Weekly Edition – March 20, 2012

In this week’s edition

::  Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may have serious health impacts
::  From Community to Care: Attend the 3rd Annual Public Health Symposium

Study shows air emissions near fracking sites may have serious health impacts

View the official news release on the CU Denver Newsroom

In a new study, researchers from the Colorado School of Public Health have shown that air pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing or fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for those living near natural gas drilling sites.

“Our data show that it is important to include air pollution in the national dialogue on natural gas development that has focused largely on water exposures to hydraulic fracturing,” said Lisa McKenzie, Ph.D., MPH, lead author of the study and research associate at the Colorado School of Public Health.

The study will be published in an upcoming edition of Science of the Total Environment.

The report, based on three years of monitoring, found a number of potentially toxic petroleum hydrocarbons in the air near the wells including benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene and xylene. Benzene has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a known carcinogen. Other chemicals included heptane, octane and diethylbenzene but information on their toxicity is limited.

“Our results show that the non-cancer health impacts from air emissions due to natural gas development is greater for residents living closer to wells,” the report said. “The greatest health impact corresponds to the relatively short-term, but high emission, well completion period.”

Continue reading online.

From Community to Care: Attend the 3rd Annual Public Health Symposium

Attend the 3rd Annual Public Health Symposium “From community to care: Redefining the Public Health Workforce” on April 4, 2012, from 8:30 AM – 4 PM, in the Lory Student Center.

The public Health Symposium on is hosted by the Colorado School of Public Health’s graduate degree program in public health program located at Colorado State University, and the Center for Public Health Practice. There is no cost to attend. Register online at www.publichealth.colostate.edu.

Contact Kendra Bigsby (Kendra.Bigsby@colostate.edu) for visit www.publichealth.colostate.edu for more information.

Public Health Matters

Upcoming Events | View details about these events online
:: March 20 – Executive Council
:: March 26 – Summer Registration Begins (Certificate Students) | CU, UNC
:: March 26 – Public Health Seminar
:: March 26 – Colorado School of Public Health Seminar
:: March 28 – Global Health Lecture Series

In the News | Visit Public Health Newsroom
:: Bloomberg “Fracking Can Cause Air Polution, Too: The Ticker”
:: Denver Post “CU Denver study links fracking to higher concentration of air pollutants”

Public Health Job Opportunities | View details about these opportunities online
:: Epidemiologist – Telecommute
:: Patient Navigator II – Denver Metro
:: Summer Research Assistant – Aurora, CO
:: Research Project Manager – Aurora, CO
:: Family Health Division Manager
:: Associate Director – Location Open
:: NCHS Employment Opportunities – Hyattsville, MD
:: Service Fellowship – Hyattsville, MD
:: Summer Intern, Boston, MA
:: Research Associate – Boston, MA
:: Fellowship – Denver/Keystone, CO
:: Information Technology Systems Consultant – Atlanta, GA
:: Assistant Data Manager – Atlanta, GA
:: Research & Evaluation Officer – Denver Metro
:: Health and Social Policy Fellowship – Denver/Keystone, CO
:: Health Center Assistants – Denver, CO
:: Travel Nurse Practitioner – Colorado
:: Postdoctoral Fellow – Fort Collins, CO
:: Manager – Greenwood Village, CO
:: Sr. Director of Research & Analytics – Denver, CO
:: Business Analyst – Denver, CO
:: Health Center Analyst – Denver, CO
:: Visiting Instructor – Durango, CO
:: SAS Internship – Colorado Springs, CO
:: Statistical Analyst – Denver, CO
:: Clinical Social Worker or Psychologist – Denver, CO
:: Research Nurse – Denver, CO
:: Motor Vehicle Crash Data Analyst – Denver Metro
:: WIC Manager – Boulder, CO
:: VP of Development – Denver, CO

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