Doug Brugge
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1048738 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Doug Brugge |
| NOMBRES | Doug |
| APELLIDO | Brugge |
| FIRMA | BRUGGE D |
| AFILIACIONES | Tufts University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6812-2720 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 43 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 101 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2000 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Communities catalyzing change with data to mitigate an invisible menace, traffic-related air pollution
CBPR affords communities the ability to environmental health efforts in a way that is locally meaningful, leveraging their respective strengths. External facilitation can support the continuity and sustainment of community led CBPR efforts
Advancing Environmental Justice in the Community Using Charrette
Boston Chinatown residents reaffirmed their investment in the community by highlighting concerns about TRAP within the context of other health-related concerns. Charrettes offer a vehicle to advance environmental justice in communities through collective problem-solving and decision making
Adapting an In-Home Randomized Intervention Trial Protocol for Covid-19 Precautions
We needed to be flexible, creative, and calm when collaborating with community members, the IRB, and the universities, while repeatedly adjusting to changing guidelines as we determined what worked and what did not for in-home data collection. We learned that high-quality air monitoring data could be collected with minimal in-person contact and without compromising the integrity of the trial. Furthermore, we were able to collect blood pressure an…
An Evaluation of an Environmental Health Infographic in Community Settings
Background : Infographics are an effective way of communicating complex information due to their reliance on concise language and clear, uncluttered visuals. Research indicates that traffic-related ultrafine particles (UFPs) in air pollutions adversely affect human health, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we work with community-based adult literacy programs to develop an infographic about UFPs in air pollution wit…
Two communities, one highway and the fight for clean air
The ISF was helpful in informing the team's thinking related to systems and structures needed to translate research to practice. However, although municipal stakeholders are increasingly sympathetic to and aware of the health impacts of TRAP, there was not a local legislative or regulatory precedent on how to move some of the proposed TRAP-related policies into practice. As such, we found that pairing the ISF with a community organizing framework…
Sex differences in the interaction of short-term particulate matter exposure and psychosocial stressors on C-reactive protein in a Puerto Rican cohort
There is substantial evidence linking particulate matter air pollution with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, health disparities between populations may exist due to imprecisely defined non-innate susceptibility factors. Psychosocial stressors are associated with cardiovascular disease and may increase non-innate susceptibility to air-pollution. We investigated whether the association between short-term changes in ambient particula…
Compensation for uranium miners world-wide
The Role of Environmental Health Literacy When Developing Traffic Pollution Fact Sheets for Puerto Rican Adults
Environmental health literacy is particularly relevant to racial/ethnic and linguistic minority populations who are likely to live near major roadways and highways. We conducted exploratory research to develop ways to communicate the risks of traffic-related air pollution to Puerto Rican adults living in and near Boston, Massachusetts. We held two initial focus groups with Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican adults ( N = 16) enrolled in the Boston Puer…
Relationship of Time-Activity-Adjusted Particle Number Concentration with Blood Pressure
Emerging evidence suggests long-term exposure to ultrafine particulate matter (UFP, aerodynamic diameter < 0.1 μm) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We investigated whether annual average UFP exposure was associated with measured systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), and hypertension prevalence among 409 adults participating in the cross-sectional Community Assessment of Freeway Expo…
Participatory Democracy, Community Organizing and the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health (Cafeh) Partnership
Background: Conflicting interests, power imbalance and relationships characterized by distrust are just a few of the many challenges community-academic research partnerships face. In addition, the time it takes to build relationships is often overlooked, which further complicates matters and can leave well-intentioned individuals re-creating oppressive conditions through inauthentic partnerships. This paper presents a novel approach of using meet…
Association of Long-Term Near-Highway Exposure to Ultrafine Particles with Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes and Hypertension
Ultrafine particle (UFP) concentrations are elevated near busy roadways, however, their effects on prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and hypertension are not well understood. To investigate these associations, data on demographics, diseases, medication use, and time of activities were collected by in-home surveys for 704 participants in three pairs of near-highway and urban background neighborhoods in and near Boston (MA, USA). Bod…
Critical Discourse, Applied Inquiry and Public Health Action with Urban Middle School Students
The Nuestro Futuro Saludable partnership designed a critical service-learning intervention focused on health equity and action. The ten-week afterschool intervention was implemented in a Boston middle school. Youths who took part in the intervention were knowledgeable about the social determinants of health in their communities, as well as to the barriers to health. Our findings indicate that engaging young people in a meaningful way will be crit…
Creating a Culture of Empowerment in Research
Academic partners who want to work with community partners need to acknowledge these power imbalances and be intentional about shifting these power dynamics. Capacity-building programs can help to shift these power imbalances because they help community partners acquire the confidence, knowledge and skills to advocate for more equitable research relationships
Developing Community-Level Policy and Practice to Reduce Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure
The literature consistently shows associations of adverse cardiovascular and pulmonary outcomes with residential proximity to highways and major roadways. Air monitoring shows that traffic-related pollutants (TRAP) are elevated within 200-400 m of these roads. Community-level tactics for reducing exposure include the following: 1) HEPA filtration; 2) Appropriate air-intake locations; 3) Sound proofing, insulation and other features; 4) Land-use b…
A Randomized Cross-over Air Filtration Intervention Trial for Reducing Cardiovascular Health Risks in Residents of Public Housing near a Highway
Exposure to traffic-generated ultrafine particles (UFP; particles <100 nm) is likely a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We conducted a trial of high-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filtration in public housing near a highway. Twenty residents in 19 apartments living <200 m from the highway participated in a randomized, double-blind crossover trial. A HEPA filter unit and a particle counter (measuring particle number concentration …
Association of PNC, BC, and PM2.5 Measured at a Central Monitoring Site with Blood Pressure in a Predominantly Near Highway Population
Elevated blood pressure is an indicator of cardiovascular stress and increased risk of cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality. There is emerging evidence suggesting air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM), could promote hypertension, thereby increasing cardiovascular disease risk. Repeated measurement analyses were conducted to examine the associations of three types of PM with systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pres…
Evidence for the healthy immigrant effect in older Chinese immigrants
The lower CVD and asthma prevalence among the Chinese immigrants may be partially attributed to healthier diets, more physical activity, lower BMI, and less exposure to cigarette smoke. First generation immigrant status may be protective even after about two decades
We Make the Path by Walking It”
ADAPT recognizes that long term sustainability requires bringing multiple stakeholders to the table even before a funding opportunity is released and attempting to build a diversified funding base
Awareness of Federal Regulatory Mechanisms Relevant to Community-Engaged Research
Few studies or investigators involved in community-engaged research or community-based participatory research have examined awareness and adoption of federal regulatory mechanisms. We conducted a survey of investigators affiliated with the 10 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. A questionnaire designed to capture experience with the conduct and oversight of community-engaged research, and awar…
Asthma Associations in Children Attending a Museum of Science
We explored the relative strength of environmental and social factors associated with pediatric asthma in middle class families and considered the efficacy of recruitment for an educational study at a science museum. Eligibility criteria were having a child aged 4-12 and English fluency. Our questionnaire included information on demographics, home environment, medical history, and environmental toxicant exposures. Statistically significant associ…
In-Home Air Filtration for Improving Cardiovascular Health
For this research, the primary lesson is that working closely with each participant is important. A future public health program would need to address issues of noise and heat to make the intervention more acceptable to residents
A democratic university–community administrative body dedicated to expanding community-engaged research
The benefits and challenges of community-engaged research (CEnR) partnerships are well documented. The barriers to building sustainable university--community partnerships are many, ranging from a lack of institutional support, historical conflicts, differing time scales, and divergent philosophies to lack of infrastructure on both sides. In order to promote CEnR partnerships and provide a forum to address the challenges of community research part…
Occupational Health Outcomes Among Self-Identified Immigrant Workers Living and Working in Somerville, Massachusetts 2006–2009
Community-Engaged Pedagogy
Using a community-engaged pedagogical approach helps to model respect, reciprocity, and power sharing, core principles of CBPR. Although community partners appreciate this approach, traditionally trained academics may find this method unfamiliar and uncomfortable
All Public Health Is Local Revisiting the Importance of Local Sanitation Through the Eyes of Youth
The article reports on Nuestro Futuro Saludable, an afternoon intervention program for Black and Latin students in Boston, Massachusetts between the ages of 11 and 15 that was developed to encourage students to explore the relationship between their living environments, health behaviors and stress. A discussion of the results of the program, which asked the students to record visual impressions of their environment and factors in it which caused …
Challenges of Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research in Boston’s Neighborhoods to Reduce Disparities in Asthma
A community-based participatory research study of multifaceted in-home environmental interventions for pediatric asthmatics in public housing
Community-Engaged Pedagogy
Using a community-engaged pedagogical approach helps to model respect, reciprocity, and power sharing, core principles of CBPR. Although community partners appreciate this approach, traditionally trained academics may find this method unfamiliar and uncomfortable
The Navajo People and Uranium Mining
The Navajo Nation covers a vast stretch of northeastern Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Utah. The area is also home to more than one thousand abandoned uranium mines and four former uranium mills, a legacy of the US nuclear program. In the early 1940s, the Navajo Nation was in the early stages of economic development, recovering from the devastating stock reduction period of 1930. Navajo men sought work away from the reservation on railroads …
The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People
From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining occurred mostly in the southwestern United States and drew many Native Americans and others into work in the mines and mills. Despite a long and well-developed understanding, based on the European experience earlier in the century, that uranium mining led to high rates of lung cancer, few protections were provided for US miners …
Critical Discourse, Applied Inquiry and Public Health Action with Urban Middle School Students
The Nuestro Futuro Saludable partnership designed a critical service-learning intervention focused on health equity and action. The ten-week afterschool intervention was implemented in a Boston middle school. Youths who took part in the intervention were knowledgeable about the social determinants of health in their communities, as well as to the barriers to health. Our findings indicate that engaging young people in a meaningful way will be crit…
Creating a Culture of Empowerment in Research
Academic partners who want to work with community partners need to acknowledge these power imbalances and be intentional about shifting these power dynamics. Capacity-building programs can help to shift these power imbalances because they help community partners acquire the confidence, knowledge and skills to advocate for more equitable research relationships
All Public Health Is Local Revisiting the Importance of Local Sanitation Through the Eyes of Youth
The article reports on Nuestro Futuro Saludable, an afternoon intervention program for Black and Latin students in Boston, Massachusetts between the ages of 11 and 15 that was developed to encourage students to explore the relationship between their living environments, health behaviors and stress. A discussion of the results of the program, which asked the students to record visual impressions of their environment and factors in it which caused …
A democratic university–community administrative body dedicated to expanding community-engaged research
The benefits and challenges of community-engaged research (CEnR) partnerships are well documented. The barriers to building sustainable university--community partnerships are many, ranging from a lack of institutional support, historical conflicts, differing time scales, and divergent philosophies to lack of infrastructure on both sides. In order to promote CEnR partnerships and provide a forum to address the challenges of community research part…
The Sequoyah Corporation Fuels Release and the Church Rock Spill
The Three Mile Island nuclear release exemplifies why there is public and policy interest in the high-technology, highly visible end of the nuclear cycle. The environmental and health consequences of the early steps in the cycle—mining, milling, and processing of uranium ore—may be less appreciated. We examined 2 large unintended acute releases of uranium—at Kerr McGee’s Sequoyah Fuels Corporation in Oklahoma and United Nuclear Corporation’s Chur…
Characterizing Urban Traffic Exposures Using Transportation Planning Tools
Compensation for uranium miners world-wide
We Make the Path by Walking It”
ADAPT recognizes that long term sustainability requires bringing multiple stakeholders to the table even before a funding opportunity is released and attempting to build a diversified funding base
An Environmental Health Survey of Residents in Boston Chinatown
Public Health and the Physical Environment in Boston Public Housing
(2000). Public Health and the Physical Environment in Boston Public Housing: A Community-based Survey and Action Agenda. Planning Practice & Research: Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 31-49
Traffic Injury Data, Policy, and Public Health
The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People
From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining occurred mostly in the southwestern United States and drew many Native Americans and others into work in the mines and mills. Despite a long and well-developed understanding, based on the European experience earlier in the century, that uranium mining led to high rates of lung cancer, few protections were provided for US miners …
Community Research in Environmental Health
Contents: Introduction: science with the people, Doug Brugge and H. Patricia Hynes. Housing: Public health and the physical environment in Boston public housing: a community based survey and action agenda, H. Patricia Hynes, Doug Brugge, Julie Watts and Jody Lally A case study of community-based participatory research ethics: the Healthy Public Housing Initiative, Doug Brugge, and Alison Kole The Seattle-King County Healthy Homes Project: impleme…
Susceptibility of Elderly Asian Immigrants to Persuasion With Respect to Participation in Research
Screening for asthma in Cantonese-speaking immigrant children
Our findings suggest that asthma diagnoses are higher for Chinese children who were born in the US suggesting that desegregation of data might reveal at risk subpopulations. Care needs to be taken when diagnosing asthma for Cantonese speakers because of the centrality of the word wheeze and the challenges of translation
Air pollution in Boston bars before and after a smoking ban
During smoking, although pub ventilation rates per occupant were within ASHRAE design parameters for the control of carbon dioxide levels for the number of occupants present, they failed to control SHS carcinogens or RSP. Nonsmokers' SHS odor and irritation sensory thresholds were massively exceeded. Post-ban air pollution measurements showed 90% to 95% reductions in PPAH and RSP respectively, differing little from outdoor concentrations. Ventila…
Challenges of Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research in Boston’s Neighborhoods to Reduce Disparities in Asthma
A community-based participatory research study of multifaceted in-home environmental interventions for pediatric asthmatics in public housing
A Comparison of Knowledge about Asthma Between Asians and Non-Asians at Two Pediatric Clinics
Lessons from the Navajo
Community engagement helps to sustain equitable partnerships and aids in culturally appropriate, relevant data collection
The Sequoyah Corporation Fuels Release and the Church Rock Spill
The Three Mile Island nuclear release exemplifies why there is public and policy interest in the high-technology, highly visible end of the nuclear cycle. The environmental and health consequences of the early steps in the cycle—mining, milling, and processing of uranium ore—may be less appreciated. We examined 2 large unintended acute releases of uranium—at Kerr McGee’s Sequoyah Fuels Corporation in Oklahoma and United Nuclear Corporation’s Chur…
The Navajo People and Uranium Mining
The Navajo Nation covers a vast stretch of northeastern Arizona and parts of New Mexico and Utah. The area is also home to more than one thousand abandoned uranium mines and four former uranium mills, a legacy of the US nuclear program. In the early 1940s, the Navajo Nation was in the early stages of economic development, recovering from the devastating stock reduction period of 1930. Navajo men sought work away from the reservation on railroads …
Association of Depression, Psycho-Social Stress and Acculturation with Respiratory Disease Among Puerto Rican Adults in Massachusetts
Beyond literacy and numeracy in patient provider communication
Our most salient finding was that for most of our participants there was no clear demarcation between literacy and numeracy, language interpretation, health communication, interpersonal relations with their provider and the rest of their experience with the health care system
Lessons for Primary Prevention of Asthma
Characterizing Urban Traffic Exposures Using Transportation Planning Tools
Occupational Health Outcomes Among Self-Identified Immigrant Workers Living and Working in Somerville, Massachusetts 2006–2009
Community-Engaged Pedagogy
Using a community-engaged pedagogical approach helps to model respect, reciprocity, and power sharing, core principles of CBPR. Although community partners appreciate this approach, traditionally trained academics may find this method unfamiliar and uncomfortable
All Public Health Is Local Revisiting the Importance of Local Sanitation Through the Eyes of Youth
The article reports on Nuestro Futuro Saludable, an afternoon intervention program for Black and Latin students in Boston, Massachusetts between the ages of 11 and 15 that was developed to encourage students to explore the relationship between their living environments, health behaviors and stress. A discussion of the results of the program, which asked the students to record visual impressions of their environment and factors in it which caused …
Asthma Associations in Children Attending a Museum of Science
We explored the relative strength of environmental and social factors associated with pediatric asthma in middle class families and considered the efficacy of recruitment for an educational study at a science museum. Eligibility criteria were having a child aged 4-12 and English fluency. Our questionnaire included information on demographics, home environment, medical history, and environmental toxicant exposures. Statistically significant associ…
In-Home Air Filtration for Improving Cardiovascular Health
For this research, the primary lesson is that working closely with each participant is important. A future public health program would need to address issues of noise and heat to make the intervention more acceptable to residents
A democratic university–community administrative body dedicated to expanding community-engaged research
The benefits and challenges of community-engaged research (CEnR) partnerships are well documented. The barriers to building sustainable university--community partnerships are many, ranging from a lack of institutional support, historical conflicts, differing time scales, and divergent philosophies to lack of infrastructure on both sides. In order to promote CEnR partnerships and provide a forum to address the challenges of community research part…
Evidence for the healthy immigrant effect in older Chinese immigrants
The lower CVD and asthma prevalence among the Chinese immigrants may be partially attributed to healthier diets, more physical activity, lower BMI, and less exposure to cigarette smoke. First generation immigrant status may be protective even after about two decades
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