Background: The Navigation Guide methodology was developed to meet the need for a
robust method of systematic and transparent research synthesis in environmental health …

Background: Synthesizing what is known about the environmental drivers of health is
instrumental to taking prevention-oriented action. Methods of research synthesis commonly …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution is widespread and may be detrimental to
human brain development and a potential risk factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) …

Exposure to toxic environmental chemicals during pregnancy and breastfeeding is
ubiquitous and is a threat to healthy human reproduction. There are tens of thousands of …

There is high demand in environmental health for adoption of a structured process that
evaluates and integrates evidence while making decisions and recommendations …

The evidence that iron deficiency increases lead child exposure is based primarily on
animal data and limited human studies, and some of this evidence is contradictory. No …

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme identifies
chemicals, drugs, mixtures, occupational exposures, lifestyles and personal habits, and …

Background: In the United States, one in six children are affected by neurodevelopmental
disorders, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in flame-retardant chemicals are …

Background: The Navigation Guide is a novel systematic review method to synthesize
scientific evidence and reach strength of evidence conclusions for environmental health …

Background Systematic reviews, which assess the risk of bias in included studies, are
increasingly used to develop environmental hazard assessments and public health …