The Lancet Planetary Health Report

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Authors

© Sean Gallagher, 2022

Co-Chairs

Richard Fuller (co-chair) — Richard Fuller (co-chair) Founder and Past Board Chair, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Philip J. Landrigan, MD (co-chair) — Philip J. Landrigan, MD (co-chair) Professor of Biology at Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at Boston College

Authors by Country

Canada

Michael Brauer, ScD — Michael Brauer, ScD Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia; Affiliate Professor, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington

Bruce Lanphear, MD — Bruce Lanphear, MD Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University

China

Chonghuai Yan, MD, PhD — Chonghuai Yan, MD, PhD Professor at Department of Environmental Health in Xinhua Children’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Germany

Stephan Bose-O’Reilly, MD — Stephan Bose-O’Reilly, MD Paediatrician and Professor for Public Health and Environmental Medicine at Munich University Hospital

India

Kalpana Balakrishnan, PhD — Kalpana Balakrishnan, PhD Associate Dean (Research), Department of Environmental Health Engineering at Sri Ramachandra University

Mexico

Martha María (Mara) Téllez-Rojo, PhD — Martha María (Mara) Téllez-Rojo, PhD Senior Researcher at the Center for Nutrition and Health Research, Institute of Public Health

Nigeria

Adetoun Mustapha, PhD — Adetoun Mustapha, PhD Researcher at Nigeria Institute for Medical Research

Philippines

Glynda Bathan, LLB — Glynda Bathan, LLB Deputy Executive Director at Clean Air Asia

Switzerland

Lilian Corra, MD — Lilian Corra, MD Senior Advisor, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Jill Hanna, MA — Jill Hanna, MA Senior Advisor, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Rachael Kupka, MA — Rachael Kupka, MA Former Executive Director and Senior Advisor, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Karti Sandilya, LLB — Karti Sandilya, LLB Senior Advisor, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Laura Schaefli, PhD — Laura Schaefli, PhD Former Program Manager, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

United Kingdom

David Hanrahan, MSc — David Hanrahan, MSc Principal Technical Advisor at Pure Earth

David Hunter, ScD — David Hunter, ScD Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, Director of the Translational Epidemiology Unit at University of Oxford

United States

Jack Caravanos, DrPH — Jack Caravanos, DrPH Clinical Professor of Environmental Public Health Sciences at School of Global Public Health, New York University

Tom Chiles, PhD — Tom Chiles, PhD Professor and Deluca Chair of Biology at Boston College

Aaron Cohen, DSc — Aaron Cohen, DSc Consulting Principal Scientist at Health Effects Institute

Maureen Cropper, PhD — Maureen Cropper, PhD Distinguished Professor, Dept of Economics at University of Maryland

Greg Ferraro, MA — Greg Ferraro, MA Researcher at Pure Earth

Howard Hu, MD, ScD — Howard Hu, MD, ScD Professor & Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Gloria Janata, JD — Gloria Janata, JD President and CEO, TogoRun

Maureen Lichtveld, MD — Maureen Lichtveld, MD Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health at University of Pittsburgh

Keith Martin, MD — Keith Martin, MD Executive Director at Consortium of Universities for Global Health

Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, PhD — Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, PhD Global Lead for Pollution Management and Circular Economy at The World Bank

Jessica Seddon, PhD — Jessica Seddon, PhD Global Lead, Air Quality at Ross Center, World Resources Institute

Joseph Shaw, PhD — Joseph Shaw, PhD Associate Professor, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University

William Suk, PhD — William Suk, PhD Director, Hazardous Substances Research Branch at NIEHS Division of Extramural Research and Training

Bruce Lanphear, MD

Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University

Bruce Lanphear, MD

Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH, a Professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, led studies used by federal agencies to set standards for lead in air, water and house dust. His studies led federal agencies around the world to conclude that no amount of lead is safe. Lanphear produces videos to show how our health is inextricably linked with the environment and elevate disease prevention.

Why was an update to the Commission necessary?

An update was necessary because the burden of disease from pollutants and toxic chemicals is so great that it is imperative we monitor activities to control or eliminate pollutants. Moreover, new evidence on the contribution of lead to coronary heart disease deaths - the leading cause of death worldwide - shows that we have grossly underestimated the impact of pollutants on the global burden of disease.

What is the main change you would like to highlight?

The increase in the GBD from lead toxicity and coronary heart disease.

What’s next?

We anticipate that IHME will expand the GBD from lead-induced coronary heart disease and that the GBD from pollution will increase substantially. Reducing lead exposure is especially important in LMIC to reduce the growing burden of disease from lead and other industrial pollutants.

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