CH&E Seminar: How does the Environment Contribute to Health Inequities in Atlantic Canada?
Speaker: Dr. Kelvin Fong
Bio: I am an assistant professor at Dalhousie University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and cross-appointed in Community Health and Epidemiology. In 2022, I established the Laboratory for Environmental Assessment and Population Health (LEAPH), which focuses on environmental health disparities. My research interests include environmental assessment (e.g., satellite remote sensing, community-engaged monitoring) and epidemiology (e.g., causal modeling, advanced regression methods). Currently, I lead a research group of two undergraduate and two graduate students in investigating how climate change and environmental factors contribute to health disparities.
Brief Description: My presentation will provide an overview of environmental epidemiology research and then discuss future research opportunities with a focus on Atlantic Canada. I will talk about the current landscape of environmental exposure assessment, motivated by air pollution and green space research, and how they can be applied to population health cohorts and databases. I will also introduce projects to understand how environmental factors, including climate change, contribute to mental health and health disparities.
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Online via MS Teams
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