaustein http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1481 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/26/kumasis-new-neonatal-clinics-on-track-to-reduce-maternal-and-infant-mortality-despite-lingering-challenges/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/14/using-climate-information-for-humanitarian-assistance/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/14/using-climate-information-for-humanitarian-assistance/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:23:27 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1376 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/14/using-climate-information-for-humanitarian-assistance/feed/ 0