Amco Chemical Site, West Oakland - Public Health Activities
-- In 2005, the California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--conducted an evaluation of the public health implications from contamination at the AMCO Chemical...
BF Goodrich, Rialto - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is conducting an investigation of the public health implications of exposure to contamination from the former BF Goodrich Company....
Breast Cancer in California Flight Attendants
-- Health problems faced by flight personnel have been a concern of workforce members for some time, but have been little studied by the scientific community....
California - China Environmental Health Training Program
-- The California - China Environmental Health Training Program represents a partnership between the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention (SCDC), the Chinese Academy of Preventive...
The California Autism Twin Study (CATS)
-- The California Autism Twin Study (CATS) seeks to study the behavior and learning styles of children with autism and their twins....
California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP)
-- The California Environmental Health Tracking Program: Improving Public Health With Better Information Welcome to the California Environmental Health Tracking Program (CEHTP) web portal....
Casmalia Resources Landfill, Casmalia - Public Health Activities
-- In 2005, the California Department of Public Health--formerly the California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--conducted an evaluation of the public health implications from contamination at the Casmalia...
Cenco Tank Farm, Huntington Beach - Public Health Activities
-- In 2004, the California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--responded to a citizen's health concern related to potential lead exposure from the Cenco...
Childhood Asthma Initiative
-- NEW! Study Released Asthma-Related Environmental Practices and Asthma Awareness in California Child Care Centers The Childhood Asthma Initiative (CAI) funded by the California Children and Families...
Childhood lead clustering in Alameda County
-- Questions persist about whether most cases of elevated blood lead levels in children (EBLLs, >=10 ìg/dL) come from a few small localized geographic areas or are more widely spread....
Cooper Drum Site, South Gate - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Health Services (CDHS) prepared a public health assessment for the Cooper Drum Site under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry...
Del Amo Superfund Site - Public Health Activities
-- Since 1984, the California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--now the California Department of Public Health--has conducted health investigations of the Del Amo Superfund Site and surrounding neighborhoods....
Delta Watershed Fish Project
-- Mercury, a potent neurotoxin, bioaccumulates in fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed at levels that may pose...
Delta Watershed Fish Project 2005-2006
-- The purpose of this project was to characterize populations that consume fish from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed and conduct outreach, education and training activities to reduce their...
Dioxins in California
-- Since 1987, the California Department of Health Services has been investigating dioxin contamination in California....
Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Puberty
-- This project is part of the larger Bay Area Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Center (BCERC) at UCSF, which includes animal and epidemiological studies....
Environmental Health Indicator Report
-- An environmental health indicator is a measure of health, environmental quality, or sociodemographics which is important for monitoring the overall health of the population of California....
Exposure Insights Using GIS in a Case-Control Study
-- Little is known about the causes of childhood leukemia, but there is considerable public concern about the potential contribution of environmental toxicants....
Halaco, Oxnard - Public Health Activities
-- In 2008-09, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted an investigation of the public health implications from contamination at the former Halaco Engineering Company site....
Historic Maps for Traffic Studies
-- The goal of this study is to develop a series of historic maps of traffic exhaust exposure in San Diego County which could be used in cancer epidemiology studies....
Hookston Station, Pleasant Hill - Public Health Activities
-- In 2005, the California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--assisted the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board by reviewing and eventually...
Indoor Air Quality in Saugus Schools
-- EHIB and EHLB IAQ staff provided technical asssitance and risk communication consultation to the Saugus Unified School District in Los Angeles County regarding classroom indoor air quality concerns.
Lava Cap Mine, Nevada City, Nevada County Public Health Assessment
-- In 2001, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), formerly the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Public Health Activities
-- Since the late 1980s, the California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--has conducted health studies and health assessments activities related the public...
Laytonville Landfill - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Health Services (CDHS), Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB), has released a public health assessment (PHA) about the Laytonville Landfill in Laytonville,...
Mercury in Fish
-- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, might become pregnant, or if you have young children, please see the brochures below for information on mercury in fish.
Methods for Tracking Exposures to Contaminants in Drinking Water
-- As a one year supplementary project to the larger California Environmental Health Tracking project, we worked with several states (NM, NJ, WA, WI) that are facing similar, specific technical problems with...
Molycorp Mine - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--provided technical and educational assistance to the community around the Molycorp Inc....
Monitoring Early Childhood Autism (MECA)
-- The CA-MECA project is being conducted with community partners in Santa Clara County to implement an autism screening and surveillance system for young children less than 4 years of age....
Monitoring Early Childhood Autism (MECA)
-- The CA-MECA project is being conducted with community partners in Santa Clara County to implement an autism screening and surveillance system for young children less than 4 years of age....
Montrose Chemical - Public Health Activities
-- Since the late 1980s, the California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--now the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)--has conducted health investigations of the Montrose Chemical Corporation...
National Gypsum Facility, Long Beach - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), formerly the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), Environmental Health Investigations Branch, has prepared a health consultation under a cooperative...
Naturally occurring asbestos
-- Exposures to "naturally occurring asbestos" on the western slope of the Sierras and elsewhere in California is becoming a high-profile public health issue....
New River, Imperial County - Public Health Activities
-- Starting in the early 1990s, The California Department of Public Health (CDPH)--formerly the California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--has conducted several investigations, as well as public awareness...
Nursery Products - Public Health Activities
-- The Site Assessment Section (SAS) of the Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB) received a request from the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to assist in addressing...
Oroville pancreatic cancer investigation
-- In 2008, the California Cancer Registry in the California Department of Public Health, in response to community concerns, confirmed that there was an elevated rate of pancreatic cancer in the Oroville...
Perinatal Hormones and Autism
-- To explore a hormonal etiology for autism, we linked several existing CDPH databases....
Pesticide Use in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
-- EHIB analyzed pesticide use data from 1991 to 1995 in Imperial and San Diego Counties, to investigate areas where potential pesticide exposures could occur in children living along the US-Mexico border....
Private Water Well Statewide Outreach
-- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is conducting a statewide outreach to provide information on private wells and health....
Richmond Sulfuric Acid Interview Study
-- Describes the public health impact and the characteristics of the illnesses suffered as a consequence of a sudden uncontrolled venting of oleum from a railroad tank car during unloading....
San Francisco Bay Seafood Consumption Study
-- For many years, studies have shown that fish commonly caught in San Francisco Bay contain chemicals like mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)....
Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz - Public Health Activities
-- The Environmental Health Investigations Branch, of the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), conducted an evaluation of possible exposure to hydrogen sulfide that is emitted into the air as...
Sex Ratio Among California Births, 1960-1996
-- The male sex ratio at birth (or the proportion of births in a population that is male) has been suggested as a sentinel environmental health indicator....
Sherwin Williams Site, Emeryville, Alameda County - Health Consultation
-- In 2002, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), formerly the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), prepared a health consultation -- a review of dust sampling data for the 45th Street...
Testicular Cancer: Etiologic Factors
-- Although testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young males in the United States, and its incidence is increasing worldwide, not much is known about the etiology of this illness....
UC Richmond Field Station - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted an comprehensive evaluation of exposure to contaminants at the University of California at Berkeley (UC) Richmond Field Station (RFS) site....
Urinary Pesticide Metabolites Study
-- From 2001 to 2003, EHIB collected urine samples from women of reproductive age living in Imperial County and analyzed these samples for pesticides....
Vermiculite Health Statistics Review - Public Health Activities
-- Starting in 2002, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--conducted evaluations of the public health implications from vermiculite contamination...
WREN Conference Planning
-- WREN is made up of Western state and local health department staff on the "front lines" of environmental health and epidemiology....
Wyle Laboratories, Norco - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health--formerly California Department of Health Services (CDHS)--conducted health education activities in the area of the Wyle Labs site....
Zeneca, Richmond - Public Health Activities
-- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) conducted an investigation of the public health implications of exposure to contamination from the Zeneca site (now known as the Campus Bay site)....
