Need more photos? Icons? Vehicle regulations can impact birth outcomes Nearly $1.5 million supports Professor Perry Hystad in determining the impact of vehicle regulations and local congestion programs on reducing air pollution exposure and impacts on adverse birth outcomes. Researchers are on board in improving fishermen’s health and safety Professor Laurel Kincl and former COH professor Jeong (Jay) Kim explore Dungeness crab fishing vessel design and quantify the impact of the current crab sorting system on injury risk as part of the FLIPP (Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program) research team. Findings will provide evidence-based design recommendations to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries and fatalities. OSU ASPIRE CENTER works to improve children’s environmental health Professors Megan McClelland and Molly Kile lead a team supported by more than $3.6 million to develop strategies to accelerate the adoption of evidence-informed policies, programs and practices that can reduce harmful environmental exposures to children. Learn more at health.oregonstate.edu/aspire. Grant to boost wildfire smoke resiliency Professors Molly Kile and Perry Hystad will benefit from $736,500 in federal funds to develop resources to boost wildfire smoke resiliency in Oregon. The EPA grant brings together OSU's public health and engineering experts, as well as Smokewise Ashland, to develop practical smoke plans for schools to help them prepare, react and recover from the impacts of wildfire smoke. WRISTBANDS HELP RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY FLAME RETARDANT EXPOSURES IN CHILDREN More than $3.3 million in grants, and specially devised wristbands, help researchers explore the effects of flame-retardant exposure on children. This includes examining racial and ethnic disparities in children’s exposure, effects on cognitive and executive functioning skills, and intervention strategies and is led by professors Molly Kile and Shannon Lipscomb. Shannon is associate dean for research and professor of human development and family sciences at OSU-Cascades. Environmental and occupational health professors Molly Kile and Perry Hystad Synergies Winter 2024 ▴ 13
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