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Awarded grant: Hierarchical Spatial Models to Predict Health Effects of Climate Change

Finley, Andrew, Assistant Professor, finleya@msu.edu; Web site

  • Department: Department of Forestry and the Department of Geography
  • Title: Hierarchical Spatial Models to Predict Health Effects of Climate Change
  • Funding Agency: University of Minnesota (subcontracted from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
  • Amount of grant: $70,506
  • Duration of grant: 9/30/2009 - 8/31/2010
  • Summary: In a joint venture with the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, MSU researchers will develop hierarchical models to predict the health effects of climate change. Specifically, they will study the current and future impact of climate on critical communicable and non-communicable diseases, and associated projected impact of different climates on the risk of these diseases. Their goal is to offer innovative approaches to develop projections of changes in disease burden in specific regions to facilitate public health planning.

 

 


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