title: National Children's Study: environmental exposures in Waukesha County.
abstract: The National Children's Study (NCS), launched in September of 2005, will investigate the effects of environmental exposures and children's health and development. Waukesha County, Wis was selected as 1 of 7 sites to spearhead this ambitious undertaking. Residents of Waukesha County may experience different kinds of environmental exposures from water, land, and air based on where they live, work, and play. A selected number of Waukesha County's environmental exposures described briefly in this report will serve the NCS well with their heterogeneity of potential exposures: from private well water and community water supplies that obtain water from both surface and groundwater; from the variable exposures to ambient air pollution from mobile sources, local industrial sources, and distant sources (ozone); and the different levels of exposures from soil and dust depending on the prevalence of pesticide use and lead-based paints. By combining data gathered from Waukesha County's participants with other study sites, a holistic picture of environmental exposures in the United States can be evaluated as it influences the health of our nation's children.
authors.affiliation: National Children's Study-Waukesha County Vanguard Center, USA. jamcelroy@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Jane A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McElroy
authors.forename: Henry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Maureen S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Durkin
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cronk
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011315:Preventive Medicine; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D014922:Wisconsin