Juhua Luo, PhD

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Completed Projects - (1)

Cancer Hospitalizations in Rural-Urban Areas in Relation to Carcinogenic Discharges from Toxics Release Inventory Facilities
The purpose of the research is to understand whether discharges of carcinogens from Toxics Release Inventory facilities are related to higher cancer hospitalization rates in rural and urban settings. Evidence for this association will have potential implications for improvements to environmental policy or policies for improved cancer detection and treatment in rural settings.
Research center: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Cancer, Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Environmental and agricultural health, Hospitals and clinics, Public health

Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States (Final Report)
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Date: 08/2010
This report examined if chemical releases from facilities monitored in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program were associated with population mortality rates and birth outcomes for rural/urban populations. It also examined whether rural/urban areas with poor socioeconomic status or higher percentages of minorities had greater TRI releases.
Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Population Health Outcomes in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
Policy Brief
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2010

Examined whether chemical releases from facilities monitored through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program were associated with population mortality rates for both rural and urban populations.