Research Centers

EPA's Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Program Centers of Excellence in
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research

Children's Environmental Health Center
University of Southern California
Dr.  Henry Gong, Jr., MD  (Principal Investigator)
hgong@dhs.co.la.ca.us

The focus of the University of Southern California (USC) Children's Environmental Health Center is to develop a better understanding of how host susceptibility and environmental exposures contribute to children's respiratory disease.  This research will provide health and environmental officials with a variety of useful intervention tools. USC intends to investigate the relationship between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and asthma in children.  This project will determine the biological mechanisms by which ETS alters normal allergic responses in children.

Center Abstract:

CECEHDPR - University of Southern California

• Original Abstract
• 2002 Progress Report

Research Projects:

Respiratory Disease and Prevention Center

• Original Abstract
• 2002 Progress Report

Children's Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Changes in Allergic Response

• Original Abstract
• 2002 Progress Report

Asthma in Children: A Community-based Intervention Project

• Original Abstract
• 2002 Progress Report

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