Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fatal for more than 38 million people each year
and are thus the main contributors to the global burden of disease accounting for 70% of …

City planning policies influence urban lifestyles, health, and sustainability. We assessed
policy frameworks for city planning for 25 cities across 19 lower-middle-income countries …

Healthy soil is foundational to human health. Healthy soil is needed to grow crops, provides
food, and sustains populations. It supports diverse ecosystems and critical ecological …

Large epidemiological and health impact assessment studies at the global scale, such as
the Global Burden of Disease project, indicate that chronic non-communicable diseases …

The importance of noise exposure as a major environmental determinant of public health is
being increasingly recognized. While in recent years a large body evidence has emerged …

Abstract Worldwide, up to 8.8 million excess deaths/year have been attributed to air
pollution, mainly due to the exposure to fine particulate matter (PM). Traffic-related noise is …

Traffic noise and air pollution are 2 major environmental health risk factors in urbanized
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …

Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution is a leading contributor to the global
burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). One important underlying mechanism is an …

Planetary health provides a perspective of ecological interdependence that connects the
health and vitality of individuals, communities, and Earth's natural systems. It includes the …

As the world's population becomes increasingly urbanized, there is growing concern about
the impact of urban environments on cardiovascular health. Urban residents are exposed to …