Environmental health : poverty, race and child health in the time of COVID-19 / edited by I. Leslie Rubin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Isadore Leslie, editor.

Series:

Health and Human Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentally induced diseases in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"This book presents a wide ranging selection of nine chapters covering topics of poverty, race and child health in the time of COVID-19. Chapter One reviews the student projects of the 16th annual Break the Cycle of Children's Environmental Health Disparities program, an annual collaborative interdisciplinary research and training program involving university students in academic tracks focusing on the impact of adverse social, economic, and environmental factors on children's health, development, education, and prospects for their future. Chapter Two is a broad overview of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Texas juvenile justice system. Chapter Three examines the six month outcomes of malnourished children who are enrolled in the Nutritional Therapeutic program in a peri-urban, low-income settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa. Chapter Four asks the question, "Does early life phthalate exposure mediate racial disparities in children's cognitive abilities?" Chapter Five assesses the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of families with a low socioeconomic status in regards to phthalate exposure in children. Chapter Six examines a comparison of the Neighborhood Deprivation Index and food desert status as environmental predictors of early childhood obesity. Chapter Seven takes a look at the implications for children's mental health in Durham, North Carolina, on account of equitable access to greenspace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter Eight reviews neighborhood quality and positive health indicators among urban adolescents. Chapter Nine looks to the development of evidence-based intervention for teens that have lost a parent through human-centered design, seeking to create a grief group for today's teens"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Intersection of poverty, race and child health in the time of COVID-19: 16th annual Break the Cycle of children's environmental health disparities program and student projects

Abstract

Intersection of poverty, race and child health in the United States

COVID-19 pandemic and children's health disparities

Climate change, environmental justice and children's health disparities

Conclusion

Break the Cycle program

Break the Cycle 16 projects

Student papers

Acknowledgments

References

Section one: BTC in time of COVID-19

Chapter 2

An examination of the prevalence of COVID-19 in the Texas Juvenile Justice System

Our study

Our findings

NIEHS PVI

Population

Youth and staff case counts

Timeline of important dates in TJJD and the surrounding communities

Discussion

Policy

Limitations

Acknowledgements

Chapter 3

Six month outcomes of malnourished children enrolled in the nutritional therapeutic program in a peri-urban, low-income settlement in the Western Cape, South Africa

The cycle of childhood malnutrition

How can childhood malnutrition be treated?

Implementation of the CTC model

The South African context

Study design and setting

Analysis

Anthropometry

Outcomes

Associations between clinical, social, and programmatic determinants and outcome at six months

Treatment duration

Chapter 4

Does early life phthalate exposure mediate racial disparities in children's cognitive abilities?

Urinary phthalate metabolite concentration assessment.

Cognitive outcomes

Covariate assessment

Statistical analyses

Mediation analyses

Secondary and Sensitivity Analyses

Breaking the cycle of children's environmental health disparities

Univariate statistics: Mediators (phthalate metabolites)

Sensitivity analyses

Supplemental Material

Characterizing racial disparities in the associations between early life phthalate exposure and child cognition

Chapter 5

Phthalate exposure in children: Assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in families with low socioeconomic status

Data analysis

Strengths and weaknesses

Breaking the Cycle

Chapter 6

Comparison of neighborhood deprivation index and food desert status as environmental predictors of early childhood obesity

Family-level data

Neighborhood data

Child obesity status

Statistical analysis

Chapter 7

Investigating equitable access to greenspace during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for children's mental health in Durham, North Carolina

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic

Changes in greenspace use

Children's mental health

Comparing responses in higher-income and lower-income zip codes

Strengths and limitations

Chapter 8

Neighborhood quality and positive health indicators among urban adolescents

Exposure measure

Outcome measure

Sociodemographic measures.

Statistical approach

Software

Chapter 9

A grief group for today's teens: Using human-centered design to develop an evidence-based intervention for teens that have lost a parent

Phase 1: Problem identification and initial prototype

Phase 2: Subject-matter expert feedback and responsive iteration

Phase 3: Target population feedback and responsive iteration

Teen feedback

Coping skills

Expert feedback

Mindfulness

Section two: Acknowledgments

Chapter 10

About the editors

Chapter 11

About the Break the Cycle of Health Disparities Inc

Contact

Chapter 12

About the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)

Southeast PEHSU

Contact Southeast PEHSU

Chapter 13

About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel

Mission

Service and academic activities

Research activities

National collaborations

International collaborations

Targets

Section three: Index

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Rubin, I. Leslie Environmental Health: Poverty, Race and Child Health in the Time of COVID-19

ISBN:

9798886974539