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| Katrina Smith KorfmacherSummaryAffiliation: University of Rochester Country: USA Publications
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Reliability of spot test kits for detecting lead in household dustKatrina 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...
Boundary networks and Rochester's "smart" lead law: the use of multidisciplinary information in a collaborative policy processKatrina 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...
Rochester's lead law: evaluation of a local environmental health policy innovationKatrina 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...
Educating refugees to improve their home environmental healthKatrina 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....
Do the same houses poison many children? An investigation of lead poisoning in Rochester, New York, 1993-2004Katrina 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...
Collaborating for primary prevention: Rochester's new lead lawKatrina 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...
