CHE-WA Research & Information Web Site:
A Resource on Environmental Health in Washington State
A web clearinghouse has been created under the direction of Dr. Kate Davies, chair of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)'s Research and Information Working Group and Core Faculty in Environment & Community at Antioch University Seattle.
The new site summarizes information on chronic diseases and disabilities and environmental quality in Washington State and contains links and references to about 500 data sources. It deals with diverse topics such as asthma, urban sprawl & health, climate change, pesticides, adult and childhood cancer, contaminants in air, water and soil, and learning & developmental disabilities.
"This is the first website of its type in the country to offer such a comprehensive picture of health and environmental quality at a state level," said Dr. Davies. "It takes complex scientific information and makes it understandable by the lay-person."
A study released by Dr. Davies
in 2005 showed that environmental diseases and disabilities cost Washington
State more than $2 billion a year in healthcare and related costs.
http://washington.chenw.org/pdfs/EnvironmentalCosts.pdf
Read the complete media advisory about the new web clearinghouse from April 5, 2006.
Access the Clearinghouse
http://washington.chenw.org/RIgroup/ch_intro.html
