Announcements

Register for HEI's third webinar on East African air quality

October 12, 2023

Join us for HEI's East Africa Webinar 3 Expanding public engagement and communication on air pollution and health on November 29 at 7:00 AM (EST) / 3:00 PM (EAT). 

The goal of this webinar is to examine approaches to enhance uptake of information related to air pollution and health from a variety of perspectives. Speakers will discuss ideas for mobilizing support for interventions on air pollution and showcase best practices for communicating information on air pollution and health with various audiences.

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New resource: “Traffic Pollution and Your Health”

October 10, 2023
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Breathing traffic-related pollution poses a severe health risk for people around the world, particularly those who live and work in cities.

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HEI Energy releases two requests for qualifications (RFQs)

October 2, 2023

The Health Effects Institute Energy (HEI Energy) is pleased to inform you of the release of two new funding opportunities for qualified research teams.

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New report on global air quality funding

September 28, 2023

The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2023 report, produced by Clean Air Fund in partnership with Climate Policy Initiative, was released today. The report provides a global snapshot of outdoor air quality funding between 2015 and 2021 and highlights opportunities for international development funders to do more.

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Apply to be a mentor in HEI's summer fellowship program

September 19, 2023

HEI is excited to announce that mentor applications are now being accepted for our Summer 2024 Fellowship Program, designed to support undergraduate students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the environmental health sciences to pursue research in this area.

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Robust scientific evidence supports revision of EU's clean air standards

September 13, 2023

The Health Effects Institute (HEI) recognizes the outcome of today’s vote from the European Parliament on the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directive (AAQD), which has remained unchanged since 2008. In particular, the proposed new annual limit values of 10 µg/m3 for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 20 µg/m3 for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) across the EU by 2030 and the full alignment with the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines by 2035 will provide important benefits to public health. The proposal is under consideration in the EU council, and final negotiations are expected in the next several months. 

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