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Environmental Health

Research within the field of Environmental Health focuses on understanding the link between environmental and occupational factors and the health of individuals; and determining the effectiveness of programs to reduce adverse exposures and thereby improve health.

Research Projects in Environmental Health

Prenatal Exposure to Pesticide Mixtures and Childhood ADHD

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Melissa Furlong, Paloma Beamer, Edward Bedrick

An Asthma Collaboration to Reduce Childhood Asthma Disparities on the Navajo Nation

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Lynn Gerald, Joe Gerald

Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer among Native Americans in Northern Arizona

Researchers

Robin Harris

Coronavirus Presence on Surfaces in Hospital Rooms

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Kelly Reynolds, Jonathan Sexton

Implications of mixed exposures to arsenic and H. pylori

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete

Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research (CIEHR)

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Jeff Burgess, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Nicole Yuan, Mary Kay O'Rourke, Philip Harber, Paloma Beamer, Robin Harris, Paul Hsu

Tó’Łítso, the Water is Yellow: Investigating Navajo exposure to the Gold King Mine toxic spill

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Paloma Beamer

Conducting Observational Studies for Quantification of Sport and Non-Sport Related Activity Patterns on and by Synthetic Turf Fields

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Paloma Beamer

Development and Dissemination of an Online Training for Environmental Health Professionals: Legionellosis Prevention and Response

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds, Douglas Taren

Arizona’s Pesticide Use Registry and Vital Statistics Birth Certificates: A Rich Potential Resource for Studies of Associations Between Exposure to Pesticides and Health Outcomes among Farmworkers

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Paloma Beamer, Melissa Furlong

Identifying New Surrogates for Irrigation Water

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete

Determining Data Gaps in Risk Assessment for use in Produce Safety

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete

Feasibility of Latent TB screening among migrant farmworkers on the border

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XStream: Controlled Laboratory Chamber Study of Antimicrobial Efficacy Over Long-Term Use

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds, Marc Verhougstraete

First Renewal of the Intergovermental Agreement Between the City of Tucson and the Arizona Board of Regents

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Development of land use regression models for estimating retrospective and prospective air pollution exposure in Tucson

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Paloma Beamer, Stefano Guerra, Mary Kay O'Rourke, Heidi Brown

K’é bee da’ahiiniita: Strength through the Navajo clan system to response to the Gold King Mine Spill

Researchers

Paloma Beamer

HydroSphere enhancement for improved water quality monitoring

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete

Optimal Strategies for Monitoring Irrigation Water Quality and the Development of Guidelines for the Irrigation of Food Crops

Researchers

Marc Verhougstraete, Kelly Reynolds

Development of new technology and methods for improved monitoring and detection of microbiological and chemical contaminants in the drinking water distribution system

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

The Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center (ESRAC)

Researchers

Mary Kay O'Rourke, Kelly Reynolds, Leslie Dennis

Skin Cancer and Arsenic Exposure

Researchers

Leslie Dennis

Relating Diesel Exhaust Exposure to Respiratory and Immune Outcomes in Early Life

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Paloma Beamer

Skin Cancer and Arsenic Exposure, Diversity Supplement

Researchers

Leslie Dennis, Heidi Brown

Implementation of Risk Management Programs: Identification of Best Practices to Reduce Injuries and Maximize Economic Benefits.

Researchers

Jeff Burgess, Stephanie Griffin

Assessing the rate of dengue virus development in the mosquito Aedes aegypti supported by the UA Center for Insect Science

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Heidi Brown, Kacey Ernst

Challenges to Farmworker Health at the US-Mexico Border

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Cecilia Rosales, Scott Carvajal, Jill Guernsey de Zapien

Transfer and Control of Infectious Microbes in Emergency Vehicles

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

R0-1 Comparison of Diesel to Bio-diesel Emissions in Underground Mining

Researchers

Jeff Burgess

Hospital/Out-Patient Field Study of Disinfectant Efficacy against Microbes.

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Bioaerosol Hazards Associated with Qualitative Respirator Fit Testing

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Arts for Behavioral Change Program in Lima, Peru

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Spatial Analysis of Traffic-Related Exposures and Respiratory Outcomes in Children

Researchers

Paloma Beamer

Effect of a school based hand sanitizer program on asthma

Researchers

Lynn Gerald, Joe Gerald

Risk Perception, Drinking Water Source and Quality in a Low-Income Latino Community Along the US-Mexico Border

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Paloma Beamer, Kelly Reynolds

Pesticide Sampling of Farmworker's Homes in Yuma, AZ: Implications for Interventions to Reduce Exposures

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Paloma Beamer

Effectiveness Evaluation of Noise Control Interventions in Active Shaft Mining

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Sally Littau, Chengcheng Hu

Thermal Stress in Hot Mining Environments

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Modeling Dietary Contributions to Arsenic Dose and Methylation: Elucidating Predictive Linkages

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Jeff Burgess, Robin Harris

Variability of Arsenic Exposure and Chronic Disease Response in Arizona

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Tracking microbial transmission routes in the hotel setting

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Office Hygiene Study

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Engaging Rural Domestic Well Users in Water Quality Analyses

Researchers

Mary Kay O'Rourke

Lab-On-a-Chip Flow Cytometer for the Detection of Enteroviruses

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Molecular epidemiology of C. difficile food contamination: links to human CDAC

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Evaluation of Disinfecting Wipes for the Interruption of Pathogen Surrogate Transfer in the Environment

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Swimming Pool Exposures and Health Outcomes

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Indoor mold control on porous surfaces using household bleach

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Env Surveillance of Schistosoma Cercariae

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Migration of Soil Particles to the Indoor Environment: Implications for Risk Assessment

Researchers

Paloma Beamer

Characterization of Infants' Exposure to Trichloroethylene: Implications for Cancer Risk Assessment

Researchers

Paloma Beamer

The occurrence of H1N1 and seasonal influenza A virus on household and day care center fomites

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Toxin producing cyanobacteria in Egypt's Suez Canal

Researchers

Kelly Reynolds

Integrated Epidemiological Study of Valley Fever

Researchers

Mary Kay O'Rourke

Pesticide Exposure Potential Model

Researchers

Mary Kay O'Rourke

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