The Drexel Urban Health Collaborative

When researching the effects of extreme weather and climate change, it’s common for research to focus on outdoor/environmental exposure or population-level health outcomes. We spoke with Dr. Leah Schinasi about the need for solution-oriented research that identifies modifiable and actionable evidence for protecting health in the places where people live and work.

The five-year study, titled “The Ambient Temperature and Occupational Safety and Health Study,” or A-TOSH for short, investigates high heat in the workplace and how this heat can affect those in workplaces who are most exposed to it.

From August 30 to September 2, 2026, the SALURBAL-Climate team took part in ISEE 2026, one of the most highly regarded academic conferences in environmental epidemiology. This year's theme was Understanding and Responding to Global and Local Challenges: Environmental Epidemiology in a Changing World.