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2025

A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide
Stewart-Ruano A, Spriggs R, Lawrance EL, Massazza A, Czerniewska A, Reale AS, Shumake-Guillemot J, Keyes KM, Ornelas Van Horne Y, Parks RM. (2025). A Critical Gap in Addressing Mental Health in Heat-Health Action Plans Worldwide Current Environmental Health Reports
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Trends in Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality in the US, 2000-2023
Park RY, Bilinski A, Parks RM, Flaxman S. (2025). Trends in Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Mortality in the US, 2000-2023 JAMA Pediatrics
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Disruption to test scores after hurricanes in the United States
Meltzer GY, Anderson GB, Xie X, Casey JA, Schwartz J, Bell ML, Ornelas Van Horne Y, Fox J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Parks RM. (2025). Disruption to test scores after hurricanes in the United States Environmental Research: Health
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Co-occurring climate events and environmental justice in California, 2018–2019
Shea B, Meltzer GY, Steiger BB, Parks RM, Do V, McBrien H, Flores N, Gordon M, Blake EM, JA Casey. (2025). Co-occurring Climate Events and Environmental Justice in California, 2018-2019 Environmental Research: Health
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Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States
Lynch VD, Sullivan JA, Flores AB, Xie X, Aggarwal S, Nethery RC, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Nigra AE, Parks RM. (2025). Large floods drive changes in cause-specific mortality in the United States Nature Medicine
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2024

Use, limitations, and future directions of mixtures approaches to understand the health impacts of weather- and climate change-related exposures, an under-studied aspect of the exposome
Do V, Parks RM, Casey JA, Goin DE, Kioumourtzoglou MA. (2024). Use, limitations, and future directions of mixtures approaches to understand the health impacts of weather- and climate change-related exposures, an under-studied aspect of the exposome Exposome

Global climate and nicotine absorption/green tobacco sickness
Ziska, L., & Parks, R. (2024). Recent and Projected Changes in Global Climate May Increase Nicotine Absorption and the Risk of Green Tobacco Sickness. Research square, rs.3.rs-3830008. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3830008/v1
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Daily temperature variability and mental health-related hospital visits in New York State
Cohen G, Rowland ST, Benavides J, Lindert J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Parks RM. (2024). Daily temperature variability and mental health-related hospital visits in New York State Environmental Research
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New York City Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment Climate Change and New York City’s Health Risk
Matte T, Lane K, Tipaldo J, Barnes J, Knowlton K, Torem E, Anand G, Yoon L, Marcotullio P, Balk D, Constible J, Elszasz H, Ito K, Jessel S, Limaye V, Parks RM, Rutigliano M, Sorenson C, Yuan A. (2024). Climate Change and New York City’s Health Risk New York City Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessmenthttps://climateassessment.nyc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NPCC4_HealthInterimR2.pdf
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Climate change and health: understanding mechanisms will inform mitigation and prevention strategies
Prada D, Kupsco A, Baccarelli AA, Parks RM. (2024). Climate change and health: understanding mechanisms will inform mitigation and prevention strategies Nature Medicine

The global health community at international climate change negotiations
van Daalen KR, Wyma N, Schauer-Berg J, Blom IM, Mattijsen J, Othman R, Eissa MM, Parks RM, Wyns A, Aboushady ATA, Hassan M, Ezzine T, Khan S, Zayed MAE, Neggazi S, Alqodmani L, Lowe R. (2024). The global health community at international climate change negotiations BMJ Global Health
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Reflections from COP28: Resisting healthwashing in climate change negotiations
Singh A, Ezzine T, Guinto RR, Gepp S, Parks RM, Thondoo M, Patil P, van Daalen KR. (2024). Reflections from COP28: Resisting healthwashing in climate change negotiations PLOS Global Public Health

Incarcerated people in the United States face deadly and growing heat exposure risk
Lynch VD, Parks RM. (2024). Incarcerated people in the United States face deadly and growing heat exposure risk Nature Sustainability
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Hazardous heat exposure among incarcerated people in the United States:
Tuholske C, Lynch VD, Spriggs R, Ahn Y, Raymond C, Nigra AE, Parks RM (2024). Hazardous heat exposure among incarcerated people in the United States. Nature Sustainability
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Comparing Approximated Heat Stress Measures Across the United States
Ahn Y, Tuholske C, Parks RM. (2024). Comparing Approximated Heat Stress Measures Across the United States GeoHealth
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2023

Fifth National Climate Assessment: Chapter 14 Air Quality
USGCRP, 2023: Fifth National Climate Assessment. Crimmins, A.R., C.W. Avery, D.R. Easterling, K.E. Kunkel, B.C. Stewart, and T.K. Maycock, Eds. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA. (Technical Contributor to Chapter 14: Air Quality)

The association between temperature and alcohol- and substance-related disorder hospital visits in New York State
Parks RM, Rowland ST, Do V, Boehme AK, Dominici F, Hart CL, Kioumourtzoglou MA. (2023). The association between temperature and alcohol- and substance-related disorder hospital visits in New York State Communications Medicine
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Short-term excess mortality following tropical cyclones in the United States
Parks RM, Kontis V, Anderson GB, Baldwin JW, Danaei G, Toumi R, Dominici F, Ezzati M, Kioumourtzoglou MA. (2023). Short-term excess mortality following tropical cyclones in the United States Science Advances
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Exploring Relevant Time Windows in the Association Between PM2.5 Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study in Denmark
Nunez Y, Balalian A, Parks RM, He M, Hansen J, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ketzel M, Khan J, Brandt J, Vermeulen R, Peters S, Goldsmith J, Re DB, Weisskopf MG, Kioumourtzoglou MA. (2023). Exploring Relevant Time Windows in the Association Between PM2.5 Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study in Denmark, American Journal of Epidemiology
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Excess Injury Mortality in Washington State During the 2021 Heat Wave
Casey JA, Parks RM, Bruckner TA, Unwin HJT, Gemmill A, Catalano Ralph (2023). Excess Injury Mortality in Washington State During the 2021 Heat Wave, American Journal of Public Health
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Assessment of COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Children and Young People Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US
Flaxman S, Whittaker C, Semenova E, Rashid T, Parks RM, Blenkinsop A, Unwin HJT, Mishra S, Bhatt S, Gurdasani D, Ratmann O (2023). Assessment of COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Children and Young People Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US, JAMA Network Open 2022
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2022

Invited Perspective: Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Tropical Cyclones on Public Health Locally and Worldwide
Parks RM, Guinto RR (2022). Invited Perspective: Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Tropical Cyclones on Public Health Locally and Worldwide, Environmental Health Perspectives

Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020−2021
Kepp KP, Bjork JP, Kontis V, Parks RM, Baek KT, Lallukka T (2022). Estimates of excess mortality for the five Nordic countries during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020-2021, International Journal of Epidemiology
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Long-term Traffic-related Air Pollutant Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Diagnosis in Denmark: A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis
Parks RM, Nunez Y, Balalian A, Gibson EA, Hansen J, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ketzel M, Khan J, Brandt J, Vermeulen R, Peters S, Goldsmith J, Re DB, Weisskopf MG, Kioumourtzoglou MA (2022). Long-term traffic-related air pollutant exposure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis in Denmark: A Bayesian hierarchical analysis, Epidemiology
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Ambient temperature and risk of urinary tract infection in California: A time-stratified case-crossover study using electronic health records
Elser H, Rowland ST, Tartof SY, Parks RM, Bruxvoort K, Morello-Frosch R, Robinson SC, Pressman AR, Wei RX, Casey JA (2022). Ambient temperature and risk of urinary tract infection in California: A time-stratified case-crossover study using electronic health records, Environment International
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Mental health and Climate Change: Policy Brief
WHO (2022). Mental health and Climate Change: Policy Brief, WHO
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Association of Tropical Cyclones With County-Level Mortality in the US
Parks RM, Benavides J, Anderson GB, Nethery RC, Navas-Acien A, Dominici F, Ezzati M, Kioumourtzoglou MA (2022). Association of Tropical Cyclones With County-Level Mortality in the US (with editorial), JAMA
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Lessons learned and lessons missed: impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on all-cause mortality in 40 industrialised countries and US states prior to mass vaccination
Kontis V, Bennett JE, Parks RM, Rashid T, Pearson-Stuttard J, Asaria P, Zhou B, Guillot M, Mathers CD, Khang Y, McKee M, Ezzati M (2021). Lessons learned and lessons missed: Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 40 industrialised countries prior to mass vaccination, Wellcome Open Research 2021
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2021

Integrated causal-predictive machine learning models for tropical cyclone epidemiology
Nethery RC, Katz-Christy N, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Parks RM, Schumacher A, Anderson GB (2021). Integrated causal-predictive machine learning models for tropical cyclone epidemiology, Biostatistics
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Compounding Risks Caused by Heat Exposure and COVID-19 in New York City: A Review of Policies, Tools, and Pilot Survey Results
Bock J, Srivastava P, Jessel S, Klopp JM, Parks RM (2021). Heat vulnerability in New York City during COVID-19: A review of policies, tools and pilot survey results (with NIH NIEHS Disaster Research Response (DR2) Resources Portal resources page), Journal of Extreme Events

Compound risks and complex emergencies require new approaches to preparedness
Kruczkiewicz A, Klopp J, Fisher J, Mason S, McClain S, Sheekh NM, Moss R, Parks RM, Braneon C (2021). Compound risks and complex emergencies require new approaches to preparedness, PNAS
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The association between ambient temperature variability and myocardial infarction in a New York-State-based case-crossover study: An examination of different variability metrics
Rowland ST, Parks RM, Boehme AK, Goldsmith J, Rush J, Just AC, Kioumourtzoglou MA (2021). The Association Between Ambient Temperature Variability and Myocardial Infarction in a New York-State-Based Case-Crossover Study: an Examination of Different Variability Metrics, Environmental Research
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Anomalously warm weather and acute care visits in patients with multiple sclerosis: A retrospective study of privately insured individuals in the US
Elser H, Parks RM, Moghavem N, Kiang MV, Bozinov N, Henderson VW, Rehkopf DH, Casey JA (2021). Anomalously warm weather and acute care visits in patients with multiple sclerosis: A retrospective study of privately insured individuals in the US, PLoS Medicine
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Tropical cyclone exposure is associated with increased hospitalization rates in older adults
Parks RM, Anderson GB, Nethery RC, Navas-Acien A, Dominici F, Kioumourtzoglou MA (2021). Tropical cyclone exposure is associated with increased hospitalization rates in older adults, Nature Communications
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Nationwide Study of Short-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Hospitalizations Among Medicaid Enrollees
deSouza P, Braun D, Parks RM, Schwartz J, Dominici F, Kioumourtzoglou MA (2021). Nationwide Study of Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Hospitalizations among Medicaid Enrollees, Epidemiology
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2020 - 2016

Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries
Kontis V, Bennett JE, Rashid T, Parks RM, Pearson-Stuttard J, Guillot M, Asaria P, Zhou B, Battaglini M, Corsetti G, McKee M, Di Cesare M, Mathers C, Ezzati M (2020). Magnitude, demographics and dynamics of the effect of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries, Nature Medicine
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The hidden burden of pandemics, climate change and migration on mental health
Parks RM, Thalheimer L (2020). The hidden burden of pandemics, climate change and migration on mental health, UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) thematic series on health

Age- and sex-specific total mortality impacts of the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic in England and Wales: Application of a Bayesian model ensemble to mortality statistics
Kontis V, Bennett JE, Parks RM, Rashid T, Pearson-Stuttard J, Asaria P, Guillot M, Blangiardo M, Ezzati M (2020). Age and sex-specific total mortality impacts of the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic in England and Wales: Application of a Bayesian model ensemble to mortality statistics, MedrXiv (preprint)
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Vital Signs - Health security in South Africa
Parks RM, McLaren M, Rivett U, Thomson M (2020). Vital signs: health security in South Africa. Chapter 5: climate, drought, food and health, Brenthurst Foundation, Oppenheimer & Sons
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Anomalously warm temperatures are associated with increased injury deaths
Parks RM, Bennett JE, Tamura-Wicks H, Kontis V, Toumi R, Ezzati M (2020). Anomalously warm temperatures are associated with increased injury deaths, Nature Medicine
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Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis
Bennett JE, Tamura-Wicks H, Parks RM, Burnett RT, Pope CA III, Bechle MJ, Marshall JD, Danaei G, Ezzati M (2019). National and county life expectancy loss associated with particulate matter pollution in the USA: a spatiotemporal analysis, PLoS Medicine
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Experiences and lessons in managing water from Cape Town
Parks RM, McLaren M, Toumi R, Rivett U (2019). Experiences and lessons in managing water from Cape Town, Grantham Briefing Papers

National and regional seasonal dynamics of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the USA from 1980 to 2016
Parks RM, Bennett JE, Foreman KJ, Toumi R, Ezzati M (2018). National and regional seasonal dynamics of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the USA from 1980 to 2016, eLife
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Weather, climate and health
Parks RM (2016). Weather, climate and health, Weather

 

Past events

2024 Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop
The SHARP Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop was a series of in-person lectures and interactive supervised lab sessions taking place August 21th-22th 2024.
Workshop Repository

2023 Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop
The SHARP Bayesian Modeling for Environmental Health Workshop was a series of in-person lectures and interactive supervised lab sessions taking place August 14th-15th 2023.
Workshop Repository

 

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