4121.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
Oral Session | ||||
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| The National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH I) was recently conducted under the sponsorship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH) to assess children’s potential household exposure to lead and indoor allergens. The lead component of the survey provides current estimates of lead levels in dust, soil and paint in the U.S. housing stock, and updates and expands on information from the 1990 National Survey of Lead in Housing. The allergen portion of the survey describes the prevalence and distribution of various indoor allergens (including those that derive from dust mites, cockroaches, dogs, cats, rats, mice, and molds) and bacterial endotoxins in the U.S. housing stock and is the first national survey to assess exposure to these agents. Both the National Lead Survey and the National Allergen Survey components of the overall survey will identify demographic, housing and behavioral factors associated with high levels of exposure to these agents. In addition, the National Allergen Survey will examine the complex relationship between exposure to indoor allergens/endotoxins and the prevalence and severity of asthma and allergies. | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Individuals attending this session will learn about the design and methodology used to conduct the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH I), statistical issues associated with analysis of the complex dataset, prevalence of household exposure to lead, allergens and endotoxins in the U.S., and factors related to exposure to these agents. Individuals will also learn about implementation of a new lead-based paint poisoning prevention program. | ||||
| Darryl Zeldin, MD Zhou Joey, PhD | ||||
| National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing: Survey Design and Methodology Warren Friedman, PhD, CIH, Patrick Vojta, PhD, Susan Viet, PhD, CIH, Robert Clickner, PhD, David Marker, PhD, Darryl Zeldin, MD | ||||
| National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing: Lead Results Joey Y. Zhou, PhD, Robert Clickner, PhD, John Rogers, Susan Viet, PhD, CIH, Warren Friedman, PhD, CIH, Darryl Zeldin, MD | ||||
| Implementation of the HUD lead poisoning prevention regulation for federally-owned and assisted housing David E. Jacobs, PhD, CIH, Warren Friedman, PhD, CIH, Rebecca L. Morley, Eugene A. Pinzer, CIH | ||||
| Factors Associated With Indoor Allergen Exposure in the U.S.: Results from the First National Allergen Survey Darryl C. Zeldin, MD, Warren Friedman, PhD, Michael Muilenberg, MS, Richard Cohn, PhD, Harriet Burge, PhD, Patrick Vojta, PhD | ||||
| Statistical issues associated with analysis of data from the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing Richard D. Cohn, PhD, Ming Yin, PhD, Erika Schuett, BS, Warren Friedman, PhD, Darryl C. Zeldin, MD | ||||
| Associations of indoor endotoxins with health and demographic factors: Results from the first national survey of endotoxins in housing Peter S. Thorne, PhD | ||||
| Sponsor: | Environment | |||
| Cosponsors: | Occupational Health and Safety; Social Work; Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | |||