Green Housing Study: Measures of Housing Factors and Pediatric Respiratory Health

绿色住房研究：住房因素和儿童呼吸健康的测量

• 批准号: 8503422
• 负责人: Tiina Reponen
• 金额: $ 18.75万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8503422
• 关键词: Green; Housing; Study; Measures; Factors

ABSTRACT It is assumed, as conventional wisdom, that the green building design features are effective in reducing allergens and toxic substances within the home. Scientifically credible evidence is needed as to the extent to which green-built, low-income housing actually reduces exposures to these hazards when compared to standard-built, low-income housing. Green housing utilizes various strategies to reduce environmental contaminants. It is hypothesized that these strategies will lead to 1) lower levels of environmental contaminants in green housing compared to those of control housing, and 2) lower levels of related biomarkers of exposure in the residents of green vs. control housing. The reduction of irritants and allergens in green vs. control housing may result in improved asthma morbidity among residents of green housing. Specifically, we hypothesize that children with asthma (ages 7-12 years) who reside in green housing will have lower asthma morbidity, adjusting for environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure. This hypothesis will be tested through two specific aims: (1) To conduct an exposure assessment of chemical and biological contaminants, pesticides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), fungi, indoor allergens (in terms of variety and concentration) in green and comparison housing, and (2) To examine the association between residing in green vs. comparison housing and asthma morbidity (e.g., symptoms, emergency department visits, use of medications, lost school/work days) of children with doctor-diagnosed asthma (ages 7-12 years). Environmental and clinical assessments will be conducted in 32 green renovated apartments at baseline (immediately after renovation) and at 6 and 12 months after renovation. Parallel assessments will be conducted in 32 non-renovated apartments. The study in Cincinnati is part of a nationwide Green Housing study conducted in close partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Cincinnati is one of the first metropolitan areas being assessed in this multicenter study; Boston, Massachusetts is being simultaneously assessed by the Harvard School of Public Health. The nationwide multi-site design will provide contextual information to understand which green building rehabilitation practices are associated with health not only regionally, but nationally. This elucidation then could inform policy about which green components should be implemented without regard to locality, and which components should be modified under certain circumstances (e.g., region or housing type).

摘要 作为传统智慧，假设绿色建筑设计特征在以下方面是有效的： 减少家中的过敏原和有毒物质。科学上可信的证据是 需要了解绿色建筑的低收入住房实际上在多大程度上减少了对 与标准建造的低收入住房相比，这些危害。绿色外壳采用 减少环境污染物的各种策略。据推测，这些 策略将导致1）较低水平的环境污染物在绿色住房相比 与对照组相比，以及2）暴露的相关生物标志物水平较低， 绿色住宅和对照住宅的居民。绿色与绿色相比， 控制住房可能导致绿色住房居民哮喘发病率的改善。 具体来说，我们假设居住在绿色区的哮喘儿童（7-12岁） 住房将有较低的哮喘发病率，调整环境烟草烟雾（ETS） exposure.这一假设将通过两个具体目标进行检验：（1）进行曝光 化学和生物污染物、农药、挥发性有机化合物的评估 （VOCs）、真菌、室内过敏原（在品种和浓度方面）在绿色中的分布和比较 住房，以及（2）检查居住在绿色与比较住房之间的关联 和哮喘发病率（例如，症状，急诊室就诊，药物使用，丢失 学校/工作日）的儿童与医生诊断的哮喘（年龄7-12岁）。环境 并在基线的32个绿色翻新公寓中进行临床评估 （装修后立即）和装修后6个月和12个月。平行评估 将在32个未经翻修的公寓中进行。这项在辛辛那提进行的研究是 与疾病中心密切合作进行的全国性绿色住房研究 控制和预防（CDC）和美国住房和城市发展部 （HUD）。辛辛那提是这项多中心研究中评估的第一批大都市地区之一; 马萨诸塞州的波士顿同时也在接受哈佛公共管理学院的评估。 健康全国性的多站点设计将提供上下文信息，以了解 绿色建筑修复实践不仅在区域上与健康相关， 全国范围内。这一说明可以告知政策，哪些绿色组件应该 实施时不考虑位置，以及在某些情况下应修改哪些组件 环境（例如，区域或住房类型）。

项目成果

Pyrethroid exposure among children residing in green versus non-green multi-family, low-income housing.

• DOI: 10.1038/s41370-021-00312-w
• 发表时间: 2021-05
• 期刊: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
• 影响因子: 4.5
• 作者: Werthmann DW;Rabito FA;Stout DM 2nd;Tulve NS;Adamkiewicz G;Calafat AM;Ospina M;Chew GL
• 通讯作者: Chew GL