Michael T Schmeltz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6078329 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael T Schmeltz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael T |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmeltz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMELTZ M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, East Bay |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4764-9723 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Improving the capacity and diversity of local public health workforce to address climate impacts to health through community partnerships and problem-based learning
All aspects of society are affected by our changing climate. Individuals and communities experience the health impacts associated with climate change most every day, whether or not they realize it. Increasing both the knowledge and capacity to respond to the health impacts of climate change will be imperative for future public health leaders. This manuscript will highlight three case studies in how problem-based learning was used by California St…
Extreme Heat Governance
Extreme Heat Governance: A Critical Analysis of Heat Action Plans in California Michael T. Schmeltz DrPH, MS, Jason A. Smith JD, MTS, Isabella Olmos BS, and Erin Quintero BS Affiliation Michael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, Hayward. Jason A. Smith is with the College of Health and Human Development, California State University, Fullerton. Isabella Olmos and Erin Quintero are recent gra…
Quantifying the Distribution of Environmental Health Threats and Hazards in Washington State Using a Cumulative Environmental Inequality Index
Background: Environmental racism, community stressors, and age-related susceptibility play a significant role in environmental inequality. The goal of this article was to use an inequality index (II) to assess the level of equality in environmental threats and hazards based on race, poverty, and age in Washington State. Methods: Using the Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map, we quantified the level of disproportionate burdens on commu…
Investigating the Feasibility of a Restaurant Delivery Service to Improve Food Security among College Students Experiencing Marginal Food Security, a Head-to-Head Trial with Grocery Store Gift Cards
Restaurant delivery services have gained in popularity among college students; however, students participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are not allowed to redeem their benefits via restaurant delivery services. This mixed-methods head-to-head crossover trial assessed whether college students experiencing marginal food security prefer benefits via a grocery store gift card (as a proxy for traditional SNAP benefits) o…
Spending all this time stressing and worrying and calculating’
Objective: Food security status is a continuum ranging from high to very low food security. While marginal food security falls next to high food security on the spectrum, new quantitative research indicates marginal food security status is associated with negative health outcomes and poor academic performance among college students. Qualitative research focusing on college students experiencing marginal food security has not been conducted. The c…
Climate Change Is Already Exacerbating Current Social Inequities
AffiliationsMichael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Health Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward
The Washington State Environmental Health Disparities Map
Communities across Washington State have expressed the need for neighborhood-level information on the cumulative impact of environmental hazards and social conditions to illuminate disparities and address environmental justice issues. Many existing mapping tools have not explicitly integrated community voice and lived experience as an integral part of their development. The goals of this project were to create a new community-academic-government …
Economic Burden of Hospitalizations for Heat-Related Illnesses in the United States, 2001–2010
Understanding how heat waves affect morbidity and mortality, as well as the associated economic costs, is essential for characterizing the human health impacts of extreme heat under a changing climate. Only a handful of studies have examined healthcare costs associated with exposures to high temperatures. This research explores costs associated with hospitalizations for heat-related illness (HRI) in the United States using the 2001 to 2010 Nation…
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Extreme Heat Governance
Extreme Heat Governance: A Critical Analysis of Heat Action Plans in California Michael T. Schmeltz DrPH, MS, Jason A. Smith JD, MTS, Isabella Olmos BS, and Erin Quintero BS Affiliation Michael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, Hayward. Jason A. Smith is with the College of Health and Human Development, California State University, Fullerton. Isabella Olmos and Erin Quintero are recent gra…
Climate Change Is Already Exacerbating Current Social Inequities
AffiliationsMichael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Health Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy
Economic Burden of Hospitalizations for Heat-Related Illnesses in the United States, 2001–2010
Understanding how heat waves affect morbidity and mortality, as well as the associated economic costs, is essential for characterizing the human health impacts of extreme heat under a changing climate. Only a handful of studies have examined healthcare costs associated with exposures to high temperatures. This research explores costs associated with hospitalizations for heat-related illness (HRI) in the United States using the 2001 to 2010 Nation…
The Washington State Environmental Health Disparities Map
Communities across Washington State have expressed the need for neighborhood-level information on the cumulative impact of environmental hazards and social conditions to illuminate disparities and address environmental justice issues. Many existing mapping tools have not explicitly integrated community voice and lived experience as an integral part of their development. The goals of this project were to create a new community-academic-government …
Quantifying the Distribution of Environmental Health Threats and Hazards in Washington State Using a Cumulative Environmental Inequality Index
Background: Environmental racism, community stressors, and age-related susceptibility play a significant role in environmental inequality. The goal of this article was to use an inequality index (II) to assess the level of equality in environmental threats and hazards based on race, poverty, and age in Washington State. Methods: Using the Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map, we quantified the level of disproportionate burdens on commu…
Investigating the Feasibility of a Restaurant Delivery Service to Improve Food Security among College Students Experiencing Marginal Food Security, a Head-to-Head Trial with Grocery Store Gift Cards
Restaurant delivery services have gained in popularity among college students; however, students participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are not allowed to redeem their benefits via restaurant delivery services. This mixed-methods head-to-head crossover trial assessed whether college students experiencing marginal food security prefer benefits via a grocery store gift card (as a proxy for traditional SNAP benefits) o…
Spending all this time stressing and worrying and calculating’
Objective: Food security status is a continuum ranging from high to very low food security. While marginal food security falls next to high food security on the spectrum, new quantitative research indicates marginal food security status is associated with negative health outcomes and poor academic performance among college students. Qualitative research focusing on college students experiencing marginal food security has not been conducted. The c…
Climate Change Is Already Exacerbating Current Social Inequities
AffiliationsMichael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Health Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward
Improving the capacity and diversity of local public health workforce to address climate impacts to health through community partnerships and problem-based learning
All aspects of society are affected by our changing climate. Individuals and communities experience the health impacts associated with climate change most every day, whether or not they realize it. Increasing both the knowledge and capacity to respond to the health impacts of climate change will be imperative for future public health leaders. This manuscript will highlight three case studies in how problem-based learning was used by California St…
Extreme Heat Governance
Extreme Heat Governance: A Critical Analysis of Heat Action Plans in California Michael T. Schmeltz DrPH, MS, Jason A. Smith JD, MTS, Isabella Olmos BS, and Erin Quintero BS Affiliation Michael T. Schmeltz is with the Department of Public Health, California State University, East Bay, Hayward. Jason A. Smith is with the College of Health and Human Development, California State University, Fullerton. Isabella Olmos and Erin Quintero are recent gra…
Medicine (8 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Public health (4 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works)