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Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – CHAMACOS Community Based Research Project
EPA Grant Number: R831710C001Subproject: this is subproject number 001 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R831710
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: University of California Berkeley Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research
Center Director: Eskenazi, Brenda
Title: Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – CHAMACOS Community Based Research Project
Investigators: Eskenazi, Brenda , Alkon, Abbey , Boyce, Thomas , Cuevas, Maximiliano , Johnson, Caroline , Lipsett, Michael , Macher, Janet , Minkler, Meredith , Sedgwick, Jaqueline , Tager, Ira , Tunzi, Mark
Institution: University of California - Berkeley
EPA Project Officer: Fields, Nigel
Project Period: May 1, 2004 through October 31, 2008 (Extended to October 31, 2010)
RFA: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (2003)
Research Category: Health Effects , Children's Health
Description:
Objective:The Community-Based Prevention Research (CBPR) component of the Center is the CHAMACOS birth cohort study of the potential health effects of pesticide and allergen exposures to pregnant women and their children. The specific aims of the project are to determine whether organophosphate pesticide exposure in utero and/or during the postnatal period is associated at preschool and school-age with: 1) poorer neurodevelopment and behavioral performance; 2) slower somatic growth; 3) atopy, active asthma or asthma-like symptoms, and airway reactivity; and, 4) autonomic nervous system dysfunction. We are also investigating the relationship between environmental antigens and respiratory outcomes in our populations.
Approach:OP exposure will be defined by levels of six non-specific OP metabolites measured in urine collected from mothers at enrollment, 26-weeks gestation, and postpartum, and from children at 6-, 12-, 24-, 42-, and 60-months of age. Exposures related to respiratory outcomes will be assessed by home inspection, questionnaire, and, for a subset of children, measurements of allergens and endotoxin in children’s homes. We will assess growth and perform a battery of neuropsychological assessments (e.g., cognition, memory, attention, motor) of the children at 42- and 60-months, and obtain teacher and parent evaluation of behavior and school performance at 84-months. We will assess respiratory health by questionnaire, medical record review, blood analysis of IgE and Th1 and Th2 cytokines, and tests of lung function and airway reactivity at 60-months.
Expected Results:This research will enhance our knowledge of the health and development of these hard-to-reach low-income Latino children living in agricultural areas and provide critical information on the health effects of organophosphate pesticide exposure to children for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act.
Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 35 publications for this subproject | View all 119 publications for this center
Journal Articles:Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 26 journal articles for this subproject | View all 69 journal articles for this center
Supplemental Keywords:endocrine disruptor, wheeze, neurodevelopment, ANS, FQPA, organophosphate,
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HUMAN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Scientific Discipline, Health, RFA, PESTICIDES, Health Effects, Risk Assessment, Health Risk Assessment, Children's Health, Pesticide Types, exposure assessment, insecticides, allergen, respiratory problems, children's environmental health, assessment of exposure, childhood respiratory disease, outreach and education, agricultural community, community-based intervention, pesticide exposure, airway disease, environmental risks, environmental health hazard, asthma
Progress and Final Reports:
2004 Progress Report
2005 Progress Report
2006 Progress Report
2007 Progress Report
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R831710 University of California Berkeley Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research
Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R831710C001 Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – CHAMACOS Community Based Research Project
R831710C002 Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – Pesticide Exposure Assessment Project
R831710C003 Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – Mechanisms of Pesticide Neuro- and Immunotoxicity
R831710C004 Center for Children’s Environmental Health Research – Community Outreach and Translation Core