Core--Spatial analysis of superfund & toxic relase inven

外联核心将实施一个项目，该项目使用地理信息系统对超级基金和TRI地点的空间分析以及化学毒性当量数据，如数量、持久性和毒性，以对北卡罗来纳州小时国家的暴露热点进行分类。外联核心将覆盖超级基金和TRI数据上的美国人口普查小组人口数据和出生证明记录，以识别潜在的弱势人口。特别是，纳入美国人口普查因素将决定是否有任何特定群体(即社会经济、种族)在暴露热点中的比例不成比例。分析完成后，外联核心将向州和县卫生部门以及社区组织提供地图以及相关毒物学证据的摘要。将暴露数据和对有关化学品的现有证据的解释结合起来，将使公共卫生专业人员能够更好地为客户服务，同时使社区能够自我倡导。超级基金外联核心将专注于北卡罗来纳州的比福特、加斯顿、摩尔和华盛顿县。选择的县基于各种特征，包括Superfund和TRI地点的存在，以及与化学品使用、制造或储存相关的行业的当前或以前存在。通过一个正在进行的关于儿童低水平铅暴露的研究项目，外联核心的成员与州卫生总监以及州政府内的环境卫生司建立了牢固的联系和工作关系。此外，外联核心工作人员向北卡罗来纳州卫生部长和北卡罗来纳州大会通报了儿童对环境毒物的特殊脆弱性。通过与这些团体的参与，外联核心还与许多县卫生部门、保健提供者和社区组织建立了联系。

The Outreach Core will implement a project that uses Geographic Information Systems spatial analysis of Superfund and TRI sites as well as chemical toxic equivalency data such as amount, persistence, and toxicity to categorize exposure hotspots in hour countries across North Carolina. The Outreach Core will overlay U.S. Census block group demographic data and birth certificate records on the Superfund and TRI data to identify potentially vulnerable populations. In particular, the inclusion of U.S. Census demographic factors will determine whether any particular group (i.e., socioeconomic, racial) is disproportionately represented in the exposure hotspots. Upon completion of the analysis, the Outreach Core will make the mappings available to state and county health departments as well as community based organizations along with summaries of relevant toxicological evidence. The combination of exposure data and explanation of the current evidence regarding the chemicals in question will allow public health professionals to better serve their clients while simultaneously empowering communities to self- advocate. The Superfund Outreach Core will focus on Beafort, Gaston, Moore, and Washington Counties in North Carolina. The county selections were based on a variety of characteristics including the presence of both Superfund and TRI sites, as well as the current or former presence of industries relating to chemical use, manufacture, or storage. Though an ongoing research project on low-level childhood lead exposure, members of the Outreach Core have established strong connections and working relationships with the State Health Director, as well as the Environmental Health Division within the state government. Additionally, Outreach Core staff have briefed the North Carolina Secretary of Health and the North Carolina General Assembly on children's special vulnerabilities to environmental toxicants. Through involvement with these groups, the Outreach Core has also established ties with many county health departments, health care providers, and community organizations.