Dr Hakkan Lai

Senior Research Fellow

In: Social and Community Health » Population Health » Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Research | Current

I have been developing my research area in environmental exposures and health since I was a PhD student in 2001 when I looked at indoor air quality and personal exposures. My current research area: Environmental epidemiology with a focus on the health effects of exposure to environmental hazards in childhood. My research trajectory are driven by a keen interest in finding adverse health outcomes due to harmful environmental exposures. I have studied spatial and temporal distribution of air pollutant exposures and various health outcomes. I am currently assessing the climatic effects on drinking water quality and child health. I am also currently working on a project related to indoor climate on child health.

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Lai, H. K., Camargo, C. A., Woodward, A., Hobbs, M., Pillai, A., Morton, S. M., & Grant, C. C. (2019). Long-term exposure to neighborhood smoke from household heating and risk of respiratory and dermatological prescription medications-Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study. Allergy, 74 (2), 391-395. 10.1111/all.13615
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/46027
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Cameron Grant, Susan Morton, Alistair Woodward, Avinesh Pillai, Mark Hobbs
Lai, H., Flies, E. J., Weinstein, P., & Woodward, A. (2019). The impact of green space and biodiversity on health. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (7), 383-390. 10.1002/fee.2077
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48392
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Alistair Woodward
Lai, H. K., Berry, S. D., Verbiest, M. E. A., Tricker, P. J., Atatoa Carr, P. E., Morton, S. M. B., & Grant, C. C. (2017). Emergency department visits of young children and long-term exposure to neighbourhood smoke from household heating - The Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study. Environ Pollut, 231 (Pt 1), 533-540. 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.035
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44450
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Susan Morton, Cameron Grant, Paul Hofman
Chieng, M., Lai, H., & Woodward, A. (2017). How dangerous is cycling in New Zealand?. Journal of Transport and Health, 6, 23-28. 10.1016/j.jth.2017.02.008
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42914
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Alistair Woodward
Lai, H. K., Berry, S. D., Grant, C. C., Walker, C. G., Saraf, R., Bandara, D. K., ... Morton, S. M. B. (2017). Keeping our children warm and dry: Evidence from growing up in New Zealand. Judgeford, New Zealand: BRANZ Ltd..
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Cameron Grant, Caroline Walker, Rajneeta Saraf, Kim Dirks, Susan Morton
Wong, C.-M., Tsang, H., Lai, H.-K., Thach, T.-Q., Thomas, G. N., Chan, K.-P., ... Leung, W. K. (2016). STROBE-long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution and hospitalization due to peptic ulcers. Medicine (Baltimore), 95 (18)10.1097/MD.0000000000003543
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44785
Wong, C. M., Tsang, H., Lai, H. K., Thomas, G. N., Lam, K. B., Chan, K. P., ... Lam, T. H. (2016). Cancer mortality risks from long-term exposure to ambient fine particle. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 25 (5), 839-845. 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0626
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44637
Wong, C. M., Lai, H. K., Tsang, H., Thach, T. Q., Thomas, G. N., Lam, K. B. H., ... Ayres, J. G. (2015). Satellite-based estimates of long-term exposure to fine particles and association with mortality in elderly Hong Kong residents. Environmental Health Perspectives, 123 (11), 1167-1172. 10.1289/ehp.1408264