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Heat-related deaths in Latin America are projected to double by 2050, according to a new SALURBAL study published in Environment International. The projections analyzed the impacts of temperature and aging populations on future mortality in 326 cities across nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Peru.
Across Latin America, high temperatures are associated with an increase in traffic fatalities. A recent SALURBAL study examined temperature and traffic fatality data across 272 cities in six Latin American countries—Brazil, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica—between 2000 and 2019, and provides important insights regarding equity and vulnerability as cities throughout the region face a warming climate in the context of high urbanization and increasing motorization.
New data from 35 large cities that comprise the Big Cities Health Coalition suggest that — in the population as a whole — overdose rates were relatively stable in 2022 and 2023 after 12 years of exponential growth.
A new research review by Drexel University public health researchers may provide insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.
We’re pleased to share the news that UHC-Affiliated Researchers at the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health Co-Chaired and led a major study in the new Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing!
Alex Ezeh, PhD, Dornsife Professor of Global Health, co-chaired the Commission alongside Ali Groves, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor of Community Health and Prevention, and Dornsife alumna Luwam Gebrekristos, PhD, MPH, who were members of the Commission.
Seven members of the SALURBAL-Climate team participated in the Second World Conference on Air Pollution and Health from March 24 to 28, 2025. This event, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Colombian Ministry of Health, convened over 700 participants from 100 countries who came together in Cartagena, Colombia.
Researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health set out to determine whether media coverage of SNAP is fair and comprehensive.
A new scale measuring agricultural community power developed by, for, and with U.S.-based urban growers provides a framework for assessing the impacts of urban agriculture programming.
The Promise Zone Research Connection hosted its inaugural West Philly Research Day which aimed to connect research institutions, local organizations and community members to engage in meaningful conversations to promote mutually beneficial outcomes of research for community residents.
This academic year marks 10 years of a collaboration to train future global public health leaders and empower frontline workers through innovative programs that blend academic rigor with real-world practice.
New research found that having supportive parents who value a girl’s education and having a close female friend may lower the risk of postpartum depression among adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya.
A SALURBAL-Climate paper published recently in Nature Cities sheds light on large inequities in flood exposure within 276 cities in eight Latin American countries. The research, led by Josiah Kephart PhD, MPH, an assistant professor at the Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative, and a team of investigators from Latin America.
A recent study suggests that New Jersey's bail reform policy was able to lower rates of jail incarceration without exacerbating the crisis of fatal intimate partner violence.