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environmental health discussions
A series of interviews hosted by Dr. David Carpenter.
environmental health » Carpenter Conversations
November 2004
Aesthetics and health
How does the attractiveness of a community or living space affect human health? Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter Spoke with Howard Frumkin, Professor and Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health at Emory University about the connection between an attractive environment and human health.
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November 2004
The health of humans and wildlife
Can birds and animals provide clues about human health? Environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter spoke with William Bowerman, assistant professor of wildlife and avian toxicology at Clemson University, about the links between animal health, human health, and the health of the environment.
November 2004
The Great Lakes and human health
How does the health of a body of water affect human health? Dr. Deborah Swackhamer is an environmental chemist whose work focuses on pollution in the Great Lakes. She spoke with The Health Show's environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter about some of the major pollutants in the lakes, and how the contamination of these lakes affects the health of people near the lakes, and around the world.
September 2004
Environmental health starts at home
When you think of threats to environmental health, you probably think of toxic waste dumps or leaky oil tankers. But according to Dr. John Urbanetti, environmental health begins at home. Dr. Urbanetti is a consultant to U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense, and a clinical assistant professor of medicine and pulmonary diseases at Yale University. He spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter for this installment of our occasional series on environmental health.
July 2004
Prions: beyond Mad Cow
We've all heard of Mad Cow disease, but we may be less familiar with the term "prions." Mad Cow is one of several types of prion disease. Dr. Jason Bartz is a professor and researcher at the University of Nebraska who has been studying prion diseases for ten years. He spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter about prion diseases and how they work.
July 2004
The air in there
How healthy is the air in your home? Joseph Ponessa is a housing and energy specialist with Rutgers Co-operative extension. He is working in conjunction with the EPA on the Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes project. Dr. Ponessa spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter about potential air quality problems in homes and how to avoid them.
July 2004
Noise-induced hearing loss
More than 30 million Americans are exposed to hazardous sound levels on a regular basis. In factories, at rock concerts, even at home, high noise pollution levels can cause irreversible damage to the human ear. Dr. Sigfrid Soli heads up the Department of Communications Sciences and Devices at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles California and is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. He spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter about common causes of noise induced hearing loss, and how it can be prevented.
June 2004
Hearing the smoke alarm
According to the US Fire Administration, 80 percent of all fire deaths occur in homes. Installing working smoke alarms increases your chances of surviving a fire, but what about at night? Will your smoke alarm wake you or your children in time? Dorothy Bruck, a psychology professor at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia has been working on that problem. She spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter.
May 2004
Bottled vs. tap
A World Wildlife Fund survey indicates that Americans consume about 13 billion liters of bottled water in a year, a statistic that continues to rise. But is bottled water any safer than what comes out of the tap? Joel Schwartz is a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health who specializes in safe drinking water. He spoke with The Health Shows Dr. David Carpenter as part of our series on environmental health.
April 2004
Genetic susceptibility and disease
Why do some people get a particular disease while others, who live or work in the same conditions, do not? It's a question that has puzzled doctors for years and one that continues to be researched. In our continuing series on environmental health, Dr. David Carpenter explores that question with Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and director of the National Toxicology Program.
March 2004
Is breast feeding always safe?
A 2003 phone survey of new mothers in the US showed that 65% of them were breast feeding their infants. The benefits of breast feeding to a newborn are well known, but what if a mother has been exposed to contaminants? Judith Schreiber is a senior public health scientist with the New York State Attorney General's office who has done considerable research on environmental exposures in breast milk. Schreiber spoke with The Health Show's Dr. David Carpenter about breast feeding, and exposure to environmental toxins.
December 2003
"We were told the school was safe"
In September of 2001 Paul Edwards' son was a student at Stuyvesant High School, just four blocks from the site of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. Today Mr. Edwards is the treasurer of the Stuyvesant High School Parents Association. Mr. Edwards shares an account of what happened to the students at Stuyvesant following the 9-11 attacks, and his concerns that the students were allowed to return to the area without the proper cleanup of environmental contaminants.
December 2003
Did EPA do enough?
The parents at Stuyvesant High School are not alone in their concerns about air quality and environmental contamination in lower Manhattan. Joining us today for a look at what we know about those contaminants and what efforts have been made to clean the area is The Health Show's environmental health expert Dr. David Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter is joined by two scientists who have been key players in the cleanup effort, EPA's Dr. Cate Jenkins, and Dr. Paul Lioy, of the Occupational Health Sciences Institute at Rutgers University.
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Dr. David Carpenter
Dr. Carpenter is director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany.
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These environmental health discussions were made possible by the Wallace Genetic Foundation, which provides grants in the areas of environmental education, children's environmental health and preservation of farmland and national resources, especially water.