The Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network: An international research consortium investigating environment, climate, and health

Research on the health risks of environmental factors and climate change requires epidemiological evidence on associated health risks at a global scale. Multi-center studies offer an excellent framework for this purpose, but they present various methodological and logistical problems. This contribution illustrates the experience of the Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network, an international collaboration working on a global research program on the associations between environmental stressors, climate, and health in a multi-center setting. The article illustrates the collaborative scheme based on mutual contribution and data and method sharing, describes the collection of a huge multi-location database, summarizes published research findings and future plans, and discusses advantages and limitations. The Multi-Country Multi-City represents an example of a collaborative research framework that has greatly contributed to advance knowledge on the health impacts of climate change and other environmental factors and can be replicated to address other research questions across various research fields.

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Environmental Epidemiology
Published
2024-09-10
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https://doi.org/10.1097/ee9.0000000000000339
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15
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Climate Change and Health Impacts
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Research on the health risks of environmental factors and climate change requires epidemiological evidence on associated health risks at a global scale. Multi-center studies offer an excellent framework for this purpose, but they present various methodological and logistical problems. This contribution illustrates the experience of the Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network, an international collaboration working on a global research program on the associations between environmental stressors, climate, and health in a multi-center setting. The article illustrates the collaborative scheme based on mutual contribution and data and method sharing, describes the collection of a huge multi-location database, summarizes published research findings and future plans, and discusses advantages and limitations. The Multi-Country Multi-City represents an example of a collaborative research framework that has greatly contributed to advance knowledge on the health impacts of climate change and other environmental factors and can be replicated to address other research questions across various research fields.

Environmental EpidemiologyVol. 8(5)
University of Bern (CH), Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (CH), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB), Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (ES)
Yale University, Emory University, Harvard University, University of Ottawa, University of Bern, Trường Đại học Duy Tân, Imperial College London, University of Pretoria, Monash University, Pusan National University, Seoul National University, Fudan University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Universitat de València, Akademie Věd České Republiky, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Tokyo, National Health Research Institutes, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Umeå Universitet, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidade de São Paulo, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Göteborgs Universitet, Hokkaido University, Universidad de la República Uruguay, Oulun Yliopisto, National Taiwan University, Tartu Ülikool, Technological University Dublin, University of Nicosia, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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