Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Children’s Environmental Health
The primary focus of the WHO Collaborating Center for Environmental Hazards to Children’s Health (CCEH-CH) is children’s environmental health research, education and advocacy. Currently, the Center is developing programs and partnerships focused on building capacities in environmental health and training of health care workers in Portuguese-speaking countries. With a long experience researching environmental aspects of pediatric pulmonology, the Center is currently broadening the scope of its activities, comprising also other areas of CEH, such as e-waste, heavy metals and pesticides.
As a hub in an international network for children’s environmental health, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul is:
- Collaborating with WHO in the development and strengthening of the field of children’s environmental health
- Assisting PAHO/WHO in improving data coverage and capacity-building in children's environmental health in Brazil
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| Centre Contacts |
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| Mail Address | Av. Ipiranga, 6681 Porto Alegre, RS / Brazil |
| Other Research and Training Locations | University of Caxias do Sul / Brazil |
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| Collaborators | University of Caxias do Sul / Brazil Fundación Infant Buenos Aires / Argentina Vanderbilt University / USA University of Queensland / Australia University of Arizona / USA Centre For Research in Environmental Epidemiology – CREAL / Spain |
| Chemicals/Exposures Studied | Air pollution, e-waste, heavy metals and pesticides. |
| Health or Social Effects Studied | Respiratory diseases, cognitive impairment and developmental hazards |
| Population(s) Studied | Newborn, infants and toddlers, as well as pregnant women from southern Brazil. Some vulnerable pediatric populations, exposed to e-waste and industrial hazards. |
Publications
2015
- Pitrez, PM, Gualdi LP, Barbosa GL, Sudbrack S, Ponzi D, Cao RG, Silva ACA, Machado DC, Jones MH, Stein RT, Graeff-Teixeira C. Effect of different helminth extracts on the development of asthma in mice: The influence of early-life exposure and the role of IL-10 response. Experimental Parasitology , v. 1, p. 1-9, 2015. [Abstract Pitrez, PM, Gualdi LP, Barbosa GL, Sudbrack S, Ponzi D, Cao RG, Silva ACA, Machado DC, Jones MH, Stein RT, Graeff-Teixeira C. Effect of different helminth extracts on the development of asthma in mice: The influence of early-life exposure and the role of IL-10 response. Experimental Parasitology , v. 1, p. 1-9, 2015.]
2014
- Souza RG, Vargas MHM, Heinzmann Filho J, Menezes MF, Pitrez PM. Traffic-related air pollution and black carbon in sputum macrophages: a 'silent' lung disease? Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online), v. 24, p. 165-167, 2014. [Abstract Souza RG, Vargas MHM, Heinzmann Filho J, Menezes MF, Pitrez PM. Traffic-related air pollution and black carbon in sputum macrophages: a 'silent' lung disease? Scientia Medica (Porto Alegre. Online), v. 24, p. 165-167, 2014.]
2013
- Stein Renato T. Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Underserved Populations and the Association with Unhealthy Diets during Pregnancy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , v. 187, p. 908-909, 2013. [Abstract Stein Renato T. Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Underserved Populations and the Association with Unhealthy Diets during Pregnancy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , v. 187, p. 908-909, 2013.]
2012
- Vieira SMG, Stein RT, Ferraro AA, Pastro LD, Pedro SSC, Lemos M, Silva ER, Sly PD, Saldiva PH. Los contaminantes atmosféricos urbanos son factores de riesgo significativos para el asma y la neumonía en niños: influencia del lugar de medición de los contaminantes. Archivos de Bronconeumología (Ed. impresa) , v. 48, p. 389-395, 2012. [Full Text Vieira SMG, Stein RT, Ferraro AA, Pastro LD, Pedro SSC, Lemos M, Silva ER, Sly PD, Saldiva PH. Los contaminantes atmosféricos urbanos son factores de riesgo significativos para el asma y la neumonía en niños: influencia del lugar de medición de los contaminantes. Archivos de Bronconeumología (Ed. impresa) , v. 48, p. 389-395, 2012.]
2010
- Nagel G, Weinmayr G, Kleiner A, Garcia-Marcos L, Strachan, DP, Pitrez PM. Effect of diet on asthma and allergic sensitisation in the International Study on Allergies and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two. Thorax , v. 65, p. 516-522, 2010. [Full Text Nagel G, Weinmayr G, Kleiner A, Garcia-Marcos L, Strachan, DP, Pitrez PM. Effect of diet on asthma and allergic sensitisation in the International Study on Allergies and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two. Thorax , v. 65, p. 516-522, 2010.]
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