2016
Behavioral and Environmental Explanations of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants
Kaplowitz SA, Perlstadt H, Dziura JD, Post LA. Behavioral and Environmental Explanations of Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Immigrant Children and Children of Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2016, 18: 979-986. PMID: 26163335, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0243-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood lead levelsHigher blood lead levelsLead levelsElevated blood lead levelsBLLs of childrenLow blood lead levelsChildren's blood lead levelsBlock groupChildren of USHigh lead environmentBLL testsLow parental educationMichigan databaseMedicaid eligibilityRefugee childrenChildrenSingle-parent householdsMothers
2015
Reported health conditions in animals residing near natural gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania
Slizovskiy IB, Conti LA, Trufan SJ, Reif JS, Lamers VT, Stowe MH, Dziura J, Rabinowitz PM. Reported health conditions in animals residing near natural gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania. Journal Of Environmental Science And Health Part A 2015, 50: 473-481. PMID: 25734823, DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.992666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural gas extractionExtraction activitiesHealth impact assessmentHuman health risk assessmentNatural gas extraction activitiesNatural gas wellsHealth risk assessmentGas extraction activitiesGas extractionPotential health risksNatural gas drillingContaminant exposureEnvironmental Health SurveyImpact assessmentAnimal populationsAnimal disease eventsRisk assessmentNearby communitiesHealth risksSouthwestern PennsylvaniaHealth conditionsHealth impactsBackyard animalsAssessment processCommunity
2014
Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Rabinowitz PM, Slizovskiy IB, Lamers V, Trufan SJ, Holford TR, Dziura JD, Peduzzi PN, Kane MJ, Reif JS, Weiss TR, Stowe MH. Proximity to Natural Gas Wells and Reported Health Status: Results of a Household Survey in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 123: 21-26. PMID: 25204871, PMCID: PMC4286272, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth symptomsUpper respiratory symptomsPublic health impactRespiratory symptomsNeurological symptomsSymptom SurveyRespiratory conditionsSkin conditionsHypothesis generatingHealth statusSymptomsFurther studiesGastrointestinal conditionsHealth impactsHousehold educationPrevalenceWashington CountyHousehold proximityPersonsSmokingWater exposureHousehold surveyWork type