Jesse E Bell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6662384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesse E Bell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesse E |
| FAMILY NAME | Bell |
| SIGNATURE | BELL J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5011-9614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Heat stress induced by irrigation over the US Great Plains and related uncertainties
Irrigation plays a crucial role in agricultural production across the US Great Plains. Meanwhile, it is a key driver of local and regional climate due to its influence on energy and water exchange between land surface and atmosphere. Despite the irrigation-induced evaporative cooling on temperature alone, how irrigation affects summer heat stress—a combination of temperature and humidity can become a concern to public health—is not well understoo…
It affected everybody, but affected people differently’
In February 2023, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with loss of life, extreme flooding, damage to homes, roads and infrastructure particularly in the regions of Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and the Te Matau‐a‐Māui (Hawke’s Bay). This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on community health and wellbeing in these two communities. Drawing upon inter…
The Association between Drought Exposure and Respiratory-Related Mortality in the United States from 2000 to 2018
Climate change has brought increasing attention to the assessment of health risks associated with climate and extreme events. Drought is a complex climate phenomenon that has been increasing in frequency and severity both locally and globally due to climate change. However, the health risks of drought are often overlooked, especially in places such as the United States, as the pathways to health impacts are complex and indirect. This study aims t…
Role of social determinants of health in differential respiratory exposure and health outcomes among children
Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino children living in Douglas County, NE experience disproportionately higher exposure to criteria pollutant concentrations. Additionally, higher rates of asthma exacerbations among Non-Hispanic Black children could be due to reduced access to respiratory care that is potentially the result of financial instability and vehicle access. These results could inform city planners and health care providers to mitigat…
Panarchy theory for convergence
Substance use disorders in the farming population
PURPOSE: The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize the current knowledge base in order to make recommendations for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders among the farming populations. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published between January 1989 and September 2019. The search yielded 3,426 citations and the final review was conducted on 42 articles. The full review was conducted by 4 author…
Evaluating Changes in Health Risk from Drought over the Contiguous United States
The outcomes of drought can be difficult to assess due to the complexity of its effects. While most risk assessments of drought are developed for agriculture or water resources, the associations with human health are not well studied due to unclear and complex pathways. This study is the first to assess potential changes in health risk from droughts during the last decade in the contiguous United States. To assess the risk, we spatially superimpo…
Evaluating the Sensitivity of Heat Wave Definitions among North Carolina Physiographic Regions
Exposure to extreme heat is a known risk factor that is associated with increased heat-related illness (HRI) outcomes. The relevance of heat wave definitions (HWDs) could change across health conditions and geographies due to the heterogenous climate profile. This study compared the sensitivity of 28 HWDs associated with HRI emergency department visits over five summer seasons (2011−2016), stratified by two physiographic regions (Coastal and Pied…
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change, such as wildfires, continue to cause significant human morbidity and mortality and adversely affect mental health and well-being. Although adverse health impacts from extreme events declined over the past few decades, climate change and more people moving into harm's way coul…
Low-Level Groundwater Atrazine in High Atrazine Usage Nebraska Counties
Recent studies observed a correlation between estrogen-related cancers and groundwater atrazine in eastern Nebraska counties. However, the mechanisms of human exposure to atrazine are unclear because low groundwater atrazine concentration was observed in counties with high cancer incidence despite having the highest atrazine usage. We studied groundwater atrazine fate in high atrazine usage Nebraska counties. Data were collected from Quality Asse…
Assessment of Vulnerability to Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States, particularly Arizona and California. Its incidence has increased, potentially due in part to the effects of changing climatic variables on fungal growth and spore dissemination. This study aims to quantify the county-level vulnerability to coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California and to assess the relationships between population vulnerability and climate vari…
Commentary on Ilechukwu
Panarchy theory for convergence
It affected everybody, but affected people differently’
In February 2023, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with loss of life, extreme flooding, damage to homes, roads and infrastructure particularly in the regions of Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and the Te Matau‐a‐Māui (Hawke’s Bay). This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on community health and wellbeing in these two communities. Drawing upon inter…
Commentary on Ilechukwu
Assessment of Vulnerability to Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the southwestern United States, particularly Arizona and California. Its incidence has increased, potentially due in part to the effects of changing climatic variables on fungal growth and spore dissemination. This study aims to quantify the county-level vulnerability to coccidioidomycosis in Arizona and California and to assess the relationships between population vulnerability and climate vari…
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Extreme weather and climate events, such as heat waves, cyclones, and floods, are an expression of climate variability. These events and events influenced by climate change, such as wildfires, continue to cause significant human morbidity and mortality and adversely affect mental health and well-being. Although adverse health impacts from extreme events declined over the past few decades, climate change and more people moving into harm's way coul…
Low-Level Groundwater Atrazine in High Atrazine Usage Nebraska Counties
Recent studies observed a correlation between estrogen-related cancers and groundwater atrazine in eastern Nebraska counties. However, the mechanisms of human exposure to atrazine are unclear because low groundwater atrazine concentration was observed in counties with high cancer incidence despite having the highest atrazine usage. We studied groundwater atrazine fate in high atrazine usage Nebraska counties. Data were collected from Quality Asse…
Substance use disorders in the farming population
PURPOSE: The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize the current knowledge base in order to make recommendations for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders among the farming populations. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed articles published between January 1989 and September 2019. The search yielded 3,426 citations and the final review was conducted on 42 articles. The full review was conducted by 4 author…
Evaluating Changes in Health Risk from Drought over the Contiguous United States
The outcomes of drought can be difficult to assess due to the complexity of its effects. While most risk assessments of drought are developed for agriculture or water resources, the associations with human health are not well studied due to unclear and complex pathways. This study is the first to assess potential changes in health risk from droughts during the last decade in the contiguous United States. To assess the risk, we spatially superimpo…
Evaluating the Sensitivity of Heat Wave Definitions among North Carolina Physiographic Regions
Exposure to extreme heat is a known risk factor that is associated with increased heat-related illness (HRI) outcomes. The relevance of heat wave definitions (HWDs) could change across health conditions and geographies due to the heterogenous climate profile. This study compared the sensitivity of 28 HWDs associated with HRI emergency department visits over five summer seasons (2011−2016), stratified by two physiographic regions (Coastal and Pied…
The Association between Drought Exposure and Respiratory-Related Mortality in the United States from 2000 to 2018
Climate change has brought increasing attention to the assessment of health risks associated with climate and extreme events. Drought is a complex climate phenomenon that has been increasing in frequency and severity both locally and globally due to climate change. However, the health risks of drought are often overlooked, especially in places such as the United States, as the pathways to health impacts are complex and indirect. This study aims t…
Role of social determinants of health in differential respiratory exposure and health outcomes among children
Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino children living in Douglas County, NE experience disproportionately higher exposure to criteria pollutant concentrations. Additionally, higher rates of asthma exacerbations among Non-Hispanic Black children could be due to reduced access to respiratory care that is potentially the result of financial instability and vehicle access. These results could inform city planners and health care providers to mitigat…
Panarchy theory for convergence
Heat stress induced by irrigation over the US Great Plains and related uncertainties
Irrigation plays a crucial role in agricultural production across the US Great Plains. Meanwhile, it is a key driver of local and regional climate due to its influence on energy and water exchange between land surface and atmosphere. Despite the irrigation-induced evaporative cooling on temperature alone, how irrigation affects summer heat stress—a combination of temperature and humidity can become a concern to public health—is not well understoo…
It affected everybody, but affected people differently’
In February 2023, Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with loss of life, extreme flooding, damage to homes, roads and infrastructure particularly in the regions of Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) and the Te Matau‐a‐Māui (Hawke’s Bay). This paper presents key findings from a qualitative study of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on community health and wellbeing in these two communities. Drawing upon inter…
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Biology (5 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works) · Climate change (3 works)