In 2010, Sri Ramachandra University (SRU), in association with University of California, Berkeley, launched the first master’s program in public health for occupational and environmental health in India. The two-year MPH (four semesters) is being offered by the department of environmental health engineering of SRU in collaboration with the School of Public Health, UCB. Support for development of the faculty and curriculum came from NIH’s Fogarty International Center’s Program in International Training and Research in Occupational and Environmental Health. See the simultaneous UCB and SRU press releases and press coverage in The Hindu.
Combining individual- and group-level exposure information: Child carbon monoxide in the Guatemala woodstove randomized control trial (RESPIRE)
McCracken JP,Schwartz J,Bruce N, Mittleman M, Ryan LM, Smith KR (2009) Combining individual- and group-level exposure information: Child carbon monoxide in the Guatemala woodstove randomized control trial (RESPIRE) Epidemiology20 (1): 127-136, 2009.
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Overview and Implications for Policymakers (includes comparisons of projects across the transport, food, power,and household sectors)
Haines A, McMichael AJ, Smith KR,Roberts I, Woodcock J, Markandya A,Armstrong BG, Campbell-Lendrum DH,Dangour AD, Davies M, Bruce N, Tonne C, Barrett M, Wilkison P (2009) Overview and Implications for Policymakers (includes comparisons of projects across the transport, food, power,and household sectors).the Lancet Nov/Dec 2009 web publication
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Short-lived Greenhouse Pollutants: Climate and Health implications for Sulfate, Ozone, and Black Carbon (including the first published long-term study of the health effects of black carbon)
Smith KR, Jerrett M, Anderson HR,Burnett RT, Stone V, Derwent R, Atkinson RW, Cohen A,Shonkoff SB, Krewski D,Pope CA III,Thun MJ,Thurston G (2009) Short-lived Greenhouse Pollutants: Climate and Health implications for Sulfate, Ozone, and Black Carbon (including the first published long-term study of the health effects of black carbon).the Lancet Nov/Dec 2009 web publication
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Household Energy (case studies of efficiency improvements in the UK building sector and of a hypothetical 150-million-stove program in India)
Wilkinson P, Smith KR, Davies M, Adair H, Armstrong BG, Berrett M, Bruce N, Haines A, Hamilton I, Oreszczyn T, Ridley I, Tonne C, Chalabi Z (2009) Household Energy (case studies of efficiency improvements in the UK building sector and of a hypothetical 150-million-stove program in India).the Lancet Nov/Dec 2009 web publication
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Fuel use and design analysis of improved woodburning cookstoves in the Guatemalan Highlands
Granderson J, Sandhu JS, Vasquez D, Ramirez E, Smith KR (2009) Fuel use and design analysis of improved woodburning cookstoves in the Guatemalan Highlands Biomass and Bioenergy33: 306-315, 2009.
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Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal: A Case–Control Study
Pokhrel AK, Bates MN, Verma SC, Joshi HS, Sreeramareddy CT, Smith KR (2010) Tuberculosis and Indoor Biomass and Kerosene Use in Nepal:A Case–Control Study. Environ Health Perspect 118(4): 558-564, 2010.
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Methane controls before risky geoengineering, please.
Smith KR(2009) Methane controls before risky geoengineering, please,. Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update 2009 New Scientist, 27 June, #2714, pp 24-25, 2009
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Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women’s respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE randomized trial
Smith-Sivertsen T, Diaz E, Pope D, Lie RT, Diaz A, McCracken JP, Bakke P, Arana B, Smith KR, Bruce N (2009) Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women's respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE randomized trial, Guatemala .Am J Epidemiology 170(2): 211-220, 2009.
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An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment.
Piccolo-Allen G, Rogers JV, Edwards R, Clark MC, Allen T, Mercado-Ruiz I, Naumoff Shields K, Canuz E, Smith KR(2009) An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment. Internl J Occup and Environ Health 15 (2): 122-132.An Ultrasound Personal Locator for Time-Activity Assessment.
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Environmental Risks of Respiratory Disease: Recommendations and Abstracts
Environmental Risks of Respiratory Disease: Recommendations and Abstracts, Report of the Sept 2008 Workshop of the Indian Council of Medical Research, NIEHS, and CDC Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, March 2009
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Low-cost temperature loggers as stove use monitors (SUMs)
Ruiz-Mercado I, Lam NL, Canuz E, Davila G, Smith KR(2008) Low-cost temperature loggers as stove use monitors (SUMs). Boiling Point 55:16-19.
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Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomized intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala
Díaz E, Bruce N, Pope D, Lie RT, Díaz A, Smith KR, Smith-Sivertsen, T (2008) Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomized intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala. BMC International Health and Human Rights 8-7(web published Jun 5, 2008).
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Indoor air pollution from unprocessed solid fuel use and pneumonia risk in children aged under 5 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dherani M, Pope D, Mascarenhas M, Smith KR, Weber M, Bruce N, (2008) Indoor air pollution from unprocessed solid fuel use and pneumonia risk in children aged under 5 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull WHO86(5): 390-398 + supplementary material, 2008.
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Symposium on Climate Change and Health: Mitigating, Adapting, and Suffering: How Much of Each?
Kirk R. Smith (2008) Symposium on Climate Change and Health: Mitigating, Adapting, and Suffering: How Much of Each? Annu. Rev. Public Health Vol. 29.
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Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China, in Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China: Economics and Health
Gan Q, Smith KR, Hammond KS, Hu TW, (2008) Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China, in Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China: Economics and Health. World Scientific Press, Shanghai pp 83-104, 2008.
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Mitigating Climate, Meeting MDGs, and Moderating Chronic Disease: The Health Co-benefits Landscape.
Smith KR,Balakrishnan K. (2009) Mitigating Climate, Meeting MDGs, and Moderating Chronic Disease: The Health Co-benefits Landscape. Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Update 2009 Commonwealth Secretariat, London, pp. 59-65
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Co-Benefits of Climate Mitigation and Health Protection in Energy Systems: Scoping Methods
Kirk R. Smith and Evan Haigler (2008) Co-Benefits of Climate Mitigation and Health Protection in Energy Systems: Scoping Methods. Annu. Rev. Public Health 29:11–25.
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Energy Climate Change and Global Health: Quantifying a Growing Ethical Crisis
Patz JA, Gibbs HK, Foley JA, Rogers JV, and Smith KR (2007) Energy Climate Change and Global Health: Quantifying a Growing Ethical Crisis. EcoHealth 4:397–405.
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