%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Coussens, Christine M. %E Fischhoff, Baruch %T Science and Risk Communication: A Mini-Symposium Sponsored by the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10231/science-and-risk-communication-a-mini-symposium-sponsored-by-the %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10231/science-and-risk-communication-a-mini-symposium-sponsored-by-the %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 7 %0 Book %T Environmental Medicine and the Medical School Curriculum %D 1993 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21208/environmental-medicine-and-the-medical-school-curriculum %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21208/environmental-medicine-and-the-medical-school-curriculum %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K %K Health and Medicine %P 37 %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Boyle, Elizabeth %E McKay, Alexandra %T Children's Environmental Health: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-69802-3 %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26848/childrens-environmental-health-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26848/childrens-environmental-health-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 104 %X The National Academies Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and Board on Children Youth and Families convened a workshop in August 2022 to explore the impact of specific environmental exposures in utero, infancy, early childhood, and adolescence. Experts in epidemiology, toxicology, dose response methodology, and exposure science explored gaps in knowledge around vulnerabilities to environmental hazards as well as opportunities to inform public policy moving forward. This Proceedings of the workshop summarizes important discussions held during the virtual event and outlines recommendations for ways the Environmental Protection Agency can incorporate new research methods into its risk assessments. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Cooper, Ruth %E Berkower, Carol %E Nass, Sharyl %T Companion Animals as Sentinels for Predicting Environmental Exposure Effects on Aging and Cancer Susceptibility in Humans: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-68794-2 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26547/companion-animals-as-sentinels-for-predicting-environmental-exposure-effects-on-aging-and-cancer-susceptibility-in-humans %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26547/companion-animals-as-sentinels-for-predicting-environmental-exposure-effects-on-aging-and-cancer-susceptibility-in-humans %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 172 %X To examine the potential role of companion animals as sentinels of relevant, shared environmental exposures that may affect human aging and cancer, the National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop in collaboration with the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence and the Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions to explore this promising and underutilized pathway for research. Presentations and panel discussions covered the current state of the science and pathways for accelerating research, along with opportunities and challenges for using this novel translational approach to exposure science to advance human health. This Proceedings of a Workshop outlines the presentations and discussions that occurred during the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Poole, Robert %E Sharples, Fran %E Sawyer, Keegan %T Predicting Human Health Effects from Environmental Exposures: Applying Translatable and Accessible Biomarkers of Effect: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25962/predicting-human-health-effects-from-environmental-exposures-applying-translatable-and-accessible-biomarkers-of-effect %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25962/predicting-human-health-effects-from-environmental-exposures-applying-translatable-and-accessible-biomarkers-of-effect %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 16 %X Biomarkers of effect are measurable changes in an individual that indicate health impairment or disease. Although biomarkers have long been a crucial part of medical practice - blood pressure is a simple example - researchers have recently identified a variety of new biomarkers that signal the presence of conditions such as nervous system damage, autoimmune disorders, and cancer. Of particular interest is the potential of these new biomarkers to measure adverse health effects that may arise from exposure to environmental pollutants. On August 12-13, 2020, the Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a 2-day workshop to explore how new biomarker approaches can be applied to understanding the consequences of environmental exposures and improve environmental health decisions. The workshop brought together a multidisciplinary group, including experts in public health, environmental health, clinical medicine, and health disparities to discuss the state of the art in biomarkers and health. This Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief summarizes the workshop presentations and the discussions that took place among the participants. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Alper, Joe %E Hamilton, Liza %E Moerder, Claire %T Health-Focused Public–Private Partnerships in the Urban Context: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-67707-3 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25790/health-focused-public-private-partnerships-in-the-urban-context-proceedings %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25790/health-focused-public-private-partnerships-in-the-urban-context-proceedings %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 130 %X To draw attention to health determinants and health inequities among populations that live in urban environments and to explore challenges faced in establishing urban population health, the Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety hosted a 1.5-day workshop on the role of health-focused public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the urban context. The workshop, held June 13-14, 2019, in Washington, DC, aimed to illuminate some of the intervention strategies that have been designed to attenuate these urban health issues and highlighted the importance of PPPs and urban-level governance in remediation efforts. By facilitating discussion among participants in both the public and private sectors, as well as among policy makers, the workshop served as a platform to share best practices on how to address health challenges through interventions that target healthier urban populations. This publication highlights the presentations and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Bain, Lisa %E Norris, Sheena M. Posey %E Stroud, Clare %T Environmental Neuroscience: Advancing the Understanding of How Chemical Exposures Impact Brain Health and Disease: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-68309-8 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25937/environmental-neuroscience-advancing-the-understanding-of-how-chemical-exposures-impact %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25937/environmental-neuroscience-advancing-the-understanding-of-how-chemical-exposures-impact %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 86 %X Humans are potentially exposed to more than 80,000 toxic chemicals in the environment, yet their impacts on brain health and disease are not well understood. The sheer number of these chemicals has overwhelmed the ability to determine their individual toxicity, much less potential interactive effects. Early life exposures to chemicals can have permanent consequences for neurodevelopment and for neurodegeneration in later life. Toxic effects resulting from chemical exposure can interact with other risk factors such as prenatal stress, and persistence of some chemicals in the brain over time may result in cumulative toxicity. Because neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders - such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Parkinson's disease - cannot be fully explained by genetic risk factors alone, understanding the role of individual environmental chemical exposures is critical. On June 25, 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a workshop to lay the foundation for future advances in environmental neuroscience. The workshop was designed to explore new opportunities to bridge the gap between what is known about the genetic contribution to brain disorders and what is known, and not known, about the contribution of environmental influences, as well as to discuss what is known about how genetic and environmental factors interact. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Shelton-Davenport, Marilee %E Pavlin, Julie %E Saunders, Jennifer %E Staudt, Amanda %T Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25958/airborne-transmission-of-sars-cov-2-proceedings-of-a-workshop %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25958/airborne-transmission-of-sars-cov-2-proceedings-of-a-workshop %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 18 %X With the rapidly evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers are racing to find answers to critical questions about the virus that causes the disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Understanding how the virus is transmitted is among the most important questions, as it will inform efforts to stop its spread. For example, can the virus be transmitted via speech and exhaled breath? How long can aerosols containing the virus linger in the air? How far can these aerosols travel? Is the amount of virus in these aerosols enough to cause infection? These questions and more were the subject of an August 26–27, 2020, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine virtual workshop that convened experts in aerosol science and atmospheric chemistry, building engineering, epidemiology, environmental health, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine, public health, and virology to explore the evidence on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Reassessment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry %@ 978-0-309-69423-0 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26729/reassessment-of-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-airborne-hazards-and-open-burn-pit-registry %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26729/reassessment-of-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-airborne-hazards-and-open-burn-pit-registry %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 292 %X Beginning with the 1990–1991 Gulf War, more than 3.7 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Southwest Asia, where they have been exposed to a number of airborne hazards, including oil-well fire smoke, emissions from open burn pits, dust and sand, diesel exhaust, and poor-quality ambient air. Many service members, particularly those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, have reported health problems they attribute to their exposure to emissions from open-air burn pits on military installations. In 2013, Congress directed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit (AH&OBP) Registry to "ascertain and monitor" the health effects of such exposures. This report serves as a follow-up to an initial assessment of the AH&OBP Registry completed by an independent committee of the National Academies in 2017. This reassessment does not include any strength-of-the-evidence assessments of potential relationships between exposures to burn pits or airborne hazards and health effects. Rather, this report assesses the ability of the registry to fulfill the intended purposes that Congress and VA have specified for it. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Lichtveld, Maureen %E Wollek, Scott %E Cohen, Jennifer %T Advancing Health and Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region: A Roadmap for Progress %@ 978-0-309-70359-8 %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27057/advancing-health-and-resilience-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-region %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27057/advancing-health-and-resilience-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-region %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 204 %X Consequences of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a cumulative toll on the health and well-being of people in the Gulf of Mexico region. Long-standing societal challenges related to racism, poverty, education, housing, and underemployment are compounding the trauma, leading to chronic stress for many Gulf residents. The Committee on Progress Toward Human Health and Community Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region new report, Advancing Health and Community Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region: A Roadmap for Progress, explores key challenges and priorities in Gulf states, including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas and evaluates recent progress. The report also makes recommendations for closing critical gaps and implementing transformative approaches that focus on the diverse needs and experiences of people who live and work in the Gulf region. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Olson, Steve %T Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-49987-3 %D 2020 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25622/implications-of-the-california-wildfires-for-health-communities-and-preparedness %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25622/implications-of-the-california-wildfires-for-health-communities-and-preparedness %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 160 %X California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Armstrong, Natalie %E Berkower, Carol %E Luhachack, Lyly %T Developing Wearable Technologies to Advance Understanding of Precision Environmental Health: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2023 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27178/developing-wearable-technologies-to-advance-understanding-of-precision-environmental-health %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27178/developing-wearable-technologies-to-advance-understanding-of-precision-environmental-health %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %K Health and Medicine %P 12 %X The rapid proliferation of wearable devices that gather data on physical activity and physiology has become commonplace across various sectors of society. Concurrently, the development of advanced wearables and sensors capable of detecting a multitude of compounds presents new opportunities for monitoring environmental exposure risks. Wearable technologies are additionally showing promise in disease prediction, detection, and management, thereby offering potential advancements in the interdisciplinary fields of both environmental health and biomedicine. To gain insight into this burgeoning field, on June 1 and 2, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a 2-day virtual workshop titled Developing Wearable Technologies to Advance Understanding of Precision Environmental Health. Experts from government, industry, and academia convened to discuss emerging applications and the latest advances in wearable technologies. The workshop aimed to explore the potential of wearables in capturing, monitoring, and predicting environmental exposures and risks to inform precision environmental health. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Coussens, Christine %E Martinez, Rose Marie %T Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-28791-3 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18376/health-impact-assessment-of-shale-gas-extraction-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18376/health-impact-assessment-of-shale-gas-extraction-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 154 %X Natural gas extraction from shale formations, which includes hydraulic fracturing, is increasingly in the news as the use of extraction technologies has expanded, rural communities have been transformed seemingly overnight, public awareness has increased, and regulations have been developed. The governmental public health system, which retains primary responsibility for health, was not an early participant in discussions about shale gas extraction; thus public health is lacking critical information about environmental health impacts of these technologies and is limited in its ability to address concerns raised by regulators at the federal and state levels, communities, and workers employed in the shale gas extraction industry. Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction is the summary of a workshop convened in 2012 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine to discuss the human health impact of shale gas extraction through the lens of a health impact assessment. Eminent scientists, physicians, public health experts, and representatives from government agencies at federal and state levels, from nongovernment organizations, from the business sector, and from interest groups representing the interests of the citizens met to exchange ideas and to inform on hydraulic fracturing as a means of extraction of natural gas. This report examines the state of the science regarding shale gas extraction, the direct and indirect environmental health impacts of shale gas extraction, and the use of health impact assessment as a tool that can help decision makers identify the public health consequences of shale gas extraction. %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Landi, Suzanne %T Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-29478-2 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18554/including-health-in-global-frameworks-for-development-wealth-and-climate-change %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18554/including-health-in-global-frameworks-for-development-wealth-and-climate-change %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 86 %X Including Health in Global Frameworks for Development, Wealth, and Climate Change is the summary of a three-part public webinar convened by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and its collaborative on Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development. Presenters and participants discussed the role of health in measuring a country's wealth (going beyond gross domestic product), health scenario communication, and international health goals and indicators. The workshop focused on fostering discussion across academic, government, business, and civil society sectors to make use of existing data and information that can be adapted to track progress of global sustainable development and human health. This report examines frameworks for global development goals and connections to health indicators, the role for health in the context of novel sustainable economic frameworks that go beyond gross domestic product, and scenarios to project climate change impacts. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Boyle, Elizabeth %T Feasibility of Addressing Environmental Exposure Questions Using Department of Defense Biorepositories: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25287/feasibility-of-addressing-environmental-exposure-questions-using-department-of-defense-biorepositories %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25287/feasibility-of-addressing-environmental-exposure-questions-using-department-of-defense-biorepositories %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 11 %X The past decade has seen advancements in methods for measuring environmental exposures in biological specimens, such as blood or tissue. Chemicals can now be measured more accurately and with smaller volumes of specimens. Biorepositories that store many biospecimens are maintained by the Department of Defense (DoD) for medical purposes. To help determine the feasibility of using these biorepositories to conduct research on environmental and occupational exposures experienced by servicemembers, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a two-day workshop in June 2018. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %T Addressing the Physician Shortage in Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Report of a Study %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9494/addressing-the-physician-shortage-in-occupational-and-environmental-medicine-report %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9494/addressing-the-physician-shortage-in-occupational-and-environmental-medicine-report %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 31 %0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Coussens, Christine %E Rusch, Erin %T Public Health Linkages with Sustainability: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-28786-9 %D 2013 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18375/public-health-linkages-with-sustainability-workshop-summary %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18375/public-health-linkages-with-sustainability-workshop-summary %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 147 %X In 1992 world leaders met at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to reaffirm the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment that was established on June 16, 1972 in Stockholm. The meeting resulted in the adoption of Agenda 21 by the member states which is a framework for the transition to a more sustainable world. In 2012 the members gathered to assess and reaffirm the importance of progress towards the efforts of Agenda 21. In response to this the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine held a workshop to inform the policies that are discussed at the 2012 Earth Summit. The workshop, held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on July 25-26, 2011, focused on the issue of sustainability and health as well as the linkages that are currently present between the two. The workshop included presentations and discussions which are summarized in Public Health Linkages with Sustainability: Workshop Summary. The report presents how different areas of public health, such as food and water resources, link to sustainability and opportunities or venues that can be examined. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %E Pray, Leslie %T Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Communities in a Changing Climate: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-46345-4 %D 2018 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24846/protecting-the-health-and-well-being-of-communities-in-a-changing-climate %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24846/protecting-the-health-and-well-being-of-communities-in-a-changing-climate %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 154 %X On March 13, 2017, the Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement jointly convened a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to explore potential strategies for public health, environmental health, health care, and related stakeholders to help communities and regions to address and mitigate the health effects of climate change. Participants discussed the perspectives of civic, government, business, and health-sector leaders, and existing research, best practices, and examples that inform stakeholders and practitioners on approaches to support mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and its effects on population health. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. %0 Book %A National Academy of Engineering %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %T Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions %@ 978-0-309-71275-0 %D 2024 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27341/health-risks-of-indoor-exposure-to-fine-particulate-matter-and-practical-mitigation-solutions %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27341/health-risks-of-indoor-exposure-to-fine-particulate-matter-and-practical-mitigation-solutions %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %K Engineering and Technology %P 248 %X Schools, workplaces, businesses, and even homes are places where someone could be subjected to particulate matter (PM) – a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. PM is a ubiquitous pollutant comprising a complex and ever-changing combination of chemicals, dust, and biologic materials such as allergens. Of special concern is fine particulate matter (PM2.5), PM with a diameter of 2.5 microns (<0.0001 inch) or smaller. Fine PM is small enough to penetrate deep into the respiratory system, and the smallest fraction of it, ultrafine particles (UFPs), or particles with diameters less than 0.1 micron, can exert neurotoxic effects on the brain. Overwhelming evidence exists that exposure to PM2.5 of outdoor origin is associated with a range of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological and psychiatric, and endocrine disorders as well as poor birth outcomes, with the burden of these effects falling more heavily on underserved and marginalized communities. Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions explores the state-of the-science on the health risks of exposure to fine particulate matter indoors along with engineering solutions and interventions to reduce risks of exposure to it, including practical mitigation strategies. This report offers recommendations to reduce population exposure to PM2.5, to reduce health impacts on susceptible populations including the elderly, young children, and those with pre-existing conditions, and to address important knowledge gaps. %0 Book %A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine %A National Academy of Engineering %E Butler, David A. %E Alper, Joe %T Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Approaches: Proceedings of a Workshop %@ 978-0-309-26328-3 %D 2022 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26331/indoor-exposure-to-fine-particulate-matter-and-practical-mitigation-approaches %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26331/indoor-exposure-to-fine-particulate-matter-and-practical-mitigation-approaches %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 176 %X Overwhelming evidence exists that exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with a range of short-term and chronic health impacts, including asthma exacerbation, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart attacks, increased susceptibility to respiratory infections, and premature death, with the burden of these health effects falling more heavily on underserved and marginalized communities. Although less studied to date, indoor exposure to PM2.5 is also gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects, particularly given that Americans spend 90 percent of their lives indoors and indoor PM2.5 levels can exceed outdoor levels. To better understand the sources of indoor PM2.5, the possible health effects of exposure to indoor PM2.5, and engineering approaches and interventions to reduce those exposure risks, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop, Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Approaches, on April 14, 21, and 28, 2021. The workshop focused on exposures that occur in residential and school buildings and on existing and practical mitigation technologies and approaches. This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the workshop.