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Hazards and Exposures

Assessment and characterization of environmental factors (hazards) and exposures: Merging biomonitoring data with geographically-based emissions and environmental sample data to increase the relevance of hazard indicators.
Investigator: Thomas McKone
Measures for hazards and exposures: Developing sets of measures that represent and interpret currently available data about hazards and exposures.
Investigator: Amy D. Kyle
Monitoring and surveillance for lead: Conduct a case study of possible approaches to surveillance of lead, including sources, exposures, and health effects.
Investigator: Amy D. Kyle
Tracking contaminants in drinking water: Conceptual discussion of benefits and limitations of different approaches to tracking drinking water quality and examination of water quality data sources that could be used.

Asthma Surveillance and the Environment: Improving surveillance of asthma through school-based, survey approaches.
Investigators: John Balmes, Jennifer Mann, Ira Tager

Birth Defects Surveillance: Analysis of issues associated with tracking of birth defects.
Investigators: Sharan L. Campleman and Amy D. Kyle

Environmental Justice and Health Disparities for EPHT: Developing methods to address environmental justice and health disparities in EPHT.
Investigator: Amy D. Kyle

Data for policy audiences on environmental factors and childhood asthma: Using a case study focused on environmental factors that contribute to asthma in children to develop communication tools.
Investigator: Amy D. Kyle

Conceptual Frameworks and Approaches for Environmental Public Health: Conceptual frameworks and approaches for tracking relevant to environmental public health.
Investigator: Amy D. Kyle

BTCG: A consultative group among EPHT program partners to build capacity through on-going communication of relevant knowledge, project accomplishments, barriers, and lessons learned.
Investigators: Amy D. Kyle, John Balmes

WTBC: Facilitating dialogue among state EPHT programs, the Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium programs, and other state public health laboratories and departments about possible regional biomonitoring projects.
Investigators: Len Flowers (PI), John Balmes (UCB Representative), and state collaborators AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY, HI