INHALE is the primary research area of the New England Integrated Sciences And Assessments research program

integrated assessment - an analysis which involves multiple disciplines and seeks to inform policy and decision making rather than to advance knowledge for its own sake. (Ch. 10, Economic and Social Dimensions of Climate Change (Working Group III, IPCC, 1995))

One of the ultimate goals of AIRMAP is to develop decision relevant information concerning climate and air quality for the citizens of New England. In order to identify and engage a wide range on interested and affected parties in this process, we have been funded by NOAA - Office of Global Programs in June 2002 to initiate a multi-year program entitled The Effect of Air Quality and Weather on Human Health in New England: Assessing Vulnerability and Generating Decision Relevant Information. The main objective of this research is to improve public health in New England by:

(1) engaging a wide range of stakeholders in the development of a strategic plan to investigate the link between pulmonary health and air quality, and;

(2) using the results to create informed public policy and guide the development of the NOAA funded AIRMAP air quality forecasting research effort.

Principle Investigators

Cameron Wake, Climate Change Research Center, UNH
Tom Kelly, Office of Sustainability Programs, UNH
Jeffrey Salloway, Health Management and Policy, UNH

Other Partners/Stakeholders

Debra Martin, The Jordan Institute, Portsmouth, NH
Robert Woodward, Health Management and Policy/Economics, UNH, Durham, NH
Ross Gittell , Whittemore School of Business and Economics, UNH, Durham, NH
Manchester Health Department, Manchester, NH
Maine Lung Association, Augusta, ME
Air Quality Division, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), Concord, NH
New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord, NH
Masters of Public Health program at the University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy, UNH, Durham, NH
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), Boston, MA
Asthma Regional Council (ARC) of New England, Boston, MA
The Center for Global Health and the Environment at Harvard Medical School, MA

Graduate Students

Adam Wilson, NEISA Project Coordinator, Master of Science Candidate, UNH

For more information or to get involved with the New England Integrated Sciences and Assessments project, please contact:

Cameron Wake
NEISA Project Director
Climate Change Research Center, EOS
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Voice: 603-862-2329
Fax: 603-862-2124
e-mail address: cameron.wake@unh.edu

or

Adam Wilson
NEISA Project Coordinator
Climate Change Research Center, EOS
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Voice: 603-862-0813
Fax: 603-862-2124
e-mail address: Adam.Wilson@unh.edu