Lecture: "Interventions with Gas Stoves and Fuel Distribution to Reduce Household Air Pollution"

Description

Biomass fuel smoke is a leading risk factor for the burden of disease worldwide. International campaigns are promoting the widespread adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in resource-limited settings. However, it is unclear if the introduction and use of LPG stoves, in settings where biomass fuels are used daily, reduces pollution concentration exposure and improves health outcomes or if and how cultural and social barriers influence the exclusive adoption of LPG stoves. This talk by Dr. William Checkley will provide a brief introduction to two ongoing LPG stove and fuel distribution trials as well as explore the early achievements in exposure reduction in the Cardiopulmonary and Household Air Pollution trial.

Dr. Checkley is an associate professor of Medicine at the School of Medicine and in the Department of International Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. This talk is presented by the Initiative of Sustainable Energy Policy.