Epidemiology Mary Johnson1 Mentors: Lucas Neas1, Haluk Ozkaynak2 1NHEERL 2NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Applications of exposure analysis tools in environmental epidemiology a monitoring locations for DCHS Anticipated Outcomes • Improve connections between traditional exposure assessment and epidemiological paradigms Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2006 cover photo: www.ehponline.org El Paso Children's Health Study participant performing spirometry Generate new ideas and methodologies to improve scientific understanding of health effects related to near-roadway exposures to traffic-related air pollutants. Research Goals Develop and refine exposure analysis tools for assessing traffic-related air pollutants and apply these tools in epidemiologic studies of human health. Projects • Evaluate existing metrics for estimating personal exposures to traffic-related pollution using health and exposure assessment data from the El Paso Children's Health Study, the Detroit Children's Health Study (DCHS), and Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma (MICA) study, and exposure data from the Detroit Exposure Aerosol Research Study (DEARS). Traffic near 12 Mile Road in Detroit: www.core.org.cn • Develop advanced exposure assessment techniques based on indoor/outdoor/personal measurements, housing characteristics, time-activity data, and dietary patterns (DEARS, MICA), as well as GIS-based variables and household characteristics (DCHS), • Apply and compare advanced exposure metrics using health outcome data from DCHS and biological data from MICA. Air monitoring at Detroit area schools for DCHS ------- |