Regional GEOHealth Hub Centered in Peru - US Award
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Regional GEOHealth Hub Centered in Peru
Principal Institution
Emory University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Steenland, Nelson K; Checkley, William N; Gonzales, Gustavo F; Hartinger, Stella Maria
Project Contact Information
Email: nsteenl@sph.emory.edu
Project Website
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GEOHealth Peru
Year(s) Awarded
2015–2027
Country
Bolivia; Chile; Ecuador; Peru
Collaborators
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chile
NIH Partners
NIA; NIEHS
Project Description
The research builds on our previous work in the region and is designed to enhance capacity to carry out research and provide data useful to policy makers in our focus area of building capacity in Ambient Air Pollution (AAP) research in Peru and study the association between AAP and cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurodegenerative health outcomes, including COVID-19 and Alzheimer’s where the association with AAP is not well established.
Partner award:
Regional GEOHealth Hub Centered in Peru - LMIC Award
GEOHealth funding partners include NCI, NIEHS, NIOSH (CDC) and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
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