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2002 Progress Report: Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem

EPA Grant Number: R827039C001
Subproject: this is subproject number 001 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R827039
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Center for Research on Early Childhood Exposure and Development in Puerto Rico
Center Director: Alshawabkeh, Akram
Title: Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem
Investigators: Brenner, Barbara , Wolff, Mary S.
Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
EPA Project Officer: Callan, Richard
Project Period: August 1, 1998 through July 31, 2003 (Extended to July 31, 2004)
Project Period Covered by this Report: August 1, 2001 through July 31, 2002
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Children's Health , Human Health

Objective:

The centerpiece of the Center is the Community-Based Prevention Research Project, "Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem". The goal of this project is to reduce exposures of inner-city children and their families to pesticides in city housing through the technique of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and to reduce exposure to PCBs through dietary modification.

Progress Summary:

The study is progressing well. A total of 236 women were recruited. There are 125 women currently active in the study. Most of the dust, air, and urine samples have been analyzed. Most of roach data for the six month follow-up is completed and is being analyzed on the effects of Integrated Pest Management.

To date, we have 66 one year home visits, which includes, the administration of a follow-up questionnaire, dust, air, hand, and toy wipes as well as sample of maternal and infant urine.

Future Activities:

Recruitment ended. We plan to start a broad community wide campaign about Integrated Pest Management as a way to reduce cockroaches in urban apartments.

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Publications
Type	Citation	Sub Project	Document Sources
Journal Article	Chen J, Germer S, Higuchi R, Berkowitz G, Godbold J, Wetmur JG. Kinetic polymerase chain reaction on pooled DNA:a high-throughput, high-efficiency alternative in genetic epidemiological studies. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2002;11(1):131-136.	R827039 (2002) R827039C001 (2002)	Abstract from PubMed Full-text: AACR Journals Full Text Exit Other: AACR Journals PDF Exit

Supplemental Keywords:

Health, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Toxics, Susceptibility/Sensitive Population/Genetic Susceptibility, Health Risk Assessment, pesticides, Risk Assessments, Biology, genetic susceptability, Environmental Chemistry, Children's Health, Genetics, infants, sensitive populations, genotyping, susceptability to pesticides, biological response, organophosphate pesticides, pesticide exposure, human exposure, genetic risk factors, genetic susceptibility, susceptibility, pesticide residues, children, individual variation, exposure, children's vulnerablity, assessment of exposure, PCBs, molecular research, human susceptibility

Progress and Final Reports:

Original Abstract

Main Center Abstract and Reports:

R827039 Center for Research on Early Childhood Exposure and Development in Puerto Rico

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R827039C001 Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem
R827039C002 Exposure to Indoor Pesticides and PCBs and their Effects on Growth and Neurodevelopment in Urban Children
R827039C003 Genetics of Chlorpyrifos Risk in Minority Populations
R827039C004 Prenatal PCB Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Adolescence and Adulthood
R827039C005 Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicants: PCBs and Pesticides

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