Alleviating Environmental Health Disparities Through Community Science and Data Integration

Examining Health Disparities Using Data Science.

Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice

Background: To determine whether estradiol-to-progesterone (E2/P) ratios at the time of embryo transfer (ET) have an effect on implantation and pregnancy in IVF cycles. Methods: 239 women consecutively treated by IVF or ICSI were retrospectively analyzed and early luteal serum E2 and P were measured on the day of ET. Transfer occurred after a variable in vitro culture period ranging from 4–7 da...

Environmental Health Disparities: A Framework Integrating Psychosocial and Environmental Concepts

Although it is often acknowledged that social and environmental factors interact to produce racial and ethnic environmental health disparities, it is still unclear how this occurs. Despite continued controversy, the environmental justice movement has provided some insight by suggesting that disadvantaged communities face greater likelihood of exposure to ambient hazards. The exposure-disease pa...

Community Engagement and Data Disclosure in Environmental Health Research

Federal funding agencies increasingly support stakeholder participation in environmental health studies, and yet there is very little published research on engagement of community members in the development of data disclosure (DD) strategies. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency reported airborne manganese (Mn) concentrations in East Liverpool, Ohio, 30 times higher than the reference conce...

Addressing cardiovascular disparities through community interventions.

OBJECTIVES To identify the components and impact of intervention programs aimed at reducing cardiovascular disparities. METHODS A MEDLINE literature search with key words "cardiovascular" and "African American" was conducted, and all documented interventions targeted at reducing racial disparities were selected for review. We identified the type of intervention, the populations targeted, the ...