Nutritional, Economic, and Environmental Costs of Milk Waste in a Classroom School Breakfast Program.

• Authors : Blondin, Stacy A.¹ ; Cash, Sean B.¹; Goldberg, Jeanne P.¹

Subjects: *MILK; *FOOD waste; *SCHOOL breakfast programsUNITED States

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Apr2017, Vol. 107 Issue 4, p590-592. 3p.

• Abstract: Objectives. To measure fluid milk waste in a US School Breakfast in the Classroom Program and estimate its nutritional, economic, and environmental effects. Methods. Fluidmilkwastewasdirectlymeasuredon60... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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Exploring the Environmental Justice Implications of Hurricane Harvey Flooding in Greater Houston, Texas.

• Authors : Chakraborty, Jayajit (AUTHOR) ; Collins, Timothy W. (AUTHOR); Grineski, Sara E. (AUTHOR)

Subjects: *ENVIRONMENTAL justice; *HURRICANE Harvey, 2017; *FLOODSHOUSTON (Tex.); UNITED States; TEXAS

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Feb2019, Vol. 109 Issue 2, p244-250. 7p.

• Abstract: Objectives. To assess the environmental justice implications of flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Greater Houston, Texas, we analyzed whether the areal extent of flooding was ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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National Public Health Week celebrated nationwide.

• Authors : Currie, Donya

Subjects: *PUBLIC health; *OUTREACH programs; *COMMUNITY & collegeUNITED States

• Source: Nation's Health. Jul2010, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p19-34. 16p.

• Abstract: The article presents the highlights of activities to celebrate National Public Health Week, which ran from April 5-11, 2010 in the U.S. The University of ...

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Residential Proximity to Environmental Hazards and Adverse Health Outcomes.

• Authors : Brender, Jean D.¹; Maantay, Juliana A.²; Chakraborty, Jayajit³

Subjects: *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; *LUNG diseases; *EVALUATION of medical care

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec2011 Supplement, Vol. 101 Issue S1, pS37-S52. 16p. 9 Charts.

• Abstract: How living near environmental hazards contributes to poorer health and disproportionate health outcomes is an ongoing concern. We conducted a substantive review and critique of ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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Disproportionate Proximity to Environmental Health Hazards: Methods, Models, and Measurement.

• Authors : Chakraborty, Jayajit¹ ; Maantay, Juliana A.²; Brender, Jean D.³

Subjects: *ANALYSIS of hazardous substances; *BIOLOGICAL models; *DEMOGRAPHY

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec2011 Supplement, Vol. 101 Issue S1, pS27-S36. 10p.

• Abstract: We sought to provide a historical overview of methods, models, and data used in the environmental justice (EJ) research literature to measure proximity to environmental ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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Policy and Programmatic Importance of Spatial Alignment of Data Sources.

• Authors : Ong, Paul^1,2 ; Graham, Matthew³; Houston, Douglas⁴

Subjects: *GEOGRAPHIC information systems; *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems; *PUBLIC health

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Mar2006, Vol. 96 Issue 3, p499-504. 6p.

• Abstract: Geographic information systems have proven instrumental in assessing environmental impacts on individual and community health, but numerous methodological challenges are associated with analyses of highly ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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Race, genetics, and health disparities. Building geographic information system capacity in local health departments: lessons from a North Carolina project.

• Authors : Miranda ML (AUTHOR); Silva JM (AUTHOR); Galeano AO (AUTHOR)

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec2005, Vol. 95 Issue 12, p2180-2185. 6p.

• Abstract: State government, university, and local health department (LHD) partners collaborated to build the geographic information system (GIS) capacity of 5 LHDs in North Carolina. Project elements ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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Building Geographic Information System Capacity in Local Health Departments: Lessons From a North Carolina Project.

• Authors : Miranda, Marie Lynn¹ ; Galeano, M. Alicia Overstreet¹; Silva, Jennifer M.

Subjects: *PUBLIC health; *GEOGRAPHIC information systems; *LOCAL governmentNORTH Carolina

• Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec2005, Vol. 95 Issue 12, p2180-2185. 6p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart.

• Abstract: State government, university, and local health department (LHD) partners collaborated to build the geographic information system (GIS) capacity of 5 LHDs in North Carolina. Project elements ... Copyright of American Journal of Public Health is the property of American Public Health Association and its content may not ...

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