Sylvia Akpene Takyi, PhD, MSc, BSc
Primary Appointment
Impact scholar
she/her/hers
Air Pollution, Environmental epidemiology, hygiene, nutrition, metabolic diseases, climate change
Sylvia Akpene Takyi is an impact scholar with the Center. Her global work focuses on environmental epidemiology, with interests in the impact of air pollution on metabolic health and how nutrition can help ameliorate adverse outcomes in resource-poor settings. Her interests in global health equity align with the Center's themes of addressing social and environmental determinants of health and empowering women and communities. Takyi's methods include laboratory metal analyses and exposure assessments. As an impact scholar, Takyi's work will look at mitigating toxic exposures in e-waste communities in Ghana.
Contact Information
satakyi@umich.eduCountry Focus
Burkina Faso
Canada
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Uganda
United States
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Thematic Priorities
Empowering women
Social and environmental determinants of health
Strengthening health systems
Technical solutions
Health Equity Focus
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Data science
Artificial intelligence, large language models, machine learning
Findable, accessible, interoperable, reuseable (FAIR) principles & ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI)
Education and training
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Environmental health
Air pollution
Climate
Disaster and emergency preparedness
Energy
Infrastructure
Food systems
Agricultural development
Food security
Nutrition
Gender equity
Gender and politics
Women's rights
Women's leadership in global health research
Workplace equity
Health policy
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Healthcare promotion and prevention
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Healthcare quality
Care coordination
Health outcomes
Patient safety
Quality improvement
Infant and child mortality
Neonatal
Infant
Under 5
Maternal morbidity and mortality
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Social justice and equity
Access to care
Activism and advocacy
Eliminating poverty
Economic development
Financing
Health Condition Focus
Anemia
Blood disorders
Cancer
Cardiovascular disorders
Chronic illness
Diabetes mellitus
Gene-environment interactions
Hypertension
Malnutrition (vs. nutritional deficiencies)
Non-communicable diseases
Overweight and obesity
Pandemic
Pregnancy and perinatal health
Stroke
Population Focus
Adolescents/teens
Children/infants
Displaced people/refugees
Immigrants
Men
Older adults
Rural
Underserved/vulnerable
Urban
Women
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