With some notable exceptions, most people spend far more time
indoors than outdoors. Thus, the quality of indoor air is an
important public health concern. Considerable effort has gone
into measuring and monitoring the quality of outdoor air and its
health effects. But we often know far less about indoor air
contaminants and their health effects. This call, which took
take place on February 14, 2012 featured experts whose research
focuses on indoor concerns internationally and in the US:
William (Bill) Martin, MD, Associate Director for Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH. His recent
research has focused on the health hazards, particularly for
women and children, created by indoor cook stoves still used in
many countries around the world. Ami Zota, ScD, MS, Postdoctoral
Fellow in the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
University of California