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2002 Progress Report: Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem

EPA Grant Number: R827039C001
Subproject: this is subproject number 001 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R827039
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Mount Sinai Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Center Director: Wolff, Mary S.
Title: Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem
Investigators: Brenner, Barbara , Wolff, Mary S.
Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
EPA Project Officer: Fields, Nigel
Project Period: August 1, 1998 through July 31, 2003 (Extended to July 31, 2004)
Project Period Covered by this Report: August 1, 2001 through July 31, 2002
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (1998)
Research Category: Health Effects , Children's Health

Description:

Objective:

The centerpiece of the Center is the Community-Based Prevention Research Project, "Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem". The goal of this project is to reduce exposures of inner-city children and their families to pesticides in city housing through the technique of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and to reduce exposure to PCBs through dietary modification.

Progress Summary:

The study is progressing well. A total of 236 women were recruited. There are 125 women currently active in the study. Most of the dust, air, and urine samples have been analyzed. Most of roach data for the six month follow-up is completed and is being analyzed on the effects of Integrated Pest Management.

To date, we have 66 one year home visits, which includes, the administration of a follow-up questionnaire, dust, air, hand, and toy wipes as well as sample of maternal and infant urine.

Future Activities:

Recruitment ended. We plan to start a broad community wide campaign about Integrated Pest Management as a way to reduce cockroaches in urban apartments.


Journal Articles on this Report : 1 Displayed | Download in RIS Format

Other subproject views: All 3 publications 1 publications in selected types All 1 journal articles
Other center views: All 13 publications 8 publications in selected types All 7 journal articles

Type Citation Sub Project Document Sources
Journal Article Chen J, Germer S, Higuchi R, Berkowitz G, Godbold J, Wetmur JG. Kinetic polymerase chain reaction on pooled DNA: a high-throughput, high-efficiency alternative in genetic epidemiological studies. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2002;11(1):131-136. R827039 (2002)
R827039C001 (2002)
R831711 (2005)
R831711 (2006)
R831711 (2007)
R831711C001 (2006)
R831711C002 (2006)
R831711C003 (2006)
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    • Supplemental Keywords:

    , Toxics, Scientific Discipline, Health, RFA, Susceptibility/Sensitive Population/Genetic Susceptibility, Biology, Risk Assessments, genetic susceptability, Health Risk Assessment, Children's Health, pesticides, Environmental Chemistry, Genetics, exposure assessment, individual variation, genetic risk factors, organophosphate pesticides, assessment of exposure, susceptability to pesticides, PCBs, pesticide residues, susceptibility, genetic susceptibility, genotyping, infants, pesticide exposure, sensitive populations, biological response, children, exposure, children's vulnerablity, human susceptibility, molecular research

    Progress and Final Reports:
    2000 Progress Report
    Original Abstract


    Main Center Abstract and Reports:
    R827039    Mount Sinai Center for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research

    Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
    R827039C001 Growing Up Healthy in East Harlem
    R827039C002 Exposure to Indoor Pesticides and PCBs and their Effects on Growth and Neurodevelopment in Urban Children
    R827039C003 Genetics of Chlorpyrifos Risk in Minority Populations
    R827039C004 Prenatal PCB Exposure and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Adolescence and Adulthood
    R827039C005 Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Environmental Toxicants: PCBs and Pesticides

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