@Mariajot

MD | MS | DrPH |

Joined June 2009
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I'm happy to share that my dissertation research is now published! We found that industrial pollution and social vulnerabilities are linked to higher rates of congenital heart defects in Mexico. #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #CHD #MexicoResearch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Assessing Environmental Justice in Mexico: How Polluting Industries and Healthcare Disparities...

Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most prevalent birth defects globally and the second leading cause of death in Mexican children under five. This study examines how industrial...

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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdOct 2
Georgia has made great strides in tackling lead exposure. How did they do it? @Mariajot & Caroline Mallory investigate Blog: cgdev.org/blog/small-country… Paper: cgdev.org/publication/small-…

A Small Country's Big Fight: Georgia's National Response to Childhood Lead Exposure

Our interviews and the evidence make clear that though Georgia has made real progress in tackling lead poisoning in children, work is not finished. About 15 percent of children still have BLLs above...

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Maria Jose Talayero@MariajotJun 13
1 de cada 4 escuelas en México está a <5km de un sitio contaminado por plomo, exponiendo a millones de niños. Ya lo vimos en NL: +300 niños de Cendis con plomo en sangre Las escuelas deben ser un lugar seguro. La SEP debería prohibir abrirlas cerca de sitios contaminados.
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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdJun 13
New @CGDev paper featured in the @FT. Across 17 low- and middle-income countries, at least 1 in 10 schools sits within 5km of a documented contaminated site. That's roughly 250,000 schools and 43 million children. ft.com/content/19beeed4-8c99…

Battery recycling boom exposes millions of schoolchildren to lead

Study shows many schools are located close to lead recycling plants

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1 de cada 4 escuelas en México está a <5km de un sitio contaminado por plomo, exponiendo a millones de niños. Ya lo vimos en NL: +300 niños de Cendis con plomo en sangre Las escuelas deben ser un lugar seguro. La SEP debería prohibir abrirlas cerca de sitios contaminados.
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Nuevo estudio por @leecrawfurd @CGDev cgdev.org/blog/millions-chil…

Millions of Children Go to School Near a Toxic Site

Millions of children in low- and middle-income countries attend school near sites known to be contaminated by toxic pollutants such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and pesticides. A new paper show exactly...

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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdMay 15
New @CGDev paper! What can you actually do about lead poisoning? Nutritional supplements probably help a bit, are very cheap, but far from solve the problem. A systematic review/meta-analysis of a very thin literature (more research needed!)
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Mientras nuestras regulaciones sean tan deficientes esta historia se seguirá repitiendo... México merece más
Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdMay 13
"Sherwin Williams, the largest global United States-based paint company, continues to sell lead paints in Mexico."
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Center for Global Development
@CGDevMay 4
Did you know 1 in 10 toys imported from China contains high levels of lead? 🧸 With the rise of low-cost e-commerce, these products are reaching children faster than ever, often with little oversight. Caroline Mallory and @Mariajot explain why toys can’t remain an afterthought. go.cgdev.org/4eTpI6g

Cheap Toys, Toxic Consequences

We have spent decades trying to remove lead from the walls surrounding children. Far less attention has been paid to the objects we place directly in their hands. Lead is a potent neurotoxin with no...

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Lee Crawfurd@leecrawfurdApr 30
There's lead in those toys. In 10-40% those in LMICs. New @CGDev blog from Caroline Mallory and @Mariajot
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Alejandro Macias
@doctormaciasApr 10
5 mil millones... sí, han recibido una vacuna vs Covid. Si fueran en ABSOLUTO tan inseguras como los antivacunas quieren hacerte creer, deberíamos haber tenido una extinción masiva de la población global para hoy No la hemos tenido Están mintiendo @DrNeilStone
Neil Stone
@DrNeilStoneApr 10
5 billion..yes BILLION people have had a Covid vaccine If they were anywhere NEAR as unsafe as antivaxxers would have you believe, we should have had a mass global population die off by now We have not They are lying Have a lovely day
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INSP México@inspmx24 Aug 2025
En México, 1.38 millones de niñas y niños de 1 a 4 años presentan intoxicación por plomo en sangre 🩸🚨 ¡Si usas loza de barro, que sea libre de plomo para proteger a tu familia! ✅
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Mundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico16 Jun 2025
¿Es bueno o malo el #fluoruro para la salud? Entérate en este simposio gratuito en línea. 🗓️Jueves 19 a las 5 pm. ¡Te esperamos!
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Mundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico11 Jun 2025
¡Es hoy!
Mundo Químico@Mundo_Quimico3 Jun 2025
📢¡Excelente webinar sobre #Plásticos y salud! 👍Información de expertos; puntos de vista de la academia, el gobierno, la sociedad civil y la industria ¡Te esperamos! Gratuito 😀
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No se pierdan este webinar gratuito que estamos organizando sobre plásticos! @Mundo_Quimico @leotrasande @espesiesmx
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It was an honor to speak at the BRS COP youth side event "Children’s Environmental Health in the BRS Conventions: Multistakeholder Workshop on Future Data and Policy Priorities"
GENeva Environment Network@GENetwork1 May 2025
Replying to @GENetwork @brsmeas @UNMGCY
"Children are central but are still overlooked in the policy realm." Maria Jose Talayero Schettino of @chemwasteyouth highlights how vulnerable children and youth are most affected that remain least protected, highlighting need need to tackle this environmental justice issue.
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A landmark study by the INSP found that lead poisoning in Mexican children leads to an average IQ loss of 4 points and a staggering $33 billion (USD) in lifetime income losses, equivalent to 2.8% of Mexico’s GDP.
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Las cariopatías congénitas son la segunda causa de muerte en niños <5 años en México. Nuestro estudio encontró que en municipios con más industria contaminante en México, el riesgo de tener una cardiopatía congénita es mayor. La falta de acceso a salud agrava el problema.
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Link al estudio: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4007…

Assessing Environmental Justice in Mexico: How Polluting Industries and Healthcare Disparities...

These results show how environmental pollutant exposure and social vulnerabilities interact synergistically, disproportionately impacting socially vulnerable populations. Targeted policy interventi...

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¡Parte de mi tesis fue publicada! Encontramos que la contaminación industrial y la falta de acceso a la salud están relacionadas con un mayor número de casos de cardiopatías congénitas, una de las principales causas de muerte infantil en México. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Assessing Environmental Justice in Mexico: How Polluting Industries and Healthcare Disparities...

Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most prevalent birth defects globally and the second leading cause of death in Mexican children under five. This study examines how industrial...

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