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Overview
The California
Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) is
implementing a 4-year pilot project that will serve as a
"road test" for elements of an environmental public health
tracking system.
Scope of the Project
This project is demonstrating how utilization of existing
data can contribute to public knowledge while maintaining
data confidentiality. To locate "hot spots" of disease and
explore possible
relationships with environmental hazards, we are using data
from 2001 for Alameda County for:
 Preterm
birth and term low birthweight (Source:
California Center for Health Statistics)
Asthma-related
health care use (Sources:
Kaiser Permanente of Northern California
and
Medical Care Statistics Section of the California Department of Health
Services)
Traffic
pollution (Sources:
CalTrans
and the
California Air Resource Board)
Project Components
Partnerships
for Data Sharing- We are partnering with Kaiser Permanente
of Northern California and DHS Medical Care Statistics
Section to access administrative data in order to describe
the burden of asthma in communities within Alameda County.
Data
Processing and Analysis- We are exploring and developing
methods to effectively present information visually. This
includes the creation of high resolution smoothed-surface
maps.
Stakeholder
Participation- We are partnering with the
Pacific
Institute to coordinate and convene a stakeholder group
to provide input and feedback on the project methods,
findings, and dissemination plan. Members include
representatives from CBOs, NGOs, health providers, and local
agencies.
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Dissemination
Plan- We are partnering with InfoOakland to develop and
display project findings in a countywide, interactive visual
user interface. InfoOakland also provides trainings and
direct assistance to communities. For more information, go
to
www.infooakland.org.
Intended Outcomes
Identify
communities with elevated risk for asthma, preterm birth, or
low birthweight and assess their exposure to traffic
pollution.
Increase
the capacity to examine possible connections between asthma,
preterm birth, and low birthweight with exposure to
pollution caused by automobile and truck traffic.
Explore
various methods of measuring asthma in populations.
Assess the
benefits, limitations, and costs of this type of
environmental health tracking system and explore how this
approach may be applied to other diseases and environmental
hazards throughout California.
Provide
communities with new information to address health concerns
regarding traffic-related exposures.
Contact Information
For research questions, please contact:
Eric M. Roberts, MD, PhD
CEHTP Pilot Project Manager
510-620-3699
For community participation questions, please contact:
Michelle Wong, MPH
CEHTP Pilot
Project Health Educator
510-620-3661
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