When examining the impacts of exposure to air pollution on health outcomes, researchers usually carry out "placebo tests" to provide evidence in support of their identification assumption. In general, this exercise targets health conditions seemingly unrelated to air pollution. In this study, we...

Chapter 1. Overview of Public Health Risk, Jue Liu -- Chapter 2. Theory and Approaches of Public Health Risk Assessment for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Jue Liu -- Chapter 3. Theory and Approaches of Public Health Risk Assessment for Major Infectious Diseases, Jue Liu -- Chapter 4. Public...

The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature suggests that exposure to pollution can cause respiratory illness and increase deaths among the elderly, little is known about whether increases in pollution could cause...

Air pollution is known to negatively affect a range of health outcomes. Wildfire smoke is an increasingly important contributor to air pollution, yet extreme smoke events are highly salient and could induce behavioral responses that alter health impacts. We combine geolocated data covering the...