More Info Search Health-Track is an organization raising awareness of the importance of a national system to keep track and record relationships between chronic illnesses and environmental problems. Sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts through a grant to Georgetown University, Health-Track primarily concerns itself with asthma, birth defects, and childhood cancers. Recently, Health-Track surveyed 800 Pennsylvania residents regarding environmental health risks.
Chronic illnesses are the leading cause of death in the United States.
Currently in the U.S., all environmental problems are tracked, however, chronic illness data are not collected as consistently. At the present time, no national standards or minimum requirements have been enacted concerning chronic illness data collection. Educating the people of Pennsylvania will create a better chance for legislation concerning environmental health issues to be passed. She can send you more information and add you to a mailing list about Health-Track's upcoming activities.