| Grantee: | Tulane University |
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| Contact: | LuAnn E. White, PhD |
| Telephone: | 504-584-1776 |
| E-mail: | lawhite@tulane.edu |
| Address: | Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Center for Applied Environmental Public Health 1430 Tulane Avenue, TW43 New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| Web site: | http://caeph.tulane.edu/ [external link] |
| Funded Since: | October 1, 2005 |
| Funded Program: | Academic Partner for Excellence in Environmental Public Health Tracking |
Program Description:
Using their experience as a Center of Excellence for Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT), Tulane University will advance the science and develop methods to build the EPHT network by (1) Developing, applying, and validating methods to collect, integrate, analyze and interpret data that will support state and local agency EPHT programs; (2) Investigating potential links between environmental hazards, exposure, and health effects; and (3) Disseminating findings to public heath practitioners, policy makers, the general public and academics.
