Environmental health

Read our publications related to this topic.

Journal Articles

12/03/2026

Early-life greenness and childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis: an Ontario birth cohort study

Ge E, Yu C, Lavigne E, Villeneuve PJ, Liu X, Grubic N, Lou W, Brook J, Lu Z, Li YL, To T. Eur Respir J. 2026; Mar 12 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

23/10/2025

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter components and autism risk in childhood

Cloutier M, Yu C, Talarico R, Hawken S, Chen H, Weichenthal S, Cakmak S, Hebbern C, Gunz A, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Côté JN, Lavigne É. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(10):e2538882.

Journal Article

24/07/2025

Association of road traffic noise with the risk of new-onset epilepsy

Antaya TC, Le B, Oiamo T, Wilk P, Speechley KN, Burneo JG. Epilepsy Behav. 2025; 171:110616. Epub 2025 Jul 24.

Journal Article

05/05/2025

Impacts of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada on asthma and other health outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Chen H, Kaufman JS, Chen C, Wang J, Maier A, van Dijk A, Slipp N, Rana J, MacIntyre E, Su YS, Kim JH, Benmarhnia T. CMAJ 2025; 197 (17) E465-E477.

Journal Article

23/04/2025

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter composition and risk of cerebral palsy: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Ahmed A, Hawken S, Gunz A, Talarico R, Yu C, Messerlian C, Zhang Y, Chen H, Weichenthal S, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Lavigne É. Environ Pollut. 2025; 375:126302. Epub 2025 Apr 23.

Journal Article

08/04/2025

Associations of prenatal exposure to residential greenspace and active living environments with cerebral palsy: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Ahmed A, Hawken S, Gunz A, Talarico R, Yu C, Chen H, Villeneuve PJ, Lavigne É. Environ Epidemiol. 2025; 9(2):e379.

Journal Article

28/03/2025

The association of air pollution with new-onset epilepsy

Antaya TC, Le B, Oiamo T, Wilk P, Speechley KN, Burneo JG. Epilepsia. 2025; Mar 28 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

09/07/2024

Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and cerebral palsy

Zhang Y, Hu Y, Talarico R, Qiu X, Schwartz J, Fell DB, Oskoui M, Lavigne E, Messerlian C. Prenatal Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Cerebral Palsy. JAMA Netw Open. 2024; 7(7):e2420717. Epub 2024 Jul 9.

Journal Article

18/04/2024

Early life exposure to pollens and increased risks of childhood asthma: a prospective cohort study in Ontario children

Stanescu C, Talarico R, Weichenthal S, Villeneuve PJ, Smargiassi A, Stieb DM, To T, Hebbern C, Crighton E, Lavigne E. Eur Respir J. 2024; 63(4):2301568. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Journal Article

22/03/2024

Association of factors with childhood asthma and allergic diseases using latent class analysis

To T, Borkhoff CM, Anderson LN, Birken CS, Dell SD, Janus M, Maguire JL, Moraes TJ, Parkin PC, Subbarao P, Van Dam A, Guttman B, Terebessy E, Zhang K, Zhu J. Sci Rep. 2024; 14(1):6874. Epub 2024 Mar 22.

See All

News Releases

News Release

20/10/2022

Virtual care associated with significant environmental and patient cost savings

News Release

31/10/2019

Individuals living in less walkable neighbourhoods up to 33 per cent more likely to have long-term cardiovascular risks: study

News Release

25/06/2019

Elevated air pollution could diminish health benefits of living in walkable communities: study

News Release

06/05/2019

Ontario children getting hit by cars less frequently, yet children in low-income areas are still at higher risk, study finds

News Release

14/02/2019

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

ICES scientists are appointed to the ICES Research Program which best fits their interests and, as such, become members of a network of health services researchers from across Ontario.

ICES Scientists Research Programs

Environmental health

Journal Articles

Early-life greenness and childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis: an Ontario birth cohort study

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter components and autism risk in childhood

Association of road traffic noise with the risk of new-onset epilepsy

Impacts of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada on asthma and other health outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter composition and risk of cerebral palsy: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Associations of prenatal exposure to residential greenspace and active living environments with cerebral palsy: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

The association of air pollution with new-onset epilepsy

Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and cerebral palsy

Early life exposure to pollens and increased risks of childhood asthma: a prospective cohort study in Ontario children

Association of factors with childhood asthma and allergic diseases using latent class analysis

News Releases

Virtual care associated with significant environmental and patient cost savings

Individuals living in less walkable neighbourhoods up to 33 per cent more likely to have long-term cardiovascular risks: study

Elevated air pollution could diminish health benefits of living in walkable communities: study

Ontario children getting hit by cars less frequently, yet children in low-income areas are still at higher risk, study finds

People who live in rural Ontario at greatest risk of stroke

Prolonged standing on the job more likely to lead to heart attack than prolonged sitting

People living in rural households have lower risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease

New research shows relationship between outdoor air temperature and likelihood of developing gestational diabetes

Young children of mothers prescribed opioids at increased risk of overdose

Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists