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Kim R. van Daalen

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🌱 Environmental epidemiologist πŸ«€ BHF CRE Career Development Fellow University of Cambridge πŸƒ Former Fellow Lancet Countdown Europe & BSC Postdoc πŸŽ“ Gates Cambridge alumna πŸ“š Honorary Fellow UCL 🌐 Researching environment, health & (gender) equity

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New from #RSOS: Ethical considerations related to #drone use for environment and health research: a scoping review. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @remyhs.bsky.social @daalenkim.bsky.social @msantosvega.bsky.social @gabc91.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social

28.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because β€œthere is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.

Seven countries are losing all U.S. humanitarian aid: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.

these projects are being canceled because β€œthere is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests.”

www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

23.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

@remyhs.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social @msantosvega.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
@royalsociety.org @cambridgecardio.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @isee-global.bsky.social

23.02.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As drone research expands across climate science, epidemiology, and global health, the conversation must move beyond β€œCan we fly?” to β€œShould we fly, and how do we do so responsibly?” βš–οΈ

πŸ“– πŸ”—Read our new study, led by Dr Hoek Spaans, exploring these ethical challenges: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

23.02.2026 11:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Used a John Snow reference in class today.
Today’s undergrads do not know Game of Thrones.
Please respect my privacy during this difficult time.πŸ§“

05.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Pub!βœ¨πŸ‘€ After screening 266,669 πŸ“°, we synthesised *all* evidence on diversity in academic global health.

πŸ“Š 226 studies on editorial boards + 603 on authorship β†’ representation remains limited.

The evidence is (& has been) clear - it’s time for structural reform.πŸ”₯

πŸ”—https://tinyurl.com/ymjtucz8

16.12.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Hannah Klauber as Co-Lead of our Economics & Finance Working Group! Joining from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, she brings her expertise to strengthen indicators, connect researchers, and shape climate-health action. 🌍 #Leadership #ClimateChange #HealthEconomics

21.08.2025 08:22 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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🌍🌱 New for young readers (8–15): How climate change affects health, and how climate action helps!

Our new Frontiers for Young Minds article turns @countdowneurope.bsky.social findings into clear, hopeful insights.

πŸ”— Read: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
πŸ“Š Infographics: shorturl.at/wmt0X

08.08.2025 08:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The attribution of human health outcomes to climate change: transdisciplinary practical guidance - Climatic Change For over 30 years, detection and attribution (D&A) studies have informed key conclusions in international and national assessments of climate science, providing compelling evidence for the reality and...

New workshop paper out today with 60 of our closest friends, providing guidance on how to design a study attributing health impacts to climate change. Hopefully this helps expand the field and start closing the representation gaps we discuss in our forthcoming work link.springer.com/article/10.1...

25.07.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Now is the time that I remind you that, while plague has been endemic in the western United States for 70+ years and this is a normal occurrence, our work does seem to strongly suggest climate change is increasing spillover risk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

11.07.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 395 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 30
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πŸ—£οΈNEW SPEAKER!

@profsanderlinden.bsky.social will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

07.07.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Our new study of 147,979 pregnancies 🀰🏻 across 9 Chinese provinces finds that combined PMβ‚‚.β‚… and ozone exposure increases low birth weight risk - with critical exposure windows from preconception to the second trimester.

πŸ“„ Led by Haitong Zhe Sun, read full:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

01.07.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Millions of people worldwide 🌍 are chronically exposed to environmental arsenic.

In this newπŸ“„, we explore whether associations between environmental arsenic & risk of adverse cardiometabolic πŸ«€ outcomes change in the presence of common genetic 🧬 variations. ⬇️

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

26.06.2025 09:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate change 🌎 poses a growing threat to workers' health, through direct exposure to environmental hazards and indirect exacerbation of social & health inequalities.

Our new πŸ“° discusses research gaps in occupational health in the era of climate change ⬇️

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

21.06.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday @ianguelovski.bsky.social @pkotsila.bsky.social
served as jury members for the 2024 Ciudad de Barcelona Awards @barcelonacat.bsky.social awarding the Lancet Countdown’s Europe Report on Health & Climate Change. Congrats to lead authors @daalenkim.bsky.social @drrachellowe.bsky.social!

27.05.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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190 people have registered for our Reimagining Global Health course!

You can still apply!

www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

26.05.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Parliamentlive.tv International Development Committee

Shocking that UK government plans to boost defence spending by cutting aid.

To add to the injustice, here is what Baroness Chapman, Minister of State for International Development, told the select committee she plans cuts to focus on: education & gender.

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... #aid

20.05.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We are now on Bluesky!

Follow us to keep up to date with our research and find out what goes on at the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit in the @dphpc.bsky.social

#cardiovasculardisease #prevention #healthcare #bigdata #globalhealth #publichealth #riskfactors

19.05.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EstΓ  preparada Catalunya per afrontar les malalties que vindran❓

🌍L'escalfament global accelera i la globalització connecta: malalties abans llunyanes ja es transmeten localment

πŸ—žEn parla la investigadora del BSC @drrachellowe.bsky.social al Diari Ara

➑ www.bsc.es/ZFu

#dengue #mosquits #virus

06.05.2025 06:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Current Environmental HealthΒ Reports (CEHR) stands with the environmental health community amid cuts to U.S. federal health agencies during this uncertain time.πŸ’”

If your review article was recently withdrawn from EHP, CEHR may be a good fit! We welcome submissions ofΒ review articles! πŸ“

30.04.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
How do the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Zambia work?
How do the Safe Motherhood Action Groups in Zambia work? YouTube video by Sara Dada

New research from @dadasara.bsky.social
Realist #evaluation in @bmj.com Global Health looks at how & why Safe Motherhood Action Groups #SMAGs use communication to improve maternal & newborn health care-seeking in #Zambia

Read paper doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015961
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDVA...

24.04.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health Achieving gender justice in global healthβ€”which we define as encompassing the realisation of universal rights in relation to health equity and gender equality, while also addressing the drivers of gen...

🌍✨ The pursuit of #GenderJustice in global health is not simply an aspirationβ€”it’s a necessity for πŸ“ˆ health outcomes & addressing inequities.

Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➑️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0

07.04.2025 06:48 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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Strengthening resilience to emerging vector-borne diseases in Europe: lessons learnt from countries facing endemic transmission Emerging vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are a major public health concern worldwide. Climate change, environmental degradation and globalisation have led to an expansion in the range of many vectors and...

Read the full paper in the @thelancet.bsky.social Regional Health Europe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

08.04.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A fantstic new paper by Gina E.C. Charnley et al. discussing the lessons Europe can learn on vector-borne disease control from endemic countries, and advocating for the expansion of transdisciplinary knowledge-sharing partnerships, to co-create proactive measures against vector-borne diseases. ⬇️

08.04.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Our health is intrinsically linked to the natural world. Quite simply, no nature, no health’ If you think hospital waiting lists and access to GP care are challenging now, climate change will bring more difficulties

Our health is intrinsically linked to the natural world. Quite simply: no nature, no health.

It’s time to change the narrative! Taking action for climate and nature is taking action for our health.

07.04.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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I think every lab page needs a Marty πŸ˜πŸ˜‚ @loiclnlg.bsky.social www.lannelongue-group.org

25.03.2025 00:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleased that our paper on shaping the narrative on #obesity was among the top ten most cited papers in #ObesityReviews

Particularly pleased to bring a #humanrights dimension that is too often missing

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

@worldobesity.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social

19.03.2025 14:47 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible new @nature.com Communications paper πŸ“ƒ by Meade et al. in which they synthesize the findings from over 400 laboratory-based heat exposure studies to improve understanding of the effects of heat stress on cardiac responses πŸ₯΅

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

19.03.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to be speaking at the Planetary Health Alliance webinar about the 2024 Report of the @countdowneurope.bsky.social this Wednesday!

Join us on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/89999052979

17.03.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...

Good to see @bmj.com urging resistance & exercising leadership in response to #Trump efforts to purge science of terms including #gender #women #diverse #equity #excluded #inclusion

πŸ™ @jocalynclark.bsky.social & @kamranabbasi.bsky.social

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

@chrischirp.bsky.social

07.02.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0