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How our surroundings shape health: A conversation between environmental scientists

Illustration of a building with plants and leaves growing out of it.

For more than 50 years, Jack Spengler has advanced our understanding of how environment shapes health through pioneering research on the importance of air quality, healthy buildings, and climate resilience. In conversation with longtime collaborator Linda Powers Tomasso, Spengler explored how the places we live, learn, and work shape human health. Together, they reflected on the evolution of environmental health over five decades and the importance of continued collaboration and mentorship in shaping a more sustainable future. 

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Jack Spengler, Research Faculty, Former Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Linda Powers-Tomasso, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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