How deforestation affects alcohol and tobacco use in Indonesia
Official title: Spatiotemporal effects and associations between deforestation and alcohol and tobacco use in Indonesia
Funded at Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ · NIH-11458627 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at whether forest loss in Indonesia is linked to changes in people's tobacco and alcohol use across different places and years.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2024 |
| Project end | November 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $182,936 |
| NIH project number | 4R00ES035895-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11458627 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are people who live in Indonesian communities affected by deforestation or who were included in the national cross-sectional surveys from 2012 to 2022.
✕Less likely to help
People outside Indonesia or those seeking immediate clinical treatment for addiction are unlikely to receive direct personal benefit from this population-level research.
What this research studies
The team will combine satellite images that map forest loss with ten years (2012–2022) of nationally representative surveys about smoking and drinking. They will distinguish types of deforestation, such as wildfire versus logging, and compare timing and location of forest change to local patterns of substance use. Researchers will apply advanced environmental epidemiology and causal methods and create reproducible software to share their approaches. The goal is to explain community-level patterns and inform both environmental and public health responses.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If a link is found, the results could help policymakers and health programs target prevention and support in communities affected by forest loss to reduce increases in smoking and drinking.
How similar studies have gone: Previous work has tied large environmental disruptions to substance use, but combining satellite-based deforestation measures with decade-long national survey data is relatively novel.
Where this research is happening
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Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cerna-Turoff, Ilan — Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
- Study coordinator: Cerna-Turoff, Ilan
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.