Publications by authors named "Zoe A Chafe"
Article Synopsis
- Approximately 3 billion people, mainly in low- and middle-income countries, use unclean fuels for everyday energy needs, leading to significant health issues like pneumonia and chronic lung disease.
- A multidisciplinary group conducted a review of recent trials on clean cooking interventions to combat household air pollution (HAP) and reached 14 consensus recommendations for policy makers and practitioners.
- While some interventions showed reduced exposure to HAP, there was no clear agreement on their effectiveness in improving health outcomes, highlighting the need for continued research and collaboration with policymakers.
To improve air quality, knowledge of the sources and locations of air pollutant emissions is critical. However, for many global cities, no previous estimates exist of how much exposure to fine particulate matter (PM), the largest environmental cause of mortality, is caused by emissions within the city vs. outside its boundaries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Approximately 2.8 billion people cook with solid fuels. Research has focused on the health impacts of indoor exposure to fine particulate pollution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnergy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major source of energy, focusing on those with major implications for the burden of disease globally.
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