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NEHRI Negev Environmental Health Research Institute

CURRENT projects

recent projects

blood donors

Human Biologic Monitoring in the Haifa Bay area compared to the general population: screening within blood donors

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Hassan L. (SUMC), Shinar E. (MDA Blood Services), Rorman E. (National Lab of Public Health), Kloog I (BGU), Novack L. (SUMC)

pfas

Perfluorinated Substances in Placenta within general population of women giving birth, Israel

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Novack L. (SUMC), Pariente G.(SUMC)

cataract

Association between Ambient Dust, Air pollution and meteorological conditions, and Age-Related Cataract in Israel

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Knyazer B. (SUMC), Zloto O. (Shiba), Weinstein O (Clalit) Novack V. (SUMC)

cataract

Environmental factors associated with Parkinson's Disease, a population-based longitudinal study

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Ifergane G.(SUMC), Novack L. (SUMC)

pregnancy climate

Temperature variability, air pollution, and birth outcomes in a changing climate: epidemiological innovation contrasting populations in Southern Israel

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Raz R. (HUJI), Erez O. (SUMC)

medea

Mitigating the Effects of Desert dust-storms using Exposure-reduction Approaches (MEDEA)

Primary and co-primary Investigators: Novack V. (SUMC)

sience

The Effect of Immediate and Longitudinal Air Pollution as Assessed By Satellite Models On In Vivo Human Fat Cells Physiology

air pollution study

Air pollution and Cardiac Arrhythmia Episodes; A Novel Spatio-Temporal Model using a combination of Satellite Exposure Assessment based on Real Time Smartphone Geo-Positioning and Pacemaker's Tracing of Heart Rate

chf

The Contribution of Climate and Particulate Matter Air Pollution Assessed by the Hybrid Satellite Models to Congestive Heart Failure Decompensation. Identification of the Vulnerable Populations

disease

The Effects of Urban Microclimate Variability and Global Climate Change on Heat-Related Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Semi-Arid Environment of Southern Israel

disease diagnosis

Impact of Dust Origin on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases Hospital Admissions