The cost of pollution - how BEST-COST is assessing socioeconomic inequalities

With Vanessa Gorasso (Sciensano) and Carl Baravelli (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)

What are the current gaps in research that undermine our understanding of the health impacts of pollution?

BEST-COST is developing new research methodologies to understand the socioeconomic impacts of air and noise pollution. Researchers from Sciensano and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health developed a European-level Multiple Deprivation Index to measure how socioeconomic inequalities contribute to the health burden of environmental stressors.

By closing the gaps in understanding, we can help policymakers take targeted action to reduce pollution levels and inequalities across Europe.