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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Environmental Public Health"”.
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When Urban Education Meets Community Activism: A Case of Student Empowerment in New Orleans
… In New Orleans, as in all American cities, the public schools are at the center of local politics and the policies that affect community life. Institutions of public education have come under fire for failing to prepare youth to compete in the global economy. This is particularly true in urban …
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Advances in spatial modeling for complex data with applications to symbolic data and spatial transcriptomics.
… insight into underlying spatial processes across environmental, biological, epidemiological, and other scientific applications. Spatial data are increasingly complex, high-dimensional, and collected across heterogeneous networks or at varying resolutions, posing challenges for accurate inference, …
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The Application of the Literature Review Appraisal Toolkit on Environmental Health Systematic Reviews
<p>Environmental health systematic reviews have long been of poor quality when comparing them to clinical health systematic reviews. The main reason for the poor quality of environmental health systematic reviews is the lack of a specific protocol. The University of California-San Francisco’s …
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Demonstrating Long-Term Primary Care Need For Medically Vulnerable Populations Post-Disaster
<p> Introduction: Environmental Public Health Disasters (EPHD) generate increased demand for primary care services after initial surge (i.e., "secondary surges") that overwhelm the local health system. There is a current gap in the literature examining a disaster's impact on long-term health care …
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Development and application of a multi-criteria decision-support framework for planning rural energy supply interventions in low-income households in South Africa
Problems in the public policy decision-making environments are typically complex and continuously evolve. In a resource-constrained environment, several alternatives, criteria, and conflicting objectives must be considered. As a result, solutions to these types of problems cannot be modelled solely …
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A New Spatially-Resolved Method to Sample Biofilms from Drinking Water Fountains
… a facility designed to provide drinking water in public space. It consists of a basin and a spout. The users need to bend down to the stream to collect or drink water. The history of water fountains can be traced back to ancient Rome. Even before potable water was provided to individual homes, …
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Creating markets for wind electricity in China : case studies in energy policy and regulation
… and reliant on coal -- has generated environmental, public health, and governance challenges. While China now leads the world in renewable energy deployment, curtailment (waste) of wind and solar is high and increasing, generating much discussion on the relative contributions of …
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Investigating metal exposure on the general populace of the copper mining town of Kitwe, Zambia
… mining areas. Recent research has focused on the environmental impact of copper mining byproducts such as lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt and arsenic, found at elevated concentrations in the Copperbelt region of Zambia. Although the environmental metal concentrations are well known, the human health …
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Selection of Pathogen Surrogates and Fresh Produce Safety: Implications for Public Health and Irrigation Water Quality Policy
… illness continues to be a substantial public health issue in the United States, with fresh produce being one of the leading causes of outbreaks. Understanding routes of contamination of fresh produce and how pathogens survive on plant surfaces is paramount in improving food safety and …
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Multilevel Analysis of Physical Activity Among US Adults Across US Census Regions: The Role of Environmental Contexts
… purpose of the study is to investigate whether environmental conditions inclusive of natural amenity, built environment, urbanization, crime, and social economic neighborhood are associated with physical activity and whether these associations are modified by geographic region. The study also …
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Exploring the Harmful Health Effects of Chlorpyrifos on Children: An Argument for Policy Reform
… which poses a significant risk to children’s health. Exposure to chlorpyrifos during childhood, infancy and pregnancy has been linked to autism, ADHD, developmental delays, and lower IQ. My internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco consisted of completing analyses …
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Metal exposure in non-occupationally exposed pregnant women of Western Australia and contribution of environmental sources
… been associated with increased chronic and acute health effects even at low metal concentrations (Hu et al., 2006; US EPA, 2007; Rice et al., 2010; UNEP, 2010). Sensitive members of the population, such as neonates, children and pregnant women, in particular, are at increased risk due to their …
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Inter-Method Comparison of US EPA Analytical Methods 507 and 508.1 to Test for Atrazine in Kentucky Drinking Water
<p>This study examined United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) methods 507 and 508.1; analytical methods used to test drinking water for Atrazine. Additionally, this study examines the seasonal variation of Atrazine in Kentucky drinking water. Atrazine is a triazine herbicide used to …
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A GIS Analysis of the Environmental Variables Related to Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks
… It is important to understand the role environmental variables have played in historical outbreaks to further understand the disease and the possibility of translocation of the virus.</p> <p>This study examines the relationship between both temperature and rainfall rates and Rift Valley …
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Current Radiation Safety Practices of United States Dental Hygienists
<p><strong>Problem:</strong> The purpose of this study was to determine licensed dental hygienists’ current radiation safety practices.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Data was collected with a 22 item, IRB exempt online survey administered to a sample of 1,500 U.S. dental hygienists who were …
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"Pliable and Easily Shaped": History, harms, and regulations of plastic in the United States
<p>The majority of plastic exists in a linear economy, wherein a product is developed with raw materials, used, and then discarded. Because there are many applications for plastic in today’s society unparalleled by alternative materials, removing all or most plastic use from daily life in the …
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The Vulnerability of a Poor Urban Neighborhood to Extreme Weather Disasters and the Role of Ecosocial Work: The Case of Tongja-dong Jjokbang-chon in Seoul, South Korea
… and unsafe locations,” which are physical, health, social, economic, and political resources. People living in jjokbang-chon experienced vulnerability in all aspects of life, but more importantly, the results show that these vulnerabilities are all interconnected. The poor built environment …
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Examining the Association of Environmental Degradation and Poor Cardiovascular and/or Respiratory Health Outcomes in a Disadvantaged Community
… with poor cardiovascular and/or respiratory health outcomes. The poor air quality in certain communities due to the emission of toxic air pollutants from industries and major roadways has been a growing concern. The main objective of this study was to examine whether residential proximity to …
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Developing, Piloting, and Factor Analysis of a Brief Survey Tool for Evaluating Food and Composting Behaviors: the Short Composting Survey
Composting on a university campus may take a variety of forms. Sustainable approaches to waste management can be taught and supported through educational programs, peer-to-peer behavior modeling, and composting program interventions. Although peer-reviewed research on composting interventions is …
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