Publications by authors named "Bradford J Hurley"
Background: Older adults make up 13% of the U.S. population, but are projected to account for 20% by 2040.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn May 24-25, 2005 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the University of Michigan sponsored a technical workshop on the topic of connecting social and environmental factors to measure and track environmental health disparities. The workshop was designed to develop a transdisciplinary scientific foundation for exploring the conceptual issues, data needs, and policy applications associated with social and environmental factors used to measure and track racial, ethnic, and class disparities in environmental health. Papers, presentations, and discussions focused on the use of multilevel analysis to study environmental health disparities, the development of an organizing framework for evaluating health disparities, the development of indicators, and the generation of community-based participatory approaches for indicator development and use.
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- Tracking diseases like asthma, childhood cancers, and neurodevelopmental disorders can help improve public health by targeting interventions based on environmental impacts.
- The incidence of asthma in children significantly increased from 1980 to 1995, and certain childhood cancers have seen rising rates since the 1970s, though cancer mortality has decreased over the last 25 years.
- Approximately 6.7% of children aged 5 to 17 were diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), showcasing the importance of monitoring these health trends in connection with environmental factors.