Health Effects Institute
For Mobilizing To Deliver Health Impact Analyses For Air Quality And Climate Decisions
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/15/2014
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
The Health Effects Institute is responsible for the analytics behind the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report. This grant will take that methodology and apply it to the current and projected coal fleet in China, India, and eastern Europe, at the national and provincial level. This is a major public health study, which will be conducted with partners in the major research universities of China, India, and Poland. The report seeks to connect specific coal plants to current health and mortality issues. In China, the goal is to influence the thirteenth Five-Year Plan. In India, the goal is to raise the issue of air pollution connected to coal, and create space for clean energy campaigners to promote alternatives.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.healtheffects.org
Address
75 Federal Street Suite 1400, Boston, MA, 02110-1817, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Global Center for Health Impacts of Air Quality and Climate Actions project
The Health Effects Institute is an independent research organization that provides high-quality, impartial science on the health effects of air pollution. We recommend renewing support for its work on health impacts related to air pollution in China, India, and Mexico. With research such as the Global Burden of Diseases report, the Institute would reach and educate civil society groups and policymakers in these countries about the health benefits of reducing transportation emissions through the adoption of enhanced ambient air quality standards, vehicle performance standards, and high-quality fuel standards.
for the Global Center for Health Impacts of Air Quality and Climate Actions project
The Health Effects Institute is an independent research organization that provides high-quality, impartial, and relevant science on the health effects of air pollution. We recommend renewing project support to the organization to contribute to our clean vehicles and fuels work in three key developing countries: Brazil, China, and Mexico. With their research and their Global Center for Health Impacts of Air Quality and Climate Actions, the Institute would reach and educate Hewlett grantees and policymakers in the region about the health benefits of reducing transportation emissions through vehicle performance standards and high quality fuel standards. The ultimate goals are the reductions of local air pollutants and toxins from vehicles and the improvement of air quality of main cities in Brazil, China, and Mexico.
