Can Genetics Strengthen the Field of Environmental Science?
April 2, 2013 | Story
A grantee’s new book looks at the possible effects of the new focus on gene-environment interaction in population health.
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A Public Health Frame Arouses Hopeful Emotions about Climate Change
June 28, 2012 | Journal Article
This paper examines how emotional reactions about climate change differ depending on whether audiences perceive the issue as an environmental problem, a public health problem, or as a matter of national security.
Scholars' Research Offers Insight into Future Debate over Climate Change
August 14, 2012 | Story
Study tests possible 'frames' for making the case for action on greenhouse gas emissions.
Framing Peak Petroleum as a Public Health Problem
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Health is vulnerable to major shifts in energy prices.
Association of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Childhood with Early Emphysema in Adulthood Among Nonsmokers
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study investigated associations between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during childhood and early emphysema among nonsmokers. The authors examined CT scan images for participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)-Lung Study.
Creating and Validating GIS Measures of Urban Design for Health Research
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper reports on the development of a geographic information system (GIS) for measuring urban design features. Previous investigations of the effect of urban built environments on physical activity levels did not use urban design constructs.
Latino Populations
December 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Latinos are the largest minority population in the United States. Although usually classified as a single ethnic group by researchers, Latinos are heterogeneous from cultural, socioeconomic and genetic perspectives. From a cultural and social perspe ...
Environment Shapes Health, Including Children's Mental Health
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article discusses the relationship between the built environment and the physical and mental health of youth.
Citizen Groups and Scientific Decisionmaking
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Does Public Participation Influence Environmental Outcomes?
Barrios and Burbs
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Immigrants and their children are one of the fastest growing components of the U.S. population. One in five Americans under the age of 18 is now an immigrant. In the context of health outcomes, immigrants appear to be faring well. However, very litt ...