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The Children's Centers share the common objective of fostering research that will ultimately reduce the extent of adverse human health effects occurring as a consequence of exposure to hazardous environmental agents. Select one of the following research areas to view research within the topic:

Primary outcomes, exposures, and populations studied by the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research:

Study Outcomes or health concern Exposures or intervention Population
Birth cohorts
University of California, Berkeley Infant growth and development Pesticides, allergens Latinos, in an agricultural community, Salinas Valley, California
Columbia University Infant growth and development, asthma Pesticides, lead, smoke, PAHs Urban Latinos (Dominican), African Americans, NYC
Mt. Sinai Medical Center Infant growth and development, obesity Chlorpyrifos, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, built environment Urban Latinos, African Americans, East Harlem, NYC
University of Illinois Infant growth and development PCBs, mercury Hmong, Wisconsin
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Infant growth and development Lead, pesticides, smoke Urban African Americans, Cincinnati, Ohio
Duke University Disparities in pregnancy outcomes Environmental, social and host factors Pregnant women in North Carolina
School-age cohorts
Johns Hopkins University Asthma Allergens, air pollution African Americans, health care based, Baltimore, Maryland
University of Southern California Asthma Air pollution School children in 12 communities in Los Angeles, California
University of Michigan Asthma Air pollution, allergens African Americans, school based, Detroit, MI
University of Iowa Asthma RSV, endotoxin Rural Iowa
Case-only and case–control studies
University of California, Davis Autism Environmental and other risk factors Cases and controls identified throughout California, mentally retarded controls and healthy controls
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Autism, regression Home chemical exposures Autistic children with and without regression
Intervention/prevention studies
University of California, Berkeley Agricultural pesticide exposure Worker cleanup in fields Migrant workers in Salinas Valley, California
Columbia University Household pesticides and allergens Integrated pest management African Americans and Latinos, North Manhattan, NYC
Mount Sinai Medical Center Chlorpyrifos use, cockroach allergen Integrated pest management African Americans and Latinos, East Harlem, NYC
University of Illinois Birth outcomes and growth Education about fish consumption (PCBs, mercury) Hmong, Wisconsin
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Lead Household cleanup and remediation African Americans, inner-city Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Michigan Asthma symptoms Household cleanup African Americans and Latinos, Detroit, Michigan
Johns Hopkins University Asthma symptoms Household cleanup African Americans, Baltimore, Maryland
University of Iowa Asthma symptoms Cleanup, medical management, personalized care plan Rural Iowa
University of Southern California Asthma symptoms Household cleanup School children in 12 communities in Los Angeles, California
University of Washington Agricultural pesticide exposure Pesticide reduction strategies Agricultural workers, Yakima Valley, Washington
Abbreviations: NYC, New York City; PAHs, polyaromatic hydrocarbons; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

 

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