Selected Presentations
(alphabetical by title)
These presentations contain environmental health information that may be of particular interest to area residents. The web site assumes no responsibility for the content of the presentations.
Cancer in Our Neighborhoods, Chemicals in our Air and Water
(pdf 2.9MB)
Melissa L. Bondy, PhD (M. D. Anderson Cancer Center)
Presented October 2001 at the
Houston-area Town Meeting on Environmental Health
Dr. Bondy discusses the frequency, causes, and its affect of cancer. She highlights the connection between genetics, the environment and lifestyle behavior.
Emerging Trends in Asian and Pacific Islander Health Disparities and Their Implications for Environmental Risks Assessment
(pdf 702KB)
Marla Hendriksson and Shanaz Bacchus (US Environmental Protection Agency)
This presentation discusses specific environmental problems faced by Asians and Pacific Islanders in America.
Environmental Health in the Houston Area
(pdf 880KB)
Stuart L. Abramson, MD, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine)
Presented October 2001 at the
Houston-area Town Meeting on Environmental Health
Dr. Abramson's presentation focuses on the air quality of Houston and the current research done in Houston. He concentrates particularly upon the effects of air pollution on children and in schools.
Environmental Health
(pdf 1986KB)
Winifred J. Hamilton, PhD, SM (Baylor College of Medicine)
Presented September 2003 at University of Houston Geosciences Seminar
This presentation gives an overview of health effects
associated with urban air pollution, with an emphasis on the Houston region.
Gulf
Coast Pediatric Environmental Health Symposium
Presentations are now posted at
www.envirohealthhouston.org/symposium04
Health Effects: What Are the Health Problems Caused of Exacerbated by Houston's
Air Pollution?
(pdf 2035KB)
Winifred J. Hamilton, PhD, SM (Baylor College of Medicine)
Presented November 19, 2003, at the
Rice University Environment &
Energy Systems Institute Fall 2003 Seminar Series
An overview of health effects
methodology and effects associated with urban air pollution, with an emphasis on the Houston region.
How Do We Go About Studying Environmental Health in Our Neighborhoods? The Medical Perspective
(pdf 291KB)
George L. Delclos, MD, MPH (UT School of Public Health)
Presented October 2001 at the
Houston-area Town Meeting on Environmental Health
Dr. Delclos stresses the importance for medical professionals to take environmental exposure assessments of their clients. He stresses finding the cause of medical illness rather than just treating the illness.
Outdoor Air Pollution and Children
(pdf 313KB)
Martin I. Lorin, MD (Texas Children's Hospital)
Presented March 2003 at the Regional Air Quality Planning Committee
Dr. Lorin argues that children are not just little people, that they are more
susceptible than any other population, and that they carry a heavier chemical
load than the generations before them.
The
Natural Environmental & Human Health: An Urban, Particularly Houstonian,
Perspective
(pdf 2,437 KB)
Winifred J. Hamilton, PhD, SM (Baylor College of Medicine)
Presented January 23, 2004, at "Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the
Environment: The Houston Metropolitan Region" conference sponsored by the
National Academy of Science
Institute of
Medicine
Dr. Hamilton explores the relationship between urban degradation of the
environment and health. |
