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

Authors

Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Network
Patrick Goodman, Technological University Dublin

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Article

Publication Details

https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000339

Abstract

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.

DOI

10.1097/EE9.0000000000000339

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Gasparrini, A., Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M., Tobias, A., Bell, M., Guo, Y., Honda, Y., Huber, V., Jaakkola, J. J., Urban, A., Masselot, P., Sera, F., Abrutzky, R., Tong, S., Stagliorio Coelho, M. d. S. Z., Saldiva, P. H. N., Lavigne, E., Correa, P. M., Ortega, N. V., Kan, H., Osorio, S., Roye, D., Achilleos, S., Kyselý, J., Orru, H., Indermitte, E., Maasikmets, M., Ryti, N., Pascal, M., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., Katsouyanni, K., Analitis, A., Samoli, E., Carlsen, H. K., Mayvaneh, F., Entezari, A., Goodman, P., Zeka, A., Raz, R., Michelozzi, P., de'Donato, F., Scortichini, M., Stafoggia, M., Hashizume, M., Kim, Y., Ng, C. F. S., Alahmad, B., Cauchy, J. P., Diaz, M. H., & Arellano, E. E. F. (2024). The Multi-Country Multi-City Collaborative Research Network An international research consortium investigating environment, climate, and health. Environmental Epidemiology, 8(5), e339. https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000339

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