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WOAI-TV, San Antonio—March 16, 2007
News report featuring
Sandy Roda,
Department of Environmental Health
To the unsuspecting buyer, it's a harmless baby toy that
offers good, clean fun. It's a toy with both the Baby
Einstein and Disney names on the package, but a
researcher at the University of Cincinnati found what
she called dangerously high levels of lead on part of
it.
UC HEALTH LINE: 'Healthy Home' Can Help Prevent
Childhood Poisoning
Environmental health experts say preventing the life-long health
effects of childhood poisoning starts by creating an
overall healthy home environment that promotes
well-being and is free of potentially harmful
substances. March 2007
Borchers Selected for National
Fellow Program
Michael Borchers, PhD, assistant professor of
environmental health, was one of 10 scientists from
across the United States selected to participate in the
Science Communication Fellows program, sponsored by the
nonprofit organization Environmental Health Sciences.
The program is the first of its kind to allow
participants to gain experience in bridging the gap
between science and journalism, while also helping the
lay public understand the importance of studying the
environment and its effects on human health. For more
information, visit,
healthnews.uc.edu/publications/findings/?/4474/4482/.
Plastic Dangers
WCPO-TV, Channel 9—March 9, 2007
News report featuring
Shuk-mei Ho
PhD, Department of Environmental Health
Last week, parents got a warning about baby bottles. A
chemical called “bisphenol-a,” when heated, can leach
into the liquid inside the bottle. University of
Cincinnati researcher Shuk-mei Ho tells us the danger
isn’t just with bottles, it’s with all plastics. She
says it can lead to reproductive problems, prostate
cancer, breast cancer and even behavior problems in
children.
Bicycle Commuting Racks Up Big
Miles for Pair of UC Faculty
UC faculty members George Marketos and
Glenn Talaska combined for almost 9,000 miles of commuting on their bicycles
last year, as they did their part to help the Cincinnati
Cycle Club in its annual challenge with its Dayton
counterpart.
Brown Named to National Committee
Katie Brown,
PhD, research assistant professor of environmental health, has
been appointed to a two-year term on the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental
Justice Advisory Council. Founded in 1993, the council
brings together representatives from community,
academic, industry, environmental, government and
indigenous groups to address major environmental justice
problems through new and revised environmental policies.
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