Participate in the Air Pollution Health Impact Analysis for Cheverly
Posted on: March 15, 2024 - 12:32pm
Would you like to be a part of an initiative to combat health impacts due to air pollution?
Researchers at the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) are trying to perform a health impact analysis in regard to particulate matter (PM) and black carbon levels near residential areas around environmental hazards in the Route 50-Sheriff Road-Kenilworth Ave Quadrant.
Who can participate?
- Residents of Cheverly, Fairmount Heights, Seat Pleasant, Maryland, or surrounding unincorporated communities for >1 year
- 18 years or older, speak and write English or Spanish
- Be available for a 2-hr pulse oximeter training (including 15-20 min pre and post-survey) at the Cedar Heights Community Center on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:30 pm
- Willing to use a pulse oximeter to record data daily for three weeks as instructed by the research team. The estimated time commitment is just 30 seconds a day
Particulate matter and black carbon can cause cardiovascular and respiratory distress.
Pulse oximetry is a method of measuring lung function.
The research team will provide you with pulse oximeters free of cost.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Principal Investigator: Vivek Ravichandran, PhD Candidate
at the University of Maryland School of Public Health
