CAFÉ: a Research Coordinating Center to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand the Climate Change and Health Community of Practice
05/10/2023 - 04/30/2026 (Multi-PI)
PI: Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1U24ES035309-01

Advancing Community Resilience to Cumulative Climate Impacts in the Mystic River Watershed
11/01/2022 - 10/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
Environmental Protection Agency

1. Errett NA, Hartwell C, Randazza JM, Nori-Sarma A, Weinberger KR, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Adams QH, Wellenius GA, Hess JJ. Survey of extreme heat public health preparedness plans and response activities in the most populous jurisdictions in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2023 May 03; 23(1):811.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Wellenius, Gregory
   Spangler, Keith
   

   PMID: 37138325; PMCID: PMC10154751; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15757-x;
2. Hassan AM, Nogueira L, Lin YL, Rogers JE, Nori-Sarma A, Offodile AC. Impact of Heatwaves on Cancer Care Delivery: Potential Mechanisms, Health Equity Concerns, and Adaptation Strategies. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jun 10; 41(17):3104-3109. PMID: 37098249
3. Nori-Sarma A, Wellenius GA. Human Health and Well-being in a Warming World. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr; 101(S1):99-118.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Wellenius, Gregory
   

   PMID: 37096613; PMCID: PMC10126986; DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12608;
4. Randazza JM, Hess JJ, Bostrom A, Hartwell C, Adams QH, Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Weinberger KR, Wellenius GA, Errett NA. Planning to Reduce the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat: A Content Analysis of Heat Action Plans in Local United States Jurisdictions. Am J Public Health. 2023 May; 113(5):559-567.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Wellenius, Gregory
   Spangler, Keith
   

   PMID: 36926967; PMCID: PMC10088945; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307217;
5. Adams QH, Chan EMG, Spangler KR, Weinberger KR, Lane KJ, Errett NA, Hess JJ, Sun Y, Wellenius GA, Nori-Sarma A. Examining the Optimal Placement of Cooling Centers to Serve Populations at High Risk of Extreme Heat Exposure in 81 US Cities. Public Health Rep. 2023 Feb 01; 333549221148174.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Wellenius, Gregory
   Spangler, Keith
   Lane, Kevin
   

   PMID: 36726308; PMCID: PMC10576472; DOI: 10.1177/00333549221148174;
6. Nori-Sarma A, Milando C, Weinberger KR, Hess JJ, Errett NA, Wellenius GA. Association Between the 2021 Heat Wave in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and Emergency Department Visits. JAMA. 2022 Dec 20; 328(23):2360-2362.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Milando, Chad
   Wellenius, Gregory
   

   PMID: 36538316; PMCID: PMC9856788; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.20665;
7. Paul D. Juarez, Aramandla Ramesh, Darryl B. Hood, Donald J. Alcendor, R. Burciaga Valdez, Mounika P. Aramandla, Mohammad Tabatabai, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Michael A. Langston, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Wansoo Im, Charles C. Mouton. The effects of air pollution, meteorological parameters, and climate change on COVID-19 comorbidity and health disparities: A systematic review. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. 2022; 4:194-210.
8. R. Burciaga Valdez, Mohammad Tabatabai, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Derek Wilus, Darryl B. Hood, Wansoo Im, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Aramandla Ramesh, Macarius M. Donneyong, Michael A. Langston, Charles P. Mouton, Paul D. Juárez. Association of diabetes and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the Southeastern United States. Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 2022; 4.
9. Nori-Sarma A, Sun S, Sun Y, Spangler KR, Oblath R, Galea S, Gradus JL, Wellenius GA. Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 01; 79(4):341-349.View Related Profiles.

   Nori-Sarma, Amruta
   Wellenius, Gregory
   Gradus, Jaimie
   Spangler, Keith
   Oblath, Rachel
   Galea, Sandro
   Sun, Shengzhi
   

   PMID: 35195664; PMCID: PMC8867392; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.4369;
10. Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Wang B, Cesare N, Dukes KA, Lane KJ. Impacts of the choice of distance measurement method on estimates of access to point-based resources. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Mar; 33(2):237-243.View Related Profiles.

    Nori-Sarma, Amruta
    Wang, Biqi
    Spangler, Keith
    Lane, Kevin
    Dukes, Kimberly Ann
    Cesare, Nina
    

    PMID: 35145207

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