274998 What’s Causing Cancer Disparities? The Role of the Social and Physical Environments Across the Life Span

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

Brenda Eskenazi, MA, PhD , School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, MS, PhD , School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Latino children growing up in a California agricultural community are at greater risk for exposure to some environmental toxins, including endocrine disruptors. These disparities in exposures have led to higher body burdens of some chemicals at critical windows for development. We are looking at the associations of these exposures to developmental and health outcomes among this immigrant/first generation group. Understanding factors associated with differences in exposures should increase our understanding of whether these chemical exposures increase cancer risk.

Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Diversity and culture
Environmental health sciences
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the impact of budget cuts on local public health services. Explore strategies that have been used to sustain local critical public health functions. Identify how partnerships can be employed to protect communities and deliver preventive services across the lifespan.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Postdoctoral Fellow conducting research in chemical exposures to susceptible populations, principally following a cohort of Latino children in the agricultural Salinas Valley from before birth to early puberty (Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas - CHAMACOS).
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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