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Researchers launch new climate health projects with Wellcome support | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Harvard Chan School begins new climate health projects in the U.S. and India funded by Wellcome.
- In the U.S., researchers will map pollution exposure and test lab models to link air pollution to diseases.
- In India, researchers will build a national climate health model to forecast health impacts of policies through 2070.
- Projects will study electricity reductions and clean cooking in Indian communities to guide policy.
- Community HATS will track heat exposure among informal women workers in India for over two years.
- The project will yield an open-access database and toolkit to measure heat adaptation efficacy.
- Wellcome provides multi-million-dollar support to expand climate health research.
- Researchers will work with partners including C40 Cities and Ashoka University on India work.
- Community HATS includes wearable devices to monitor workers' health metrics.
- The U.S. tool aims to guide policymakers on climate mitigation effectiveness.
- The Harvard team emphasizes translating findings into actionable policy.
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