Agree - it was an honor to be included in the White House Press release thanking EPA for doing its job to reduce PFAS in drinking water

'....because of the way laws are set up in the U.S., companies don't have to test all the chemicals they're using in their products for safety or efficacy ... if they've already been on the market,' - Tracey Woodruff #formaldehyde

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Looking for ways to honor Earth Month? Check out these UC events: docs.google.com/document/d/1zB…

Check out excellent blog by our clinician UCSF EaRTH Center
member Katie Lichter MD MPH on how climate crisis is will interrupt people's ability to access cancer care
prheucsf.blog/2024/04/15/how…

UCSF Health @UCSF

Join us! @prhe UCGreenNewDeal UC San Francisco WS Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit First, Do No Harm UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity UC Center for Climate Justice UCSF Office of Sustainability Lisa Patel, MD, MESc Britt Wray, PhD Medical Students for a Sustainable Future Medical Students for a Sustainable Future at MCW

Huge benefit of PFAS rule to remove from drinking water is decrease infant mortality by ~1,300 deaths. This is 6% of infant deaths in 2022.

PFAS increases risk of low birthweight which can lead to infant mortality.
Best prevention of infant mortality is to remove the risk.

Join Breast Cancer Prevention Partners BCPP & CBCRP for a transformative event! Learn from experts in community-focused research on reducing #breastcancer & health risks. Open to all. Develop partnerships & apply for CBCRP funding! Apr 22-23. Register now: eventbrite.com/e/community-pa…

Today, EPA issued a suite of final rules that will significantly reduce toxic air pollution from chemical plants and will reduce both ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene emissions from covered processes and equipment by nearly 80 percent. 🧵

Big new rule from U.S. EPA reducing air toxic in #EJ communities

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#EPA could do this because they had data on health risks, emission and exposures - why the EPA IRIS risk assessment program makes a difference

Researchers at USC Enviro Health Keck School of Medicine of USC found that ER visits for asthma dropped in neighborhoods with more zero-emissions vehicles – including battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell cars. Sandy Eckel USC Biostatistics Population and Public Health Sciences at USC

Excellent advice for riding BART -

See A Story of Health's chapter on infertility and reproductive health, Reiko & Toshio's story, for an in-depth review and free CE's during #NPHW2024 's Sexual & Reproductive Health day. WS Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment wspehsu.ucsf.edu/main-resources…

Our director, Gail Lee, will present at today's UC San Francisco Town Hall. Join to hear about carbon reduction actions and Earth Month events. See you there!
coronavirus.ucsf.edu/town-halls#Tow…

Did you know that there are over 700,000 #hairdressers in the US, with an estimate of >90% being #female & 31% being #Black / #Hispanic / #Latina ?

This brand-new study assessed occupational chemical exposures in a sample of US-based Black & Latina hairdressers by analyzing #urine !

makes me want to ride BART

oooh the big reveal to on how Industry Documents Library will make it easier to see what industry is doing

check out - new study using NHANES data linked to mortality records finding 300% increased risk of cancer mortality

showing the power of @CDC linked data to identify the true harms of chemicals

jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Now here is a million marker that will improve health -

March Updates from the IDL - the JUUL Labs Collection surpasses the 1 million documents mark, meet our new Project Archivist, and read up on new research using IDL 🎉
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#Microplastics are everywhere: “We’re eating, & drinking & breathing them,” Dr. Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH tells KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM. Choosing non-plastic food containers, glass or metal water bottles & making food at home can help lower exposure, she tells #AsPrescribed . ucsfh.org/3PFkSMC