Mary A Fox
Biographic Data
| ID | 6065257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary A Fox |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary A |
| FAMILY NAME | Fox |
| SIGNATURE | FOX M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6895-5629 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Influences of Chemical and Nonchemical Stressors on Health and Quality of Life in Fenceline Communities
Our work demonstrates the value of assessing cumulative impacts and employing CBPR approaches in fenceline communities
Community Perspectives on the Cumulative Impacts of Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors in Southeastern Pennsylvania
This study is the first in the area to work alongside community investigators to understand how residents in fenceline communities experience cumulative impacts. Our findings were presented to key community stakeholders to inform future advocacy work to mitigate the cumulative burdens faced by these fenceline communities
Information Needs of State-Level Asthma Programs
Asthma is the most common pediatric chronic disease, affecting about 5 million U.S. children. Controlling asthma requires intervention at the individual, household, and community levels. State asthma programs offer activities to support asthma control. We profiled U.S. state asthma programs through a website survey (24 CDC-funded, 10 non-CDC-funded) and then interviewed program managers about their information needs to identify ways to support th…
Benzene Exposure and Cancer Risk from Commercial Gasoline Station Fueling Events Using a Novel Self-Sampling Protocol
Tens of millions of individuals go to gasoline stations on a daily basis in the United States. One of the constituents of gasoline is benzene, a Group 1 carcinogen that has been strongly linked to both occupational and non-occupational leukemias. While benzene content in gasoline is federally regulated, there is approximately a thirty-year data gap in United States research on benzene exposures from pumping gasoline. Using a novel self-sampling p…
Covid-19 stressors on migrant workers in Kuwait
As a marginalised subpopulation, migrant workers often fall short from protection by public policies, they take precarious jobs with unsafe working and living conditions and they grapple with cultural and linguistic barriers. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers are now exposed to additional stressors of the virus and related responses. We applied a comprehensive qualitative cumulative risk assessment framework for migrant w…
Global to Local
The article discusses the relation of local public health efforts to global effects of climate change. Topics include the regional disparities in climate-related health risks, the role of public health personnel in addressing the effects of climate change, and the roles of state and local governments in responding to climate change
Differential Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollution in the United States
Population exposure to multiple chemicals in air presents significant challenges for environmental public health. Air quality regulations distinguish criteria air pollutants (CAPs) (e.g., ozone, PM2.5) from hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)-187 chemicals which include carcinogens and others that are associated with respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and numerous other non-cancer health effects. Evidence of the public's cumulative exposure an…
Integrating Susceptibility into Environmental Policy
Susceptibility to chemical toxins has not been adequately addressed in risk assessment methodologies. As a result, environmental policies may fail to meet their fundamental goal of protecting the public from harm. This study examines how characterization of risk may change when susceptibility is explicitly considered in policy development; in particular we examine the process used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a Nationa…
The Impact of Local Environmental Health Capacity on Foodborne Illness Morbidity in Maryland
Objectives. We evaluated the relationship between local food protection capacity and service provision in Maryland's 24 local food protection programs (FPPs) and incidence of foodborne illness at the county level. Methods. We conducted regression analyses to determine the relationship between foodborne illness and local FPP characteristics. We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FoodNet and Maryland Department of Health and Ment…
Adequacy of State Capacity to Address Noncommunicable Disease Clusters in the Era of Environmental Public Health Tracking
Objectives. We sought to assess the capacity of state public health agencies to address noncommunicable disease clusters (NCCs) and to develop recommendations to enhance agencies’ NCC response capacity. Methods. We conducted an inventory of state public health agency Web sites and administered a Web-based survey of state health agency personnel to examine NCC capacity with respect to responsibility and authority, scope, protocols, trends in NCC i…
The Impact of Local Environmental Health Capacity on Foodborne Illness Morbidity in Maryland
Objectives. We evaluated the relationship between local food protection capacity and service provision in Maryland's 24 local food protection programs (FPPs) and incidence of foodborne illness at the county level. Methods. We conducted regression analyses to determine the relationship between foodborne illness and local FPP characteristics. We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FoodNet and Maryland Department of Health and Ment…
Adequacy of State Capacity to Address Noncommunicable Disease Clusters in the Era of Environmental Public Health Tracking
Objectives. We sought to assess the capacity of state public health agencies to address noncommunicable disease clusters (NCCs) and to develop recommendations to enhance agencies’ NCC response capacity. Methods. We conducted an inventory of state public health agency Web sites and administered a Web-based survey of state health agency personnel to examine NCC capacity with respect to responsibility and authority, scope, protocols, trends in NCC i…
The Impact of Local Environmental Health Capacity on Foodborne Illness Morbidity in Maryland
Objectives. We evaluated the relationship between local food protection capacity and service provision in Maryland's 24 local food protection programs (FPPs) and incidence of foodborne illness at the county level. Methods. We conducted regression analyses to determine the relationship between foodborne illness and local FPP characteristics. We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FoodNet and Maryland Department of Health and Ment…
Differential Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollution in the United States
Population exposure to multiple chemicals in air presents significant challenges for environmental public health. Air quality regulations distinguish criteria air pollutants (CAPs) (e.g., ozone, PM2.5) from hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)-187 chemicals which include carcinogens and others that are associated with respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and numerous other non-cancer health effects. Evidence of the public's cumulative exposure an…
Integrating Susceptibility into Environmental Policy
Susceptibility to chemical toxins has not been adequately addressed in risk assessment methodologies. As a result, environmental policies may fail to meet their fundamental goal of protecting the public from harm. This study examines how characterization of risk may change when susceptibility is explicitly considered in policy development; in particular we examine the process used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set a Nationa…
Global to Local
The article discusses the relation of local public health efforts to global effects of climate change. Topics include the regional disparities in climate-related health risks, the role of public health personnel in addressing the effects of climate change, and the roles of state and local governments in responding to climate change
Covid-19 stressors on migrant workers in Kuwait
As a marginalised subpopulation, migrant workers often fall short from protection by public policies, they take precarious jobs with unsafe working and living conditions and they grapple with cultural and linguistic barriers. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers are now exposed to additional stressors of the virus and related responses. We applied a comprehensive qualitative cumulative risk assessment framework for migrant w…
Benzene Exposure and Cancer Risk from Commercial Gasoline Station Fueling Events Using a Novel Self-Sampling Protocol
Tens of millions of individuals go to gasoline stations on a daily basis in the United States. One of the constituents of gasoline is benzene, a Group 1 carcinogen that has been strongly linked to both occupational and non-occupational leukemias. While benzene content in gasoline is federally regulated, there is approximately a thirty-year data gap in United States research on benzene exposures from pumping gasoline. Using a novel self-sampling p…
Information Needs of State-Level Asthma Programs
Asthma is the most common pediatric chronic disease, affecting about 5 million U.S. children. Controlling asthma requires intervention at the individual, household, and community levels. State asthma programs offer activities to support asthma control. We profiled U.S. state asthma programs through a website survey (24 CDC-funded, 10 non-CDC-funded) and then interviewed program managers about their information needs to identify ways to support th…
Influences of Chemical and Nonchemical Stressors on Health and Quality of Life in Fenceline Communities
Our work demonstrates the value of assessing cumulative impacts and employing CBPR approaches in fenceline communities
Community Perspectives on the Cumulative Impacts of Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors in Southeastern Pennsylvania
This study is the first in the area to work alongside community investigators to understand how residents in fenceline communities experience cumulative impacts. Our findings were presented to key community stakeholders to inform future advocacy work to mitigate the cumulative burdens faced by these fenceline communities
Environmental health (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Geography (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)