Health Studies
Health Studies & Resource Information

Listed below are formal health studies that have been conducted
in this area of research.     All studies find correlation between
traffic air pollution and adverse health effects on children.   In
addition, other informative resources are listed.

Health Studies

Effect of Exposure to traffic on lung development
from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study,
Published by: Dr. James Gauderman, Department of Public
Medicine, University of Southern California. January 26, 2007

Childhood Asthma and Exposure to Traffic and
Nitrogen Dioxide,
Published by: UCLA Public Health Policy Research.  August,
2006

Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Asthma Severity
Published by: Dr. James Gauderman, Department of Public
Medicine, University of Southern California. November 2005

Ambient Air Pollution: Health Hazards to Children,
Published by: American Academy of Pediatrics. December 8,
2004

Traffic-related air pollution near busy roads: the East
Bay Children’s Respiratory Health Study,
Author Affiliations:
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California
Environmental
Protection Agency, California Department of Health Services,
Oakland, CA Atmospheric Sciences Department and Indoor
Environment Department, Environmental Energy Technologies
Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
June 7th 2004

Children’s Health Study (Video) A must see for
parents,
educators, and legislators!!
Published by: Dr. James Gauderman, Department of Public
Medicine, University of Southern California.  


Resource Information

KNGU Radio Talk Show, Dr. Gauderman discusses his
research.  Bob Yuhnke provides background on EPA
regulations, Sherrie Swadburg expresses concerned parents
views, and Jane Urschel with the Colorado Association of
Schools boards explains their opposition to HB1293.  March 8th,
2007

Questions/Answers to Dr. Gauderman from State
House Representative Gwyn Green, March 2007

Recent Health Effects Research Linking Motor
Vehicle Emissions to Childhood Cancer, Impairment
of Children’s Health and Threats to Other At-risk
Populations.

AIR QUALITY AND LAND USE HANDBOOK:  A
COMMUNITY HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
 
Published by: California Environmental Protection Agency
California Air Resources Board.  April 2005

Air Pollution from Nearby Traffic and Children’s
Health: Information for Parents  

Published by: Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
(OEHHA), the California Air Resources Board (ARB), and the
California Department of Health Services (DHS).   October, 7,
2004

Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head
Published by: Discover magazine, March 22, 2007