Healthy Environments Partnership
 
 
Program Components
 

Program Components
Data Collection


Face-to-face survey conducted with a stratified, multi-stage probability sample (n=918) of an adult population in three Detroit neighborhoods. Survey components include: physical health status, mental health indicators, socioeconomic status, assessment of psychosocial stressors, coping responses, nutritional assessment, and health related behaviors.
April 2002-
April 2003

Biomarker data collection with a subset (n=367) of the survey respondents. Biomarker data consists of sample of salivary cortisol collected over two consecutive days, and a blood sample.
May 2002-
April 2003

Air Quality Monitoring using filter-based measurements of PM2.5* and PM10* in 24-hour sample durations, collected over a three year period in three areas of Detroit- northwest, southwest and eastside.
January 2000-
December 2002

Neighborhood Observational Checklist (NOC) conducted in survey neighborhoods. The NOC is a systematic observational tool designed to assess aspects of neighborhoods that may be related to cardiovascular disease risk, such as presence of grocery stores or spaces for outdoor activities.
June 2003-
September 2003.




*Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) is a form of air pollution, specifically small particles in the air. PM is measured in two sizes: PM 2.5 and PM 10. In urban areas PM 2.5 generally comes from combustion sources such as smokestacks and emissions from cars and trucks. PM 10 is released by these same sources as well as from natural sources such as wind blown dust.
 
 
Healthy Environments Partnership
University of Michigan-SPH II
1420 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Phone: 1.734.615.2695 (Ann Arbor)
Fax: 734.763.7379
E-mail: ssweir@umich.edu
Funding for this project is provided by The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences