Respiratory Health
Research on lung disease, pulmonary outcomes, and respiratory healthcare utilization across populations.
Research
Studying the environment and human health
Our research examines how environmental and occupational conditions are associated with respiratory health, healthcare utilization, and community well-being. We use observational language and are careful not to overstate causal relationships.
Research Areas
Where we focus
Air Pollution
Analysis of ambient air pollution, particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide and their distribution.
Environmental Exposure
How environmental conditions and exposures are distributed geographically and over time.
Occupational Health
Research focused on workers and workplaces affected by occupational and environmental hazards.
Community Health
Local research questions, community conditions, and population-level health indicators.
Healthcare Utilization
Aggregate, privacy-protective study of healthcare utilization patterns and access.
Wildfire Smoke
Relationships between wildfire smoke episodes and community respiratory indicators.
Environmental Health Disparities
Differences in environmental burden and health outcomes across communities.
Veterans and Worker Health
Populations, including veterans and workers, affected by occupational or environmental exposures.
Public Health Data Quality
Completeness, limitations, and representativeness of public environmental-health data.
How we describe findings
We prefer language such as associated with, patterns observed in, and relationships between. We avoid language such as caused by, proves, or directly resulted in unless the evidence clearly supports those statements. Every research output describes its data sources, methods, and limitations.
A consistent approach
Each research area follows a consistent path: an overview of what it studies and why it matters, the key questions guiding it, current projects, the categories of data used, the analytical methods applied, published findings with their limitations, related publications, approved collaborators, and links to related topics.
Research outputs are forthcoming
Detailed project pages, findings, and datasets will be published as Foundation-supported work is completed and released.
Bring a research question
We welcome collaboration with researchers, agencies, healthcare organizations, and community groups.