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Simon hales photoBA MB BChir (Cambridge) MPH PhD (Otago)

Research Professor; HEIRU

Contact details

Email simon.hales@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

Simon is an environmental epidemiologist with an interest in the atmospheric environment and global issues.

Simon's current projects include:

  • empirical modelling of air pollution and health
  • assessing health aspects of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
  • estimating the global burden of disease attributable to climate change
  • empirical modelling of communicable disease in relation to climate
  • health co benefits of climate change mitigation

Publications

Wen, B., Ademi, Z., Wu, Y., Xu, R., Yu, P., Liu, Y., … Hales, S., … Li, S. (2024). Non-optimum temperatures led to labour productivity burden by causing premature deaths: A multi-country study. Environment International, 193, 109096. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109096 Journal - Research Article

Prickett, M., Canning, A., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2024). Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream. The Briefing, (27 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/regulator-failure-nitrate-drinking-water-dumps-escalating-costs-those-downstream Journal - Research Other

Lai, H., Lee, J. E., Harrington, L. J., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Newport, C., Bolton, A., … Hales, S. (2024). Daily temperatures and child hospital admissions in Aotearoa New Zealand: Case time series analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 21, 1236. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091236 Journal - Research Article

Huang, W., Vogt, T., Park, J., Yang, Z., Ritchie, E. A., Xu, R., … Hales, S., … Guo, Y. (2024). Risks of infectious disease hospitalisations in the aftermath of tropical cyclones: A multi-country time-series study. Lancet Public Health, 8, e629-e639. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00158-X Journal - Research Article

Zhang, Y., Xu, R., Huang, W., Morawska, L., Johnston, F. H., Abramson, M., … Hales, S., … Li, S. (2024). Short-term exposure to wildfire-specific PM2.5 and diabetes hospitalization: A study in multiple countries and territories. Diabetes Care, 47(9), 1664-1672. doi: 10.2337/dc24-0703 Journal - Research Article

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