Kai Chen

Kai Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences); Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Expertise: Environment, health and medicine
Field: Environment, Health & Medicine

Dr. Kai Chen’s research focuses on the intersection of climate change, air pollution, and human health. His work involves applying multidisciplinary approaches in climate and air pollution sciences, exposure assessment, and environmental epidemiology to investigate how climate change may impact human health. Much of this work has been done in China, Europe, and the U.S.

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In the Media

How youth can battle extreme heat in their communities
Environmental Health News

This is what extreme heat can do to your body as record-setting temperatures rip through Pacific Northwest
ABC News

National Heat Vulnerability Index reveals neighborhoods at high vulnerablility to heat
Yale News

Heart medications and heat tied to great heart attack risk
Yale News

Public health agencies lack funding to combat climate threats
Pew Charitable Trusts 

Drought linked to higher diarrhea risk in children
Yale News

Contact Info

kai.chen@yale.edu