Nov 27, 2019
The proposed Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments (CA-PHE) builds on, and substantially extends, over 15 years of community-based participatory research by the involved partners to understand and address issues of air pollution and health in Detroit....
Nov 27, 2019
In a joint Canadian-American venture, the Gordie Howe Bridge will be built linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. Construction, slated to begin in the 2019-2020 timeframe, will involve multiple facets including land acquisition, demolition of existing...
Nov 27, 2019
The proposed research plan has three goals: (1) increasing our understanding of the relationship between environmental factors and the health and academic performance of students, teachers and staff; (2) evaluating the use and effectiveness of indoor environmental...
Nov 27, 2019
Extreme heat is among the leading causes of weather-related deaths in the US. Electrically-powered air conditioning can reduce heat exposure and thus protect human health. Due to rising demand and more frequent severe weather, electrical blackouts have become...
Nov 27, 2019
The overall objective of The West Africa-Michigan CHARTER II for GEOHealth is to build upon long- standing, extensive occupational and environmental health (OEH) research and training collaborations between academic and government partner institutions in Ghana, as...
Nov 27, 2019
A growing body of evidence suggests that environmental pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), bisphenol-A, phthalates and arsenic, may play an important role in the pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, and metabolic syndrome...
Nov 27, 2019
The overarching goal of the Investigating Disability factors and promoting Environmental Access for Healthy Living RRTC (IDEAL RRTC) is to promote the healthy aging of adults with long-term physical impairments and disabilities. This will be achieved by identifying...
Nov 27, 2019
The Apple Hearing Study is a partnership between the University of Michigan and Apple to study of sound exposure and its impact on hearing health. This groundbreaking study will advance our understanding of how hearing could be impacted over time by exposure to sound...
Nov 27, 2019
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as coronary heart disease and hypertension are the leading cause of mortality in Sweden and the European Union. CVD risk is significantly influenced by the physical, social, and occupational environment (2014). Noise exposure is a...
Nov 27, 2019
Workers are exposed every day to various hazardous volatile organic/inorganic compounds (VOCs/VICs) that can affect their safety and long-term health. Gas chromatography (GC) has long been considered to be the most promising and most commonly used method to analyze...
