Science advances knowledge, chiseling at areas of ignorance and reducing uncertainties, which may slow evidence-based decision-making. With regard to environmental pollution, for example, great progress has been made as res...
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Tag: Jonathan Samet
USC tobacco researchers honored by city officials
Government officials honored USC faculty Aug. 18 at Los Angeles City Hall for their public health work in tobacco control, prevention and research that formed the scientific foundation for local policies.
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Regulation of Fine Particulate Matter in the Pacific Rim: Perspectives from the APRU Global Health Program
Authors: Chang-Fu Wu, Alistair Woodward, Ya-Ru Li, Haidong Kan, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Mohd Talib Latif, Mazrura Sahani, Tsun-Jen Cheng, Chia-Pin Chio, Nutta Taneepanichskul, Ho Kim, Chang-Chuan Chan, Seung-Muk Yi, Mell...
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Mexico public health institute honors Jonathan Samet
The Institute of Public Health in Mexico (INSP) celebrated the career of Dr. Jonathan Samet, Flora L. Thornton Chair of the USC Department of Preventive Medicine and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as part of...
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USC contributes to surgeon general’s first report on e-cigarettes and youth
The United States Surgeon General on Dec. 8 released a new report calling e-cigarettes "a major public health concern."
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Dr. Jonathan M. Samet receives 2016 Fries Prize for Improving Health
Samet Honored for Advocacy and Research on Health Risks of Inhaled Pollutants
Distinguished Professor Jonathan Samet, director of the USC Institute for Global Health and Flora L. Thornton Chair of the Department of Preventiv...
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USC training launches a new era of air pollution health research in eastern Africa
Working to save lives through prevention and policy, eastern African researchers trained with expert environmental health scientists at USC to lay the groundwork for air pollution and health research in their countries.
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Training the Next Generation of Global Health Experts: Experiences and Recommendations From Pacific Rim Universities
Authors: Mellissa Withers, David Press, Heather Wipfli, Judith McCool, Chang-Chuan Chan, Masamine Jimba, Christopher Tremewan, and Jonathan Samet
Published By: Globalization and Health
Date: June, 2016
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NPR: Korea’s Air Is Dirty, But It’s Not All Close-Neighbor China’s Fault
An estimated 1.3 billion people in the East Asia and Pacific region are breathing unsafe, unclean air each day. USC Institute for Global Health Director Dr. Jonathan Samet comments on Korea's poor air quality for NPR's story...
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New report examines financial costs of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster
The Chernobyl accident 30 years ago on April 26, 1986, is the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power generation. Although fewer than 50 deaths have been directly attributed to radiation from the disaster, up to 4,000...
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