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Dr Peninah Murage

PhD

Assistant Professor
Environmental Epidemiology

Room
229

LSHTM
15-17 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H 9SH
United Kingdom

Tel.
02079272421

Until recently, I was the co-Deputy Director of the LSTHM Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health. Prior to joining LSHM I completed a PhD in population and health geography. I have extensive experience working in public health policy and have previously worked with both Public Health England and the Department of Health.

Affiliations

Department of Public Health, Environments and Society
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Centres

Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health

Teaching

I am a co-module organiser for the Environmental Health and Sustainable Development MSc module.

Research

I research the impact of environmental changes on health and the evaluation of health and societal impacts of climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions - with a specific focus on nature-based and land restoration solutions.

My research examines the health effects of changes in the environment such as in modelling the impact of climate change, and assessing the impact of adaptation and mitigation solutions to promote the rapid transition to a zero-carbon future. I am particularly interested in unpicking the complex interdependencies between people and natural ecosystems and in identifying cross-disciplinary approaches to simultaneously promote health, safeguard natural ecosystems and achieve sustainable development.

Research Area
Climate change
Environment
Health care policy
Health inequalities
Health outcomes
Health policy
Primary care
Public health
Research : policy relationship
Statistical methods
Agriculture
Behaviour change
Environmental Health
Equity
Evaluation
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Global Health
Impact evaluation
Inequalities
Natural disasters
Spatial analysis
Modelling
Discipline
Development studies
Epidemiology
GIS/Spatial analysis
Statistics
Disease and Health Conditions
Cardiovascular disease
Mental health
Respiratory disease
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Euro area
European Union
Least developed countries: UN classification
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)

Selected Publications

The contribution of demographic changes to future heat-related health burdens under climate change scenarios.
Cole R; Hajat S; Murage P; Heaviside C; Macintyre H; Davies M; Wilkinson P
2023
Environment international
A protocol for analysing the effects on health and greenhouse gas emissions of implemented climate change mitigation actions.
Hassan S; Cuevas Garcia-Dorado S; Belesova K; Murage P; Whitmee S; Huxley R; Green R; Haines A
2022
Wellcome Open Research
Natural regeneration of drylands and associated pathways to human health outcomes: perspectives from rural households
Murage P; Asenga A; Tarimo A; Njung'e T; Zaan TVD; Chiwanga F
2022
Research Square Platform LLC
Natural regeneration of drylands and associated pathways to human health outcomes: perspectives from rural households
Murage P; Asenga A; Tarimo A; Njung'e T; Zaan TVD; Chiwanga F
2022
Research Square Platform LLC
A protocol for analysing the effects on health and greenhouse gas emissions of implemented climate change mitigation actions
Hassan S; Cuevas Garcia-Dorado S; Belesova K; Murage P; Whitmee S; Huxley R; Green R; Haines A
2021
Wellcome Open Research
A protocol for analysing the effects on health and greenhouse gas emissions of implemented climate change mitigation actions.
Hassan S; Cuevas Garcia-Dorado S; Belesova K; Murage P; Whitmee S; Huxley R; Green R; Haines A
2021
Wellcome Open Research
A Planetary Health Perspective to Decarbonising Public Hospitals in Ireland: A Health Policy Report
Kirk A; Grenfell P; Murage P
2021
European Journal of Environment and Public Health
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