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Corporate Authors:
RTI International. ; Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects.
RTI International. ; Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. Less -
Description:
On August 30, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a contract to RTI International to conduct the Feasibility Study phase of a longitudinal health study (known as the Children’s Health after the Storms [CHATS] study). The purpose of the study was to assess the potential health effects of environmental exposures to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)‐provided temporary housing units (THUs) among children who had resided in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. On May 7, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gave approval to conduct the CHATS study. The approved study had been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of RTI, CDC, and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. By design, the Feasibility Study was to include developing and accessing study materials and conducting field data collection, including Baseline and Follow‐up health and environmental exposure data, on approximately 500 children. This target was later changed to 420 children. Field data collection for the Baseline Assessments began on May 8, 2012, and the 6‐month Follow‐up Assessments were completed on May 24, 2013; abstraction of medical records was completed on June 15, 2013. The purpose of the Feasibility Study was to collect data that CDC would use to determine whether a Full Study phase of the CHATS study would be practical and could be implemented. The objectives of the Feasibility Study were as follows:

• Assess the feasibility of locating, enrolling, and retaining study participants.

• Assess the feasibility of locating medical records.

• Evaluate operational issues of proposed data collection methods (e.g., data quality, selection bias, information bias, health, effectiveness of exposure assessment methodology).

RTI Project Number 0212734 prepared for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects.


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Cyclonic Storms
Emergency Shelter
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Formaldehyde/adverse Effects
Housing/standards
Longitudinal Studies
Natural Disasters

Document Type:
Report
Funding:
RTI Project Number 0212734 prepared for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
Name as Subject:
Children's Health after the Storms (CHATS) ; Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ; Hurricane Rita, 2005
Children's Health after the Storms (CHATS) ; Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ; Hurricane Rita, 2005 Less -
Place as Subject:
Louisiana ; Mississippi
Louisiana ; Mississippi Less -
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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urn:sha256:f5cf10e2f1a7fe29b1faa638a85a76dcc1989e38b2580c692a7108fac14c58e4
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