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March 22, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Today is World Water Day and in remarks at the State Department this morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed out that the U.S. is not immune to the issue. “We are pursuing this not only because we care about it around the world; we care ...
May 10, 2011 | New Public Health Post
The May 2011 issue of Health Affairs, which focuses entirely on environmental health (see the NewPublicHealth interview with Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer) includes an article by Bobby Milstein, PhD, MPH, and colleagues on the critica ...
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.
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.
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 ...
February 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This article discusses the relationship between the built environment and the physical and mental health of youth.
March 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Does Public Participation Influence Environmental Outcomes?
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 ...
September 30, 2008 | Story
To support his dream of a career in both clinical medicine and academic research, Araujo then turned to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, which accepted him as a 2004–2008 scholar.
June 1, 2001 | Program Result
This American Lung Association (ALA) convened a work group of international health professionals to discuss broader involvement of the health community in matters of environmental health and global climate change.