Welcome to the Health and Environment Research (HER) Lab
Investigating the impact of the environment on human health
We focus on the links between the triple planetary crisis - which includes biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution - and human health. Our goal is to investigate both the beneficial effects of living near nature and the harmful environmental influences, including climate change and pollution. We focus on “critical windows of development,” such as pregnancy and early childhood, when environmental factors can have lifelong impacts. We also develop and apply novel approaches to disentangle complex environmental exposures and to understand the pathways that lead to disease or protect against it.
ResearchGate
An Epidemiologist's Lens on the Triple Planetary Crisis: How Our Environment Shapes Our Health
Climate Change
The Health Cost of a Warming Planet
Pollution
The invisible threats to health
Biodiversity Loss
The protective power of nature
Recent Publications
בר-דעת: כמה בריא להיחשף לטבע
בר-דעת: כמה בריא להיחשף לטבע
מה הם היתרונות הבריאותיים שבחשיפה לטבע? ד"ר קרן אגאי-שי מהפקולטה לרפואה בגליל מדברת על המחקרים המוכיחים את תרומתם של האוויר הנקי, אור השמש, הצמחיה הטבעית, בעלי החיים והמרחבים הפתוחים, לבריאותנו.