Katrina Smith Korfmacher

Summary

Affiliation: University of Rochester
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Reliability of spot test kits for detecting lead in household dust
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Department of Environmental Medicine, Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Environ Res 104:241-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Boundary networks and Rochester's "smart" lead law: the use of multidisciplinary information in a collaborative policy process
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
    New Solut 20:317-36. 2010
  3. ncbi Rochester's lead law: evaluation of a local environmental health policy innovation
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    University of Rochester Medical Center, Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box EHSC, Rochester, NY 14642 USA
    Environ Health Perspect 120:309-15. 2012
  4. ncbi Educating refugees to improve their home environmental health
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 18:469-73. 2012
  5. ncbi Do the same houses poison many children? An investigation of lead poisoning in Rochester, New York, 1993-2004
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Public Health Rep 122:482-7. 2007
  6. ncbi Collaborating for primary prevention: Rochester's new lead law
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA katrina
    J Public Health Manag Pract 14:400-6. 2008

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Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Reliability of spot test kits for detecting lead in household dust
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Department of Environmental Medicine, Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Environ Res 104:241-9. 2007
    ..Further research into alternate methodologies and interpretation guidance is needed to determine whether the swabs can be appropriately used by consumers and others to test homes for lead dust hazards...
  2. ncbi Boundary networks and Rochester's "smart" lead law: the use of multidisciplinary information in a collaborative policy process
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
    New Solut 20:317-36. 2010
    ..Many communities are looking to Rochester's new lead ordinance as a model. Both the process and outcome of this case provide valuable lessons for collaborative efforts to promote scientifically sound local environmental health policy...
  3. ncbi Rochester's lead law: evaluation of a local environmental health policy innovation
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    University of Rochester Medical Center, Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box EHSC, Rochester, NY 14642 USA
    Environ Health Perspect 120:309-15. 2012
    ..Increasingly, municipalities are using local policy tools to reduce lead poisoning in high-risk areas, but little is known about the effectiveness of such policies...
  4. ncbi Educating refugees to improve their home environmental health
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
    J Public Health Manag Pract 18:469-73. 2012
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  5. ncbi Do the same houses poison many children? An investigation of lead poisoning in Rochester, New York, 1993-2004
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    Public Health Rep 122:482-7. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not a small number of properties were implicated in the poisoning of multiple children in Rochester, New York, between 1993 and 2004...
  6. ncbi Collaborating for primary prevention: Rochester's new lead law
    Katrina Smith Korfmacher
    Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA katrina
    J Public Health Manag Pract 14:400-6. 2008
    ..Their experience in defining the issue, mustering resources, and structuring their decision-making processes is informative for other communities seeking to overcome barriers to improved primary prevention policy...