Improving and Expanding Estimates of the Global Burden of Disease Due to Environmental Health Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), produces influential, data-driven estimates of the burden of disease and premature death due to major risk factors. Expanded quantification of disease due to environmental health (EH) risk factors, including climate change, will enhance accuracy of GBD estimates, which will contribute to developing cost-effective policies that promote prevention and achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Objectives

We review key aspects of the GBD for the EH community and introduce the Global Burden of Disease-Pollution and Health Initiative (GBD-PHI), which aims to work with IHME and the GBD study to improve estimates of disease burden attributable to EH risk factors

SUBMITTER: Shaffer RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6867191 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature