The goals of CHE's Working Group on Parkinson's Disease and the Environment (CHE-PD) are to explore potential links between this neurodegenerative disease and contaminants or environmental exposures that may cause it; to provide a discussion forum that is conducive to the interaction of researchers, health care providers, community groups and people affected by PD; to translate research and policy recommendations into accessible language for the broader community; and to explore opportunities for collaboration to strengthen research on health promotion and disease prevention in PD. (Each Participant can decide whether these opportunities for collaboration is of interest or not.) The CHE-PD conference calls and listserv will focus on those goals. At some point in the future, this group may expand its focus to include other movement disorders as well. For more information about this group, contact Jackie Hunt Christensen at: jackiehc@gmail.com or 612-325-0372 (Central time).
Selected References on Carbon Monoxide and Parkinsonism/Parkinson’s Disease - 13 August 2007
CHE PD Website Login Instructions - May 24, 2007
PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- February 14, 2007
A factsheet developed by CHE's Working Group on Parkinson's Disease and the Environment
A Case-control Study of Parkinson's Disease in a Horticultural Region of British Columbia -- August 1, 2006
Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Parkinson Disease (United States, 1973-2003) -- February 21, 2006
Annual U.S. death rates for Parkinson disease increased during 1973--2003. Parkinson disease became the 14th leading cause of death in the United States in 2003. This increase might be attributable to multiple factors, including an aging population, greater awareness of the disease, and improved identification of cases.