E.P.A. SCIENCE GRANTS MEASURE PROGRESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL

PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH

EPA has awarded 10 EPA Science-to-Achieve-Results research grants totaling $5 million to universities, state departments of public health and one research institute to measure progress in environmental programs that protect human health. Using health outcomes data provides a new way to determine program success in reducing the incidence of environmentally-related diseases, such as asthma, and will help environmental managers evaluate the effectiveness of programs in protecting human health. Two grants were awarded to Johns Hopkins researchers in Region 3.  Under one of the grants,  "Statistical Models for Estimating the Health Impact of Air Quality Regulations, researchers will develop evidence of the gains in public health that have followed the implementation of costly regulatory policies.  The other grant also to Johns Hopkins titled: "Longitudinal Indicators of Policy Impact on Pollution, Exposure and Health Risk" will develop state level indicators of environmental pollution, population exposure, and population health risks. For more information on the grants, go to http://www.epa.gov/ncer/indicators