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2019
Exploring Stakeholder Perspectives at the Intersection of Air Quality Health Risk Communication and Cardiac Rehabilitation
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 19, 2019]
Introduction: There is ample epidemiological evidence of adverse cardiovascular health outcomes associated with exposure to unhealthy air. Further, cardiac rehabilitation patients are at increased risk for future adverse health events related to air quality. This study investig...
INTEGRATING PUBLIC HEALTH IN LAND REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT - Part 2: Assessing Local Health Agency Capacity to Integrate Environmental Health and Land Reuse Work
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 01, 2019]
Many local health departments (LHDs) across the country coordinate with their service areas on environmental health or land reuse. The Brownfields & Reuse Opportunity Working Group (BROWN) is a multipartner land reuse stakeholder network that includes member representatives from ...
Illuminating Stakeholder Perspectives at the Intersection of Air Quality Health Risk Communication and Cardiac Rehabilitation
(JOURNAL) [Published : Oct 01, 2019]
There is ample evidence of adverse cardiovascular health outcomes associated with exposure to air pollution and cardiac rehabilitation patients are at increased risk for future adverse health events related to air quality. Risk communication and health messaging about recommended...
Integrating Air Quality into Cardiovascular Care: Exploring Communication Between Patients and Providers
(SUMMARY) [Published : May 10, 2019]
This project is part of a growing body of research about air quality, cardiovascular health, and strategies to mitigate adverse health effects associated with poor air quality. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among cardiac rehab stakeholders advances public he...
Stakeholder engagement in environmental risk assessment
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 26, 2019]
Active engagement with stakeholders can improve the value of risk assessments for environmental decision making by addressing three interrelated issues: transparency, objectivity, and communication. Stakeholders should be involved in risk assessments throughout the entire process...
Using low cost PM sensors to monitor wildfire smoke in remote locations
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 19, 2019]
Recent increases in the frequency and severity of wildfires have led to greater risk of smoke exposure to communities in the Western U.S. The current approach to wildfire smoke risk communication is typically dependent on the Air Quality Index (AQI) based on a stationary regulato...
2018
Advancing Collaborative Solutions by Understanding Community Experiences and Responses around Wildland Fire Smoke
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 14, 2018]
Increasingly, scholars across disciplines are working directly with the public to address issues in complex problem domains through research designed to advance knowledge but also bring about meaningful change in those areas. From an environmental public health perspective, this ...
Performance testing of next generation air sensors during wildfires
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 14, 2018]
Recent increases in the frequency and severity of wildfires have led to increased smoke exposure in communities within western states. The current approach to wildfire smoke risk communication is often limited by the relative sparsity of existing regulatory monitoring networks in...
Reframing Future Risks of Extreme Heat in the United States
(JOURNAL) [Published : Sep 06, 2018]
We present location‐specific projections of extreme heat risk, in terms of both frequency and intensity, based on global average temperature increases of 1.5, 2, 3, and 4 °C above a preindustrial baseline. To more accurately reflect individuals' past experiences, we also explore ...
US EPA Office of Research and Development’s Wildland Fire-Related Research: Finding Solutions to Protect Public Health
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Dec 03, 2018]
The presentation will broadly describe ORD research dedicated to the study of wildfires their emissions, impacts on air quality and health effects. However, the principle focus of the presentation will be to describe the purpose and utility of the Smoke Sense smart phone app. Th...
Wildland Fire and Smoke: EPA Supported Tools and Research. Finding Solutions to Protect Public Health
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Dec 04, 2018]
The presentation will broadly describe EPA tools and research dedicated to the protection of public health from the adverse effects of air pollution, and the study of wildfires emissions, and their impacts on air quality and health effects. However, the principle focus of the pr...
2017
Smoke Sense – a crowd sourced study of health impacts of wildland fire smoke exposures
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 27, 2017]
Exposure to particles and gasses found in wildfire smoke are linked to a range of health outcomes, affecting wellbeing and productivity in the affected communities. The impacts of the most severe outcomes are well documented in scientific literature; but less is known about the h...
Smoke Sense – a crowd sourced study of health impacts of wildland fire smoke exposures##
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 25, 2017]
Exposure to particles and gasses found in wildfire smoke are linked to a range of health outcomes, affecting wellbeing and productivity in the affected communities. The impacts of the most severe outcomes are well documented in scientific literature; but less is known about the h...
Smoke Sense Demonstration at National Academies of Science Citizen Science Expo
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 30, 2017]
Exposure to wildland fire smoke can be sudden and unexpected, last hours to weeks, and affect communities that may or may not have a public health response plan to reduce the adverse impacts of smoke exposure. EPA is continuing to advance the science and technology required to u...
Smoke Sense: Citizen Science Study on Health Risk and Health Risk Communication During Wildfire Smoke Episodes
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 05, 2017]
Why do we need to communicate smoke impacts on health? Indicence and severity of large fires are increasing. As emissions from the Wildland fires produce air pollution that adversely impacts people's health, incidence and severity of large fires are increasing. As emissions fr...
Supporting LHD Capacities in Environmental Health and Land Reuse
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Jul 12, 2017]
Description: In this interactive session, attendees will learn about activities of the Brownfields & Reuse Opportunity Working Network’s (BROWN) Health Education Working Group. BROWN partners range from environmental professionals to public health officials to private s...
Translation of EPA Research: Data Interpretation and Communication Strategies
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Oct 19, 2017]
Symposium Title: Social Determinants of Health, Environmental Exposures, and Disproportionately Impacted Communities: What We Know and How We Tell Others Topic 3: Community Engagement and Research Translation Title: Translation of EPA Research: Data Interpretation and Communicati...
Wildfire Smoke and Health Risk Communication Workshop: Workshop Report, March10th, 2017
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Mar 17, 2017]
The EPA’s ACE research program and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) co-sponsored a “Wildfire Smoke Health Risk Management and Communication Workshop” with the goal to identify opportunities for research and technological solutions that could ...
2016
Workshop Highlights: An interactive workshop designed to bring social and environmental scientists together while improving the content, delivery, awareness, and use of wildfire smoke health risk messages
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 10, 2016]
Scientists are asked to communicate their research for a variety of reasons, including general transparency of science, completing funding/grant applications, or making contributions to the greater body of research supporting public and environmental health. Conveying messages th...
2015
Behavioral Science as a New Frontier for Transformational Advances in Exposure Science
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Oct 30, 2015]
Over the last 40 years, tremendous progress has been made toward protecting our life-sustaining resources of air, water, and land and improving ecosystems and public health despite increasing population pressures. Many disciplines have provided the scientific underpinnings for t...
CENTER FOR CHILD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS RESEARCH
[Published : Sep 24, 2015]
<p>The Center expects to produce the following results. First, the Center will identify mechanisms and susceptibility factors for adverse developmental neurotoxicity that may result for pesticide exposures. Moreover, the Center will improve our understanding of critical pathw...
CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE, RISK ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION OF PHTHALATES IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
[Published : Aug 15, 2015]
<p>By exploring the utility of the NAS method in predicting risk in vulnerable populations, this project will answer the question of whether certain metabolites characterize phthalate exposure in two sensitive groups. Nail salon workers likely will have higher levels due to th...
Dust Storms in the United States are Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Mortality
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 11, 2015]
Background: Extreme weather events such as dust storms are predicted to become more frequent as the global climate warms through the 21st century. Studies of Asian, Saharan, Arabian, and Australian dust storms have found associations with cardiovascular and total non-accidental...
2014