A5027783788- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Risk Perception and Management
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Chemical Safety and Risk Management
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Human Rights and Development
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Environmental Protection Agency
2024
University of California, San Francisco
2021-2023
Institute for Reproductive Health
2022
University of California, Berkeley
2019-2020
Film Independent
2019
Duke Medical Center
2015
Duke University
2014
Abstract The manufacture and production of industrial chemicals continues to increase, with hundreds thousands chemical mixtures used worldwide, leading widespread population exposures resultant health impacts. Low-wealth communities color often bear disproportionate burdens exposure impact; all compounded by regulatory delays the detriment public health. Multiple authoritative bodies scientific consensus groups have called for actions prevent harmful via improved policy approaches. We...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended routinely testing patients (aged 13-64) HIV since 2006. However, many physicians do not test. From January 2011 to March 2012, we conducted 18 in-depth individual interviews explored primary care physicians' perceptions of barriers facilitators implementing routine in North Carolina. Physicians' comments were categorized thematically fell into 5 groups: policy, community, practice, physician, patient. Lack universal...
Human health risk assessment currently uses the reference dose or concentration (RfD, RfC) approach to describe level of exposure chemical hazards without appreciable for non-cancer effects in people. However, this "bright line" assumes that there is minimal below RfD/RfC with some undefined increased at exposures above and has limited utility decision-making. Rather than dichotomous approach, can benefit from incorporating probabilistic methods estimate amount across a wide range define...
Abstract Based on a study of microbial water quality in small town (Alibag) India, we show the practical limitations monitoring for fecal indicator bacteria to meet SDG 6. We find that even when and testing infrastructure is place, low institutional capacity pressure not ‘fail’ expected standards can result failure accurately report bacterial quality.
Synthesizing environmental health science is crucial to taking action protect public health. Procedures for evidence evaluation and integration are transitioning from "expert-based narrative" "systematic" review methods. However, little known about the methodology being utilized either type of review.To appraise methodological strengths weaknesses a sample reviews in health.We conducted comprehensive search multiple databases identified relevant using pre-specified eligibility criteria. We...
<h3>Importance</h3> Methylene chloride is a halogenated organic solvent widely used in paint strippers, cleaners, adhesives, and sealants. Despite label warnings occupational standards, methylene chloride–related fatalities continue to occur the United States. <h3>Objective</h3> To identify analyze US. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> For this case series, we conducted systematic searches of sources, including PubMed government databases, for unintentional US that were associated with...
Although access to piped drinking water continues increase globally, information on the prevalence and clonal composition of coliforms found in systems low-resource settings remains limited. From June July 2016, we examined Escherichia coli isolates domestic from distribution system Alibag, a small town India. We analyzed for drug resistance genotyped them by multilocus sequence typing. Of 147 samples, 51 contained coliforms, 19 (37%) were biochemically confirmed contain E. coli. These...
ABSTRACT The well-established safety profile of the tuberculosis vaccine strain, Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), makes it an attractive vehicle for heterologous expression antigens from clinically relevant pathogens. However, successful generation recombinant BCG strains possessing consistent insert has encountered challenges in stability. Here, we describe a method development large accession lots which stably express lentiviral antigens, human immunodeficiency virus...
Widespread environmental contamination can directly interact with human immune system functions. Environmental effects on the may influence susceptibility to respiratory infections as well severity of infectious diseases, such severe acute syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Furthermore, efficacy vaccines diseases be impacted by exposures through perturbations. Given quick pace research about COVID-19 and associated risk factors, it is critical identify curate streams evidence quickly...