Early Career Researcher Studies Exposures to Protect Babies and Mothers

October 18, 2023

Ixel Hernandez-Castro, a doctoral student in epidemiology in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, spoke with NIEHS about her journey as a researcher with the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) center, one of the NIEHS-funded Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research.

 

• Community Engagement
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Joining Forces With Communities to Address Environmental Health Disparities

August 14, 2023

The Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research has begun its 2023-2024 pilot projects. The one-year awards support diverse early-career investigators who aim to address disproportionate exposures to toxic substances found in New Mexico’s Indigenous communities. Through this initiative, the center aims to develop strategies to reduce health disparities in Native American communities.

 

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Pilot Projects Promote Health in Native American Communities

July 24, 2023

The Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research has begun its 2023-2024 pilot projects. The one-year awards support diverse early-career investigators who aim to address disproportionate exposures to toxic substances found in New Mexico’s Indigenous communities. Through this initiative, the center aims to develop strategies to reduce health disparities in Native American communities.

 

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MADRES Center Documents Latina Mother’s Environmental Health Concerns

April 07, 2023

 

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Geospatial and Community-based Approach Investigates Potential Exposures from Fires at Waste Disposal Sites

February 27, 2023

Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Native Environmental Health Equity Research study how unregulated waste disposal and burning of waste diminishes Indigenous health.

 

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MADRES Pilot Projects Promote Environmental Health and Representation

February 23, 2023

The Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities is beginning their 2023 pilot projects. Through this initiative, the center hopes to advance environmental health disparities research while also increasing representation of members of affected groups in scientific and community-based research.

 

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MIEHR Pilot Projects Support Young Investigators, Improve Health Disparity

December 16, 2022

The Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape (MIEHR) Research Center is beginning their 2022-2023 pilot projects. Early-career investigators will conduct research related to environmental health disparities among mothers and their children.

 

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Johnnye Lewis, Ph.D. – Tribal Environmental Health Strengthened by Lewis and Team

November 15, 2022

For nearly three decades, Johnnye Lewis, Ph.D., has advanced Native American health by combining basic research, population-level studies, clear science communication, and robust partnerships with tribes. Lewis co-directs the Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research, along with Joseph Hoover, Ph.D., and Debra Mackenzie, Ph.D.

 

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Rima Habre, Sc.D. — Creating More Precise Exposure Profiles

November 07, 2022

Melissa Gonzalez, Ph.D., and Joseph Hoover, Ph.D., project leaders at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research, presented at the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Plastic and Human Health webinar. Their work with the center focuses on engaging tribal communities to assess exposure to environmental pollutants.

 

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Tracy Bastain Discusses Contribution of MADRES With California-Based Publication

October 21, 2022

Low-income Hispanic women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution during mid-pregnancy may be at greater risk of depression one year postpartum.

 

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Melissa Gonzalez and Joseph Hoover Present at PEPH Webinar

September 26, 2022

Melissa Gonzalez, Ph.D., and Joseph Hoover, Ph.D., project leaders at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research, presented at the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Plastic and Human Health webinar. Their work with the center focuses on engaging tribal communities to assess exposure to environmental pollutants.

 

• Community Engagement
• NIEHS

 

Habre Talks Air Pollution and Children’s Health

September 26, 2022

Melissa Gonzalez, Ph.D., and Joseph Hoover, Ph.D., project leaders at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research, presented at the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) Plastic and Human Health webinar. Their work with the center focuses on engaging tribal communities to assess exposure to environmental pollutants.

 

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Diet May Play a Role in Development of Pregnancy Complications Among Hispanic Women

June 05, 2022

Diet may play a role in the development of dangerous high blood pressure disorders in late pregnancy among Hispanic women, according to research at the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities.

 

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Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D. – Using Housing As an Opportunity to Improve Health

May 06, 2022

Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D., who directed one of the projects for the Center for Research on Environmental and Social Stressors in Housing Across the Life Course (CRESSH) works with community groups in Massachusetts to reduce housing-related exposures disparities.

 

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Climate Change Can Worsen Health in Underserved Communities

May 06, 2022

Climate change and related weather disasters are ongoing threats to health equity in underprivileged communities, said Robert Bullard, Ph.D., during the fourth installment of the NIH Climate Change and Health Seminar Series. Bullard co-directs the Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape Research Center at the Baylor College of Medicine.

 

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Joseph Hoover, Ph.D. – Working With Tribal Communities to Understand Environmental Health Risks

March 15, 2022

Joseph Hoover, Ph.D., of the University of New Mexico Center for Native American Environmental Health Equity Research, uses modeling tools to help address tribal communities’ concerns about exposure to contaminants from abandoned mines and other potentially toxic sites.

 

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Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Is Linked With Greater Risk of Depression Among Latinas

January 31, 2022

Low-income Hispanic women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution during mid-pregnancy may be at greater risk of depression one year postpartum.

 

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Rural Health Disparities Influenced by Structural Factors, Experts Say

January 31, 2022

Access to safe drinking water is not universal across the U.S., said Paloma Beamer, Ph.D., during a talk on exposure to environmental contaminants in minority and rural populations.

 

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Robert Bullard Featured in New Podcast on Environmental Justice

December 21, 2021

In an NIEHS podcast, Robert Bullard, Ph.D., shares his knowledge and insights from more than 40 years as a leading voice in the environmental justice movement.

 

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Elaine Symanski, Ph.D. – Collaborating with Communities to Address Environmental Health Disparities

December 21, 2021

Elaine Symanski, Ph.D., co-director of the Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape Research Center, works with Houston communities to understand how biological, physical, social, and built environments affect maternal and infant health.

 

• Community Engagement
• NIEHS

 

MADRES Story Map Depicts the Overlap of COVID-19 and Environmental Stressors

August 06, 2021

The NIEHS-funded Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities has developed an interactive story map that depicts how certain Los Angeles communities are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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