Program
Cleaner Cookstoves: Building Global Capacity & Improving Public Health
Exposure to smoke from cooking fires and traditional stoves results in nearly 2 million premature deaths each year, predominantly among women and children. The adoption of cleaner stoves and fuels will not only save lives but also reduce rapid erosion of natural resources. This grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focuses on improving clean cookstove design and building demand for this new technology. The program supports field work in Kenya, Guatemala and India, and contributes to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in Washington, D.C.. The award is administered through PHI's Center for Public Health and Climate Change, which is working to address the health impacts of climate change.
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Cleaner Cookstoves: Building Global Capacity & Improving Public Health
Exposure to smoke from cooking fires and traditional stoves results in nearly 2 million premature deaths each year, predominantly among women and children. The adoption of cleaner stoves and fuels will not only save lives, but also reduce rapid erosion of natural resources. This grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focuses on improving clean cookstove design and building demand for this new technology. The program supports field work in Kenya, Guatemala and India, and contributes to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in Washington, D.C. The award is administered through PHI's Center for Public Health and Climate Change, which is working to address the health impacts of climate change.
Evaluation of Acceptability and Sustainability of Improved Stoves and their Impact on Indoor Air Quality and Child Health in Rural Western Kenya
PHI will provide support to the World Health Organization to: 1) establish research partnerships with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Columbia University, Liverpool University and Kenyan partners; 2) identify candidate clean stoves/fuels and carry out initial testing of emissions, fuel use and safety; and (3) identify study communities, install stoves, and monitor use and acceptability over first year.