NIEHS
Safe and Just Cleaners: Reducing Exposure to Toxic Cleaning Chemical Products Among Low Wage Immigrant Latino Community Members
This project will assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being, employment status, and cleaning and disinfecting practices among Latinx domestic cleaners in the NYC metropolitan. It will then develop educational materials for a COVID-19 Domestic Cleaner Safe Return to Work Toolkit for domestic cleaners and clients based on survey findings.
COVID-19 Pandemic Among Low-Income Latino Families in an Agricultural Community: Financial, Occupational, and Mental and Physical Health Sequelae
This project aims to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic primarily on farmworker families that have been exposed to the health sequelae of pesticide exposure over the life course from in utero to adulthood.
Reduction of Hazardous Exposures in Small Businesses through a Community Health Worker Intervention
Our parent project aims to reduce negative health outcomes in small businesses that primarily employ high-risk Latinx workers by characterizing their exposures to hazardous chemicals and assessing if a community health worker (CHW) intervention can decrease these exposures.
The Effect of a Housing Mobility Program on Environmental Exposures and Asthma Morbidity Among Low-income Minority Children
In this proposal, we explore the relationship between indoor allergen and pollutant exposures, including second-hand smoke and SARS-CoV2 infection and disease, to assess the impact of pandemic conditions on indoor exposures relevant to asthma among this population.