Congratulations to Colleen Reid – JPB Environmental Health Fellow Colleen Reid, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been selected as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Funded by the JPB Foundation the JPB EH Fellowship Program supports a new generation of Environmental Health scholars who are committed to developing solutions and supporting policy changes that address environmental, social, and…
Nail polishes with ‘n-free’ labels are not necessarily free of toxic compounds
JPB Fellow Diana Ceballos latest article: Phthalate and Organophosphate Plasticizers in Nail Polish: Evaluation of Labels and Ingredients. Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have started removing potentially toxic ingredients and labeling their products as being free of those substances. However, these labels aren’t always accurate, and reformulated products aren’t necessarily safer, according to a report in…
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JPB Fellow Sara Wylie’s new book!
From flammable tap water and sick livestock to the recent onset of hundreds of earthquakes in Oklahoma, the impact of fracking in the United States is far-reaching and deeply felt.In Fractivism Sara Ann Wylie traces the history of fracking and the ways scientists and everyday people are coming together to hold accountable an industry that has managed to evade regulation. Read more.
An interdisciplinary collaboration among the fellows.
JPB Fellows Hector Olvera, Allison Appleton, Christina H. Fuller, Annie Belcourt and Co-Director Laura D. Kubzansky recently published a paper about the Integrated Socio-Enviornmental Model (ISEM) of health and well-being in Springer International Publishing’s journal “Current Environmental Health Reports.” Learn more about the publication.
Latest Article: A Collaboration Among Fellows
An Integrated Socio-Environmental Model of Health and Well-Being: a Conceptual Framework Exploring the Joint Contribution of Environmental and Social Exposures to Health and Disease Over the Life Span JPB Fellows Allison Appleton, Hector Olvera, Christina H. Fuller, and Annie Belcourt recently published a paper about the Integrated Socio-Enviornmental Model (ISEM) of health and well-being in Springer International Publishing’s journal “Current Environmental Health Reports.” Read more here.
UTEP Welcomes Harvard Fellows
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) hosted the JPB Environmental Health Fellows’ final workshop from March 12-15, 2018. The three-and-a-half year fellowship was established in 2014 with Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health to promote a new generation of environmental health scholars committed to comprehensive approaches to address health disparities in disadvantaged communities. Read more
Fractivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds by Sara Wylie
JPB Fellow Sara Wylies latest book: Fractivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds talks about the impact of fracking in the United States. In Fractivism she traces the history of fracking and the ways scientists and everyday people are coming together to hold accountable an industry that has managed to evade regulation. Read more.
The hidden health inequalities that American Indians and Alaskan Natives face
By JPB Fellow Annie Belcourt. I was an American Indian student pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology in the 1990s, when I realized the stark contrast between my life experiences growing up on my home reservation and those of my non-Native peers. Read more.
Georgia State Inducts Two Faculty into Delta Omega
The School of Public Health at Georgia State University recently inducted two faculty as members of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. JPB Fellow Christina Fuller is one of them. Read more.
New NAACP Report Shows Disproportionate Energy Shutoffs Among African Americans in the US
A new report from the NAACP highlights how low-income and Black communities are affected disproportionately from utility companies energy shutoffs relative to the rest of the country. The report uses JPB Fellow Diana Hernandez’s framework of energy justice to support it’s findings. Read more about the report at Color Lines.