NR problem solving, environmental education project.

This environmental education project aimed to create two visual educational boards for the display cases at Wilderness State Park campground. One board focused on the endangered Piping Plover, the other on dune ecology. The primary objective of this project was to provide members of the public with ecological information in order to motivate them to help preserve specific facets of the environment. Difficulties encountered included having to wait longer than expected for prints to be developed, being limited to supplies available at stores at which the DNR has charge accounts, and being given conflicting information concerning the most effective method for mounting prints. We advise future groups to send their negatives to be developed early and to research what supplies they have to work with as early into their project as possible.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/54331/1/2767.pdfDescription of 2767.pdf : Access restricted to on-site users at the U-M Biological Station

Pollution prevention strategies for universities

Master of ScienceNatural Resources and EnvironmentUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/114617/1/39015032176516.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/114617/2/39015032176516.pd

Pollution Prevention Strategies for College Campuses: A Case Study at the University of Michigan

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Colorectal cancer screening among Hispanics/Latinos in the HCHS/SOL sociocultural ancillary study

Latino adults are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) at later stages compared to white adults which may be explained by disparities in screening rates. The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with three CRC screening indicators [i.e., 1) any CRC screening ever (via, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy); 2) FOBT in last year, 3) sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy in last 10 years) among US Hispanics/Latinos. We analyzed population-based data collected in 2008-2011 from 2265 adults aged 50-75 from San Diego, Bronx, Miami and Chicago from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. Based on the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use, the following correlates of CRC screening were examined: predisposing (i.e., age, education, income, acculturation), enabling (i.e., recent physician visit, insurance, recent mammogram), and need (i.e., health-related quality of life and family/personal history of cancer) factors. Separate logistic regression models were analyzed for the three CRC screening indicators. Enabling factors associated with all CRC screening indicators included: health insurance, a recent physician visit, and a mammogram in the last year (women only). For women, being older, more acculturated (i.e., English language or foreign-born but in the US for 10 or more years), and having a personal history of cancer was associated with at least one CRC screening. Findings suggest that improving access and utilization of care among Hispanics/Latinos may be critical for earlier CRC diagnosis and survival

Abstract P188: Anxiety Is Associated With Six-year Blood Pressure Change And Incident Hypertension: Findings From The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study Of Latinos

Introduction: Prior research on the association of anxiety with hypertension has yielded mixed results. Despite the high burden of both conditions in Hispanics/Latinos, little is known about their association in this population. This study examined the longitudinal relationship of trait anxiety with changes in BP and incidence of hypertension. Hypothesis: Higher trait anxiety at Visit 1 (V1) will be associated with greater increases in BP and incident hypertension over 6 years. Methods: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) is a multi-center prospective community-based study of 16,415 diverse Hispanics/Latinos ages 18-74 at V1 (2008-11). Data included 11,048 participants with complete information on BP, trait anxiety, and other variables at V1 and V2 (2014-17). Trait anxiety was measured at V1 using the 10-item Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, which was dichotomized into low and high using a cut-point of 20 points, the top quartile in the HCHS/SOL cohort. BP was measured using a standardized protocol and validated automated device. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP ≥ 140 or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg or self-reported antihypertensive medication use. Linear regressions were used to examine the association of anxiety with BP change; to account for medication use, 9 mmHg and 6 mmHg were added to systolic and diastolic BP of treated participants, respectively. The association of anxiety with incident hypertension at V2 was examined using Poisson regression among those without hypertension at V1 ( N = 7,878). Estimates were adjusted for complex survey design, sociodemographic factors, baseline BP, antidepressant/anxiolytic medication use, and health conditions. Results: Mean baseline age was 45.8 years and 60% were women. Mean change was 3.13 ( SE = 15.67) in systolic and 0.21 ( SE = 9.73) in diastolic BP. Individuals with high, compared to those with low, trait anxiety had greater increases in systolic ( B = 1.10, 95% CI = 0.28-1.93, p = 0.009) and diastolic BP ( B = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.11-1.27, p = 0.02) over 6 years, after adjusting for covariates. Individuals with high, relative to those with low, trait anxiety had an 18% higher risk of hypertension (RR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.03-1.34, p = 0.012). Conclusions: Elevated trait anxiety is associated with small increases in BP over 6 years and an 18% higher risk of hypertension among diverse Hispanics/Latino adults. Research on the mechanisms underlying these relationships among Hispanics/Latinos is warranted to develop effective interventions to prevent and treat hypertension in this population

Association of neighborhood segregation with 6-year incidence of metabolic syndrome in the Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos.

PURPOSE: Examine the association between neighborhood segregation and 6-year incident metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. METHODS: Prospective cohort of adults residing in Miami, Chicago, the Bronx, and San Diego. The analytic sample included 6,710 participants who did not have MetSyn at baseline. The evenness and exposure dimensions of neighborhood segregation, based on the Gini and Isolation indices, respectively, were categorized into quintiles (Q). Racialized economic concentration was measured with the Index of Concentration at the Extremes (continuously and Q). RESULTS: Exposure, but not evenness, was associated with higher disease odds (Q1 (lower segregation) vs. Q4, OR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.082.17; Q5, OR = 2.29, 95% CI = 1.493.52). Economic concentrationprivilege (continuous OR = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.770.98), racial concentrationracialized privilege (Q1 (greater concentration) vs. Q2 OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.541.04; Q3 OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.441.05; Q4 OR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.451.01; Q5 OR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.420.98)(continuous OR = 0.93, 95% CI = 0.821.04), and racialized economic concentrationprivilege (i.e., higher SES non-Hispanic White, continuous OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.760.98) were associated with lower disease odds. CONCLUSION: Hispanics/Latino adults residing in neighborhoods with high segregation had higher risk of incident MetSyn compared to those residing in neighborhoods with low segregation. Research is needed to identify the mechanisms that link segregation to poor metabolic health

Are sedentary behavior and physical activity independently associated with cardiometabolic benefits? The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Whether physical activity can reduce cardiometabolic risk particularly in understudied populations such as US Hispanics/Latinos is of public health interest. We prospectively examined the association of physical activity and cardiometabolic biomarkers in n = 8049 participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, a community-based cohort study of 16,415 adults aged 18-74 yr who self-identified as Hispanic/Latino from four US urban centers. We assessed physical activity using accelerometry in 2008-2011 at visit 1. We assessed cardiometabolic biomarkers twice: once at visit 1 and collected a second measure in 2014-2017 at visit 2. We used survey linear regression models with changes in cardiometabolic markers as the dependent variables and quartiles of sedentary behavior or whether adults met guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as the independent variables. In normoglycemic adults without cardiovascular disease, but not in adults with evidence of cardiometabolic disease, those who were in the lowest quartile for sedentary behavior (< 10.08 h/day) had a significant decline in mean LDL-cholesterol of - 3.94 mg/dL (95% CI: - 6.37, - 1.52) compared to adults in the highest quartile (≥13.0 h/day) who exhibited a significant increase in LDL-cholesterol of 0.14 mg/dL (95% CI, - 2.15,2.42) over the six year period (P < 0.02 in fully adjusted models.) There was also a trend toward lower mean increase in HbA1c comparing the lowest with the highest quartile of sedentary behavior. Overall regardless of glycemic level or evidence of cardiometabolic disease, adults who met guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at visit 1, had significantly lower mean increases in level of fasting glucose compared to adults not meeting guidelines in fully adjusted models. In this cohort of Hispanics/Latinos, being free of cardiometabolic disease and having low levels of sedentary behavior were associated with health benefits. Among all adults regardless of cardiometabolic disease, meeting guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was associated with health benefits. Overall these data suggest that an active lifestyle may blunt the association of advancing age with worsening cardiometabolic risk factors