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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 will demonstrate how
existing data can be used to contribute to public knowledge
while maintaining data confidentiality. The project focuses
on counties in the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley,
and South Coast air basins. We are exploring geographic
variations in health outcomes and their possible
relationships with environmental hazards, using data on:
 Preterm
birth and term low birthweight (Source: CA Center for Health
Statistics)
SIDS
(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) (Source: CA Center for Health
Statistics)
Autism
Spectrum Disorders (Source: CA Department of Developmental
Services)
Mental
retardation (Source: CA Department of Developmental
Services)
Airborne
hazards (Sources: CA Department of Pesticide Regulation and
CA Air Resources Board)
Maternal
and child blood lead levels (Source: CA Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Branch)
Project Components
Building
Partnerships for Tracking: Our partners include Cal/EPA
Air Resources Board (CARB), DHS Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Branch (CLPPB), and the CA Center of Excellence
for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Research and
Epidemiology (CADDRE).
Information
Technology (IT): We are developing IT capacity to help
agencies refine and standardize their health and
environmental data and make them more amenable to geographic
analysis. We are also working with CARB to develop the
capacity for their CHAPIS system to respond to geographic
queries in an automated fashion.
Data
Processing and Analysis: We are assessing information
from a variety of sources to describe health outcomes for a
single birth cohort. We will then develop methods to
visualize this information and look for associations with
exposure to airborne hazards.
Stakeholder
Participation: We are convening a stakeholder advisory
team to provide input and guidance on project activities
(see back).
Intended
Outcomes
Demonstrate
the feasibility of tracking airborne hazards, lead exposure,
and health outcomes.
Increase
capacity to examine possible connections between airborne
hazards and lead with health outcomes of infancy and
childhood.
Create
materials that can be used for education, outreach,
planning, and public health action.
Provide
communities with new information to address health concerns
regarding air toxics and pesticide 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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