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Dear Friends,
We are excited to kick off the Fall with rigorous research, engaging community partners and disseminating the Center's published works. We continue to keep children's environmental health and justice (CEHJ) initiatives at the forefront and thank you all for your ongoing participation in this effort.
As part of Hispanic Heritage month, we want to acknowledge the contribution to CEHJ by the Center's predominately Latinx staff. GRACIAS to the research team - Gladys Badia, Lehyla Calero, Boris Cortes, Diurka Diaz, Matthew Anabel Cole, Gutierrez, Maria de Jesus Hernandez Garcia, Adriana Meade, Judy Ramirez, and Catherine Tobón, and the COTC team, Anabel Cole, Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, PhD, and Maricela Ureño.
*In solidarity with Ukraine
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Congratulations to
Frederica ("Ricky") Perera
Presenting
Dr. Perera's new book (see article below)
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HEALTH & MEDICINE
Why a Warming Planet Endangers Every Child’s Health
August 12, 2022
BY David J. Craig
Heat waves, floods, and other effects of climate change are putting kids at risk of illness and death.
“Children’s bodies and minds are exquisitely sensitive, and we’re finding that exposure to extreme weather and other climate hazards can disrupt their development in surprising ways, with potentially lifelong health consequences,” says Frederica Perera ’81PH, ’12SW, a professor of environmental health sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and the founder of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health.
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New York City Switch to Clean Buses Cut Air Pollution
August 3, 2022
The transition of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus fleet in New York City to cleaner fuels and engines was followed by declines in air pollution, particularly nitrous oxide. The study was led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, CCCEH, Columbia Irving Medical Center, and Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. The findings are published in the Journal Of Exposure Science And Environmental Epidemiology.
Beginning in 2000, the MTA began deploying compressed natural gas, hybrid electric, and low-sulfur diesel buses to reduce urban air pollution. In addition, existing buses were retrofitted with diesel particulate filters. The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 set standards for all new bus purchases. Select cities, including New York City, were mandated to purchase clean fuel buses.
The researchers examined air pollution concentrations in 9,670 300mx300m grid cell areas across the five boroughs, as measured by the New York City Community Air Survey, between 2009 and 2014, as the MTA transitioned its fleet to clean buses. Data were assessed alongside depot- and route-specific data on the fleet transition and bus traffic sourced from publicly-available data and FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests.
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Putting Communities at the Center of Exposure Science Research
August 23, 2022
Every data point is a person, and every person deserves respect and answers. That philosophy guides Yoshira "Yoshi" Ornelas Van Horne, Ph.D., who studies what chemicals people are exposed to in the environment and how those exposures occur. She says the field of exposure science has not always taken a community-centered approach to research – and she wants to change that.
“To fully characterize people’s exposures, you have to work with and listen to communities to understand their stories and lived experiences,” said Ornelas Van Horne, an assistant professor at Columbia University.
It was through her graduate and postdoctoral research on two NIEHS-funded projects – one working with Diné (Navajo) communities, the other with Latino children and their families – that she came to recognize the importance of including community perspectives in exposure science research.
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COTC
Community Outreach
and Translation Core
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The 4th annual College Prep Workshop was held in partnership with Heckscher Scholars Program. The workshop was conducted in person and virtually, with over 30 youth in attendance. A big thank you to Giselle Robledo, Assistant Director Heckscher Scholars for a great workshop! | |
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Public Health Tour - Youth Visit
CCCEH & EHS METLab
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CCCEH & EHS professors, staff and public health students met with youth from the Dreamer's Program. Visit was requested by group leader, Elissa Lecointe, interested in familiarizing her group to the field of public health. CCCEH's COTC team was quick to oblige and host the conversation. The conversations with the youth included a collection of personal stories describing public health paths, passions and expertise and a visit to EHS's METALab.
Thank you to MPH students, Alyssa Alvarez, sociomedical and Sonny Kumi, EHS, and Drs. Ronald Glabonjat, Julie Herbstman, Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Katherin Schilling and Ami Zota, and CCCEH Staff-Anabel Cole, Darrell Holmes and Maricela Ureño.
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Alyssa Alvarez, CCCEH Practicum student at Future's Ignite Fair signing-up participants to do water-testing at home. She also registered over 31 seniors to order kits from the ARC A.Philip Randolf Senior Center this month. A big thank you to Jarell Peaker, Activities Coordinator for hosting our visit. Excited to collect the data in the coming weeks. | |
- Click Here-Free Lead Test Kit for Water
- Two - 3 Days you receive your kit - courtesy of NYCDOH
- Follow the instructions to test your water
- Use the self addressed postage paid package and put in the mail
- Three - 4 weeks you will receive your results
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Snap a picture of the document and email your results to cccehcolumbia@gmail.com (Block all personal information, simply share your zip code and results)
- We will share our findings and next steps in upcoming newsletters
- THANK YOU!!!
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We are recruiting
Estamos reclutando
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Pregnant women 30 weeks or less (Mujeres con 30 semanas o menos de embarazo)
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Delivering at NYP hospital or Allen Pavilion (Var dar a luz en el Hospital NYP o el Allen Pavilion)
Thank you!
¡Gracias!
Para más información
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COVID-19 Resources
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Support Columbia's Center for
Children's Environmental Health
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Help us create a world in which every child has a healthy start.
The Center’s research is powering action to reduce the impacts of climate change, air pollution, and toxic chemicals on children and families.
Your support is yielding both immediate and long-term benefits to children’s health today and in the future. Your gift will protect the gains that we have achieved together.
We hope you will make a tax-free gift donation to the Center in order to continue this important work.
With Gratitude
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Julie Herbstman, PhD
Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
Frederica P. Perera, DrPH, PhD
Director of Translational Research and Founding Director
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
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