Head of lab
I am interested in the science-policy interface of environmental health, specifically regarding health aspects of resilience to climate change. At the lab, we study climate change and public health across governance levels and across sectors, through mixed methods and interdisciplinary research. I serve as the head of the Health Systems Policy and Administration Program at the School of Public Health, University of Haifa.ย I am a member of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiologyโs Policy Committee, in which we synthesize science for informing healthy climate policy, and where I co-lead the work on climate change policy. I am also an editorial board member for Urban Transitions, and a member of the scientistsโ network MedECC (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change). In Israel, I am a founding member and chair of the expert forum of the Taub Centerโs Environment and Health Initiative, and am active regarding environmental health issues in the Association of Public Health Physicians and the Israel Climate Forum. Since 2014, I have served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, the premier academic institute for cross-border environmental studies in the Middle East. I was a Fulbright Fellow at the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Daniel Turnberg Foundation Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
ืคืจืืค' ืืื ื ืื
ืจืืฉ ืืืขืืืย
ืคืจืืค' ื ืื ืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืขืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืืืืกื ืืงืืืื, ืืจืืฉ ืืชืืื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืจืืืืช, ืืืื"ืก ืืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืืคื. ืขืืกืงืช ืืืืฉืง ืืืข-ืืืื ืืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืกืืืื. ืืืงืจืื ืืชืืงืืื ืืคืืืขืืช ืืืืกื ืืงืืืื ืืจืื ืืืงืืืืช, ืืืืืจืืช ืืขืืืืืช, ืืฉืืืื ืฉื ืฉืืืืช ืืืงืจ ืืืืชื ืืืช ืืืืืืชื ืืืช, ืืืืืฉื ืืื ืืจ-ืืืกืฆืืคืืื ืจืืช.
ืืืจื ืืจืฉืช ืืืืขื ืื MedECC ืฉืขืืกืงืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืงืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืืื. ืคืขืืื ืืชืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืงืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืืขืืช ืืืืื ืืืช ืฉื ื-International Society for Environmental Epidemiology , ืืคืืจืื ืืืงืืื ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืืืืื ืจืืคืื ืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ. ืื"ืจ ืืืืขื ืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืขืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืกืืืื. ืืืจืช ืืืืขืื ืืืืืกืืช ืฉื ืืืืืช ืกืืืื ืืืจืืืืช ืืืจืื ืืืื. ืืืืชื ืขืืืชืช ืคืืืืจืืื ืืืื"ืก ืืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืจืงืื, ืงืืืคืืจื ืื ืืขืืืชืช ืงืจื ืื ืืื ืืจื ืืจื ื-London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
ื"ืจ ืืืืช ืฉืืฉื ืฉืจืฃ
The effects of policy interventions in reducing consumption of single-use plastic in nature sites managed by municipal authorities.
Co-supervised with Prof. Ofira Ayalon.
ืืฉืคืขืช ืืชืขืจืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืืืคืืชืช ืฆืจืืืช ืคืืกืืืง ืื-ืคืขืื ืืืชืจื ืืืข ืืื ืืืืื ืขื ืืื ืจืฉืืืืช ืืงืืืืืช.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืคืืจื ืืืืื.
ืืคืจืช ืืืืืฉืืืื-ืืืฉืืจ
Community resilience to heat exposure: modeling the consequences of community coordination and heat policy in two coastal cities.
Co-supervised withย Prof. Tally Katz-Gerro and Prof. Asaf Levanon.
ืืืกื ืงืืืืชื ืชืืช ืชื ืื ืืื ืงืืฆืื ื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืื ืืฅ-ืืจื ืืคืจืืค' ืืกืฃ ืืื ืื.
ื"ืจ ื ืขืื ืื
Published in Sustainability, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Waste Management & Research
The determinants of littering behavior in public spaces in Arab towns in Israel: a qualitative study.ย
ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉืคืืขืื ืขื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืคืกืืืช ืืืจืืืื ืฆืืืืจืืื ืืืืฉืืืื ืขืจืืืื ืืืฉืจืื: ืืืงืจ ืืืืืชื ื.
ืืืืงืก ืคืืืืื
Climate risk, vulnerability and adaptation in a hot, dry climate: mixed methods investigation within the rapidly urbanizing Arab population in Israel. Published in Sustainable Cities and Society
ืคืืืขืืช ืืืขืจืืืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืงืืื ืืืงืืื ืื ืืืืฉ: ืืืงืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืืจื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืฉืจืื.
ืืืจืืช ืืืืจ
A novel framework for climate-resilient health systems in the context of intersecting threats and multi-hazard conditions. Published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Co-supervised with Dr. Stav Shapira
ืืกืืจืช ืืืฉื ืืช ืืคืืชืื ืืืกื ืืงืืืื ืืืขืจืืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืกืืืื ืืจืืืชืืืืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืกืชืื ืฉืคืืจื.
ืฉืื ืคืืฉืจ ืืื ืฆืืจ
The association between regional climate and climate change-related water- food- and vector-borne diseases (including Leishmaniasis, West Nile fever and Campylobacter)
Co-supervised with Prof. Hagai Levine and Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืงืืื ืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืื ืืฉืืืช ืืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืืงืืืจืื ืืงืฉืืจืืช ืืฉืื ืืื ืืงืืื (ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืืก, ืงืืืช ืื ืืืืก ืืืขืจืื ืืงืืคืืืืืงืืจ)
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืื ืืืื ืืคืจืืค' ื ืื ืงืจืื ืคืื ืฉืืจ.
ืืืืจื ืขืจืืฃ
The determinants of littering behavior in public spaces in Arab towns in Israel.
Co-supervised with Prof. Itai Beeri
ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉืคืืขืื ืขื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืคืกืืืช ืืืจืืืื ืฆืืืืจืืื ืืืืฉืืืื ืขืจืืืื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืชื ืืืจื
ืจืื ื ืฉืืืื
The effect of various interventions taken by the JNF on littering behavior of visitors and the level of cleanliness at various sites.
ืืฉืคืขืช ืืชืขืจืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืื ื ืงืืืช ืขื ืืื ืงืง"ื ืขื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืืคืกืืืช ืฉื ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืช ืื ืืงืืื ืืืชืจื ืืคืืจืงืื ืฉืื ืื.
ื"ืจ ืืชื ืกืื ืืจ
ืืขืจืืืช ืืขืจืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืืฉืคืขืืช ืืืจืืืืชืืืช ืฉื ืฉืื ืืื ืืงืืื ืขื ืืืืืืกืืืช ืคืืืขืืช ืืืฉืจืื
ื"ืจ ืื ืจืช ืชืืืจ
The effect of various interventions taken by the JNF on littering behavior of visitors and the level of cleanliness at various sites.
Co-supervised with Prof. Ofira Ayalon.
ืืฉืคืขืช ืืชืขืจืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืื ื ืงืืืช ืขื ืืื ืงืง"ื ืขื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืฉืืืช ืืคืกืืืช ืฉื ืืืงืจืื ืืจืืช ืื ืืงืืื ืืืชืจื ืืคืืจืงืื ืฉืื ืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืคืืจื ืืืืื.
ืืขืจืืืช ืืจืขืืืืช ืืืื: ืืืฉืช ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืช ืืืืืืง ืืื ืืย
ืืืฉืืขืืช ืฉื ืชืงืื ื ืืงืืืขืช ืืืื ืืืช ืกืืืืชืืชย
ืฉืืชืืคื ืืื ืื ืืืฉืจืื: ืืคืืกื ืืชื ืืืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืงืจื ืชืืจืืืช ืืืงืืืืช ืืื ืืย
The One Health approach: intersectional policy aspects, attitudes, barriers, and opportunities
ืืืฉืช "ืืจืืืืช ืืืช" ืืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืืืื, ืืืฉืืช, ืืกืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืช
ื"ืจ ื ืขืื ืื
Characterization of the reasons for littering in nature sites and parks in Israel. Published in Sustainability, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Waste Management & Research
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Haifa.
Co-supervised with Prof. Ofira Ayalon.
ืืคืืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืฉืืืช ืคืกืืืช ืืืชืจื ืืืืข ืืืคืืจืงืื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืคืืจื ืืืืื.
ื"ืจ ืืืื ืืฉืื
The factors related to medical device adverse events reporting: regulation updates and perceptions among medical staff and medical device companies. Published in Digital Health, Clinical Therapeutics and Frontiers in Health Services
Co-supervised with Dr. Nadav Sheffer.
ืืืืจืืื ืืงืฉืืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืจืืขืื ืืจืืืื ืืฆืืื ืจืคืืื: ืขืืืื ื ืจืืืืฆืื ืืชืคืืกืืช ืืงืจื ืฆืืืชืื ืจืคืืืืื ืืืืจืืช ืฆืืื ืจืคืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ื ืื ืฉืคืจ, ืืฉืจื ืืืจืืืืช.
ืจืืื ืืื'ืืื
The relationship between behavior, social and environmental factors and self reported chronic illness in the Arab population in Israel, 2004-2017.
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืฉืชื ืื ืืชื ืืืืชืืื, ืืืจืชืืื ืืกืืืืชืืื ืืืืืื ืขืฆืื ืขื ืืืืืช ืืจืื ืืืช ืืืืืืืกืืื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืืจื ืืฉื ืื 2004-2017.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืืืืื ืืืื, ืืืืืช ืืืืื.
ืืจืื ืืืกืื ืกืืืื
Knowledge, attitudes and barriers of Arab women in Israel regarding donation of mothersโ milk to the mothersโ milk bank.
Co-supervised with Dr. Ayelet Oreg, Bar Ilan University.
ืืืข, ืขืืืืช ืืืกืืื ืฉื ื ืฉืื ืืืืจื ืืขืจืืืช ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืฉื ืชืจืืืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืง ืืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืืืืืช ืืืจื, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืืจ-ืืืื
ืชืืืื ืืืืื
Climate change adaptation- identifying barriers and facilitators to reduce the risk of stroke and design climate change adaptation policy for heat waves. Published in Climate
Co-supervised with Dr. Galit Weinstein, School of Public Health, University of Haifa.
ืืขืจืืืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืงืืื- ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืคืืชืช ืกืืืื ืืฉืืฅ ืืืืืืฉ ืืืื ืืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืืชืืืืืืช ืขื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืงืืฆืื ื ืฉื ืืืคืจืืืจืืช ืืืืืืช.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืืื.
ืชืืจ ืืืืจ
Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Published in IJHPR
Co-supervised with Prof. Hagai Levine.
ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืช COVID-19 ืืงืจื ืื ืฉื ืืงืฆืืข ืืชืืื ืืจืืืืช ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืื: ืืืงืจ ืืชืย
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื ืืขืืจืืช - ืืืกื
ืคืจืืื ืขืชืืื ื
The relationship between self-efficacy and social involvement and health among young Arabs in Israel
Co-supervised with Dr. Mohammed Khatib
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืกืืืืืช ืขืฆืืืช ืืืขืืจืืืช ืืืจืชืืช ืืืื ืืจืืืืช ืืงืจื ืฆืขืืจืื ืขืจืืื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืืืืื ืืืื, ืืืืืช ืืืืื.
ืกืื ืื ืงืืื-ืืฆืจืื
Environmental health literacy : the relation between perceived knowledge, attitudes andย reported behavior among family physicians and pediatricians in Israel.
ืืืจืืื ืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืกืืืื : ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืืข ื ืชืคืก, ืขืืืืช ืืืชื ืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืงืจื ืจืืคืื ืืฉืคืื ืืจืืคืื ืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืืืื ืืืืื ื
Knowledge and awareness of climate change among nursing and medical staff in the health system in Israel.
ืืืข ืืืืืขืืช ืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืงืืื ืืงืจื ืฆืืืช ืกืืขืืื ืืจืคืืื ืืืขืจืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืืฉืจืื
ืฉืื ืฉื
Analysis of the NFPA 30 and API 2350 recommendations effectiveness in minimizing the likelihood of VCEs (Vapor Cloud Explosions) from gasoline storage tanks, using the LOPA (Layers of Protection Analysis) methodology for estimating the likelihood of the various loss of containment scenarios.
Co-supervised with Dr. Eli Stern, Tel Aviv University.
ืืขืจืืช ืืคืงืืืืืืช ืืืืฆืืช ืชืงื ื NFPA 30 ื-API 2350 ืืืืขืืจ ืืืกืชืืจืืช ืืืชืจืืฉืืช ืืืจืืขื VCE ืฉืืงืืจื ืืืืื ืื ืืื, ืชืื ืฉืืืืฉ ืืืชืืืืืืืืืช LOPA ืืืืฉืื ืืืกืชืืจืืืืช ืืืชืจืืฉืืช ืืืจืืขื ืืืฉื ืืืคืฉืจืืื.ย
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ื"ืจ ืืื ืฉืืจื, ืืื ืืืจืกืืืช ืชื ืืืื.
ืืืื ืืืืกย
Geographic analysis of low birth weight among babies born in the Haifa Bay Area and the rest of Israelย
Co-supervised with Prof. Hagai Levine.
ื ืืชืื ืืืืืืจืคื ืฉื ืืฉืงืื ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืงืจื ืชืื ืืงืืช ืืืืืจ ืืคืจืฅ ืืืคื ืืฉืืจ ืืฉืจืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืืจืกืืื ืืขืืจืืช - ืืืกื
ืืจืืจื ืฆืจืคืชื ื ืืืื
The relationship between the attitudes and perceptions of Israeli psychiatrists towards telepsychiatry and their behavioral intention to use telepsychiatry.
Co-supervised with Prof. Hanoch Kaphzan.
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืขืืืืช ืืชืคืืกืืช ืฉื ืคืกืืืืืืจืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืคื ืืืคืกืืืืืืจืื, ืืืื ืืืื ืชื ืืืชื ืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืชืืฉ ืืืืคืกืืืืืืจืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืื ืื ืงืคืฆื.
ื"ืจ ื ืขืื ืื
Israeli public perceptions on littering in nature sights and parks.
Co-supervised with Prof. Ofira Ayalon.
ืชืคืืกืืช ืืงืจื ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืฉืืืช ืคืกืืืช ืืืฉืืช ืืืชืจื ืืืืข ืืืคืืจืงืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืืืคืืจื ืืืืื.
ืขืกืื ืฉืืจืื
Knowledge, social norms, and perceptions regarding water quality in Israel and the relation to drinking water consumption.
Co-supervised with Prof. Anat Gesser-Edelsburg.
ืืืข, ื ืืจืืืช ืืืจืชืืืช ืืชืคืืกืืช ืกืืืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืงืฉืจ ืืืคืืกื ืฆืจืืืช ืื ืฉืชืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืขื ืช ืืกืจ-ืืืืกืืืจื
ืจืขืืช ืฉืจืื-ืืขืงื
Preparing the health system in Haifa to cope with an emergency resulting from extreme weather.
Co-supervised with Prof. Shlomit Paz.
ืืืขืจืืืช ืืขืจืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืขืืจ ืืืคื ืืืชืืืืืืช ืขื ืืฆื ืืืจืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืงืืฆืื ื ืื ืืืข ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืงืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืฉืืืืืช ืคื.ย
ื ืืงืื-ืฆ'ืจืืื ืกืงื
Risk perceptions of women participating in biomonitoring studies in Israel and examination of the reporting of the personal results obtained in these studies.
Co-supervised with Prof. Anat Gesser-Edelsburg.
ืืืื ื, ืชืคืืกืืช ืกืืืื ืฉื ื ืฉืื ืืืฉืชืชืคืืช ืืืืงืจื ื ืืืืจ ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืืืื ืช ืขืืืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉื ืืชืืฆืืืช ืืืชืงืืืืช ืืืืงืจืื ืืื.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืขื ืช ืืกืจ-ืืืืกืืืจื
ืฉืคืกื-ืืื ืื ืื
Identifying the perceptions of parents of children aged 0-2 years toward the chemicals in baby products and describing their behavior in the decision-making process in the purchase of a product.
Co-supervised with Prof. Anat Gesser-Edelsburg.
ย ืืืืื ืืชืคืืกืืช ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืืืืื ืื ื 2-0 ืืืคื ืืืืืืงืืื ืฉืืืืฆืจื ืืชืื ืืงืืช ืืชืืืืจ ืืชื ืืืืชื ืืชืืืื ืงืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืจืืืฉืช ืืืฆืจ.
ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืช ืขื ืคืจืืค' ืขื ืช ืืกืจ-ืืืืกืืืจื.