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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

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 hospitalization for diabetes morbidity: A study in multiple countries and territories. Diabetes Care, 47(9), 1-9. doi: 10.2337/dc24-0703 Journal - Research Article

Pourzand, F., Prickett, M., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2024). Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change. The Briefing, (10 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/clean-ups-are-not-enough-government-policy-incoherent-climate-change Journal - Research Other

Hundessa, S., Huang, W., Zhao, Q., Wu, Y., Wen, B., Alahmad, B., … Hales, S., … the MCC Collaborators. (2024). Global and regional cardiovascular mortality attributable to nonoptimal temperatures over time. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(23), 2276-2287. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.425 Journal - Research Article

Grout, L., Hales, S., Baker, M., French, N., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa: New study. The Briefing, (27 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/severe-weather-events-linked-outbreaks-crypto-aotearoa-new-study Journal - Research Other

Prickett, M., Hales, S., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety. The Briefing, (7 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/another-havelock-north-govt-undoing-protections-drinking-water-safety Journal - Research Other

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