Los AngeleS Voices on Oil, Community, Environment and Salud (LAS VOCES) Study

项目摘要 石油开采在城市化地区越来越普遍，然而，对健康的流行病学研究 对附近城市居民的影响微乎其微。加州的洛杉矶县拥有世界上最大的城市 该油田位于该国，是数千口活跃的威尔斯油井的所在地，这些油井非常靠近家庭和学校。 几乎没有保护措施来防止污染物排放到附近的居民区， 对空气质量和邻居健康的影响迫切需要为公共卫生保护提供信息。的 这项研究的总体目标是扩大一个强大的社区-学术伙伴关系，以评估健康影响， 接触石油钻探威尔斯并为洛杉矶南部（主要是低收入地区）的公共卫生行动提供信息 多种族社区的颜色，面临环境健康的差距。为了实现这一目标，大学 南加州和西方学院已经与救赎者社区伙伴关系建立了合作关系， 南洛杉矶一个长期以社区为基础的组织，致力于当地居民的健康和福祉。 家庭初步合作研究表明，与石油有关的社区空气污染事件 以及对居住在钻井现场附近的居民的呼吸系统健康的不利影响。拟议的项目， 洛杉矶石油之声，社区，环境和健康研究（LAS VOCES），将审查 城市石油钻探，空气质量和呼吸健康之间的联系，并提高南洛杉矶的能力 社区根据确定的环境或健康影响采取行动。拟议 合作，社区驱动的项目将1）参与暴露的社区; 2）量化石油钻探的影响 使用创新的低成本传感器网络来评估空气质量：3）建立一个多样化的队列， 生活在不同生产阶段的威尔斯油井附近居民的呼吸系统健康;以及4）制定一项行动- 面向社区的公共卫生计划，利用与不同利益相关者的访谈。我们的工作将填补一个关键的 城市石油钻探活动对社区呼吸健康和空气质量影响的差距 前瞻性研究，以及确定不同的利益相关者如何共同努力，以保护公共卫生， 居住在城市石油钻井附近的弱势群体。该项目将促进社区和科学 通过参与性研究获得知识。

PROJECT SUMMARY Petroleum extraction is increasingly common in urbanized areas, and yet, epidemiological research on the health consequences for nearby urban residents is sparse. Los Angeles (LA) County, California has the largest urban oilfield in the country and is home to thousands of active oil wells in very close proximity to homes and schools. Few protections are in place to prevent the release of pollutants into nearby residential areas and understanding the impacts to air quality and health among neighbors is urgently needed to inform public health protections. The overall goal of this study is to extend a robust community-academic partnership to assess the health effects of exposures to oil drilling wells and inform public health actions in South LA, a predominantly low-income multiethnic community of color that faces environmental health disparities. To achieve this, the University of Southern California and Occidental College have formed a collaboration with Redeemer Community Partnership, a longstanding neighborhood-based organization in South LA that addresses the health and well-being of local families. Preliminary collaborative research demonstrates episodic oil-related neighborhood air pollution events and adverse impacts on respiratory health among residents living closer to drill sites. The proposed project, the Los AngeleS Voices on Oil, Community, the Environment and Salud study (LAS VOCES), will examine links between urban oil drilling, air quality and respiratory health, and enhance the capacity of the South LA community to take action based on the identified the environmental or health impacts. The proposed collaborative, community-driven project will 1) engaged exposed communities; 2) quantify the impact of oil drilling on air quality using an innovative low-cost sensor network: 3) establish a diverse cohort to assess longitudinal respiratory health of residents living near oil wells in different stages of production; and 4) develop an action- oriented community public health plan leveraging interviews with diverse stakeholders. Our work will fill a critical gap on impacts of urban oil drilling activities on neighborhood respiratory health and air quality through a prospective study, as well as identify how diverse stakeholders might work together to protect public health for vulnerable populations living nearby urban oil drilling. This project will advance community and scientific knowledge through participatory research.