Gaps and future directions in research on health effects of air pollution.

Despite progress in many countries, air pollution, and especially fine particulate matter air pollution (PM) remains a global health threat: over 6 million premature cardiovascular and respiratory deaths/yr. have been attributed to household and outdoor air pollution. In this viewpoint, we identify present gaps in air pollution monitoring and regulation, and how they could be strengthened in future mitigation policies to more optimally reduce health impacts.

The Influence of Mental Health and Respiratory Symptoms on the Association Between Chronic Lung Disease and E-Cigarette Use in Adults in the United States.

Background: Adults with chronic lung disease use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) at higher rates than those without chronic lung disease. Because e-cigarettes have now been shown to cause adverse pulmonary effects and impair immune responses, it is particularly important to identify the factors that contribute to e-cigarette use in individuals with chronic lung disease. We tested whether mental health explains the association between chronic lung disease and e-cigarette use, and whether the association between chronic lung disease and e-cigarette use is conditional on the presence of respiratory symptoms.

Secondhand smoke exposure in public and private high-rise multiunit housing serving low-income residents in New York City prior to federal smoking ban in public housing, 2018.

Background: Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, with 41,000 deaths attributable to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure. On July 30, 2018, the U.S.

Secondhand hookah smoke: an occupational hazard for hookah bar employees.

Background: Despite the increasing popularity of hookah bars, there is a lack of research assessing the health effects of hookah smoke among employees. This study investigated indoor air quality in hookah bars and the health effects of secondhand hookah smoke on hookah bar workers.

Methods: Air samples were collected during the work shift of 10 workers in hookah bars in New York City (NYC).

Air quality in New York City hookah bars.

Background: Hookahs are increasingly being used in the USA and elsewhere. Despite the popularity of hookah bars, there is a paucity of research assessing the health effects of hookah smoke, and although New York City (NYC) bans indoor tobacco smoking, hookah lounges claim that they only use herbal products without tobacco. This study investigated levels of multiple indices of indoor air pollution in hookah bars in NYC.