Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

Background and objective The question of whether children's exposure to traffic-related air
pollution (TRAP) contributes to their development of asthma is unresolved. We conducted a …

Background Paediatric asthma incidence is associated with exposure to traffic-related air
pollution (TRAP), but the TRAP-attributable burden remains poorly quantified. Nitrogen …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

Ambient air pollution is produced by sources including vehicular traffic, coal-fired power
plants, hydraulic fracturing, agricultural production, and forest fires. It consists of primary …

Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide, affecting
358 million people in 2015. Ambient air pollution exacerbates asthma among populations …

Background Several observational studies have suggested that outdoor air pollution may
induce or aggravate asthma. However, epidemiological results are inconclusive due to the …

Background: Approaches to estimating and addressing the risk to children from fossil fuel
combustion have been fragmented, tending to focus either on the toxic air emissions or on …

Background and purpose A growing body of evidence documents multiple ways in which
land use and transportation investments influence health. To date, most evidence linking the …

Although the relationship between asthma and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5)
has been frequently measured, reported conclusions have not been consistent. As …