Publications

This study surveyed Columbian consumers' reactions to different designs of possible warning labels, and the results suggest that an octagon warning similar to the one used in Chile or Peru would have the most impact on Colombian consumers. Colombian policymakers should consider the octagon warning as part of a front-of-package labeling policy to help consumers identify and reduce consumption of foods and drinks high in nutrients of concern that can contribute to overweight, obesity and related noncommunicable diseases.

This policy brief includes a comprehensive overview of the changes in air quality during the COVID-19 lockdown across India from our Environmental Health Division.

The results of this study, focused on Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 2015-2016, suggest that creating a geographically explicit synthetic population from real and synthetic data is feasible and that synthetic populations are useful for modeling disease in large populations and for estimating the outcome of interventions.

Examining excess mortality data from all causes of death is helping determine the toll of COVID-19 in Brazil.

This first-of-its-kind study evaluated the impact of a mass media campaign on knowledge and attitudes related to sugary drinks and on public support for a proposed tax on sugary drinks in South Africa. The study demonstrated that in addition to improving knowledge and shifting attitudes about the harms of sugary drinks, media campaigns can effectively build public support for strong government action and therefore must be a component of a comprehensive obesity prevention approach.

The impact of the pandemic on clinical trials can be especially profound given their complexities and operational requirements.