Community Engagement Core

社区参与核心

• 批准号: 10782031
• 负责人: Katlyn May
• 金额: $ 73万
• 依托单位: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-19 至 2024-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10782031
• 关键词: Address; Advocate; Area; Chemicals; Chemistry; Classification; Collaborations; Communication; Communities; Community Health Education; Complex; Data; Data Analyses; Decision Making; Development; Education; Educational Materials; Environment; Environmental Health; Exposure to; Fright; Funding; Grant; Health; Human; Individual; Information Networks; Infrastructure; Institution; Intervention; Link; Measures; Mission; Neurofibrillary Tangles; North Carolina; Persons; Policy Maker; Poly-fluoroalkyl substances; Prevention; Prevention strategy; Property; Public Health; Public Participation; Research; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Support; Resistance; Resources; Scholarship; Science; Scientist; Source; Stains; Students; Superfund; Surface; Techniques; Toxicology; Training; Universities; Water; Work; built environment; community based participatory research; community building; community center; community engagement; community organizations; data management; drinking water; empowerment; forging; ground water; health knowledge; health literacy; improved; innovation; member; prevent; programs; scientific literacy; social; university student

ABSTRACT CEC Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water are challenging environmental and public health concerns for communities, policy makers, and scientists. PFAS are a broad chemical class representing over 3,000 chemicals; PFAS are valued for their non-stick properties and are used in many water- and stain-resistant products, as well as fire-fighting foam. The multiple chemicals classified as PFAS and a lack of toxicological and human health information make PFAS contamination a difficult issue for many communities to address. The Cape Fear River basin is the largest river basin in North Carolina. It provides drinking water for more than 1.5 million people and has been impacted by PFAS contamination from many sources. This Superfund (SRP) Center's Community Engagement Core (CEC) will work to help communities impacted by PFAS contamination along the Cape Fear River become better equipped to address PFAS exposure as well as other environmental health concerns. The CEC will engage community organizations who are currently working to address PFAS in drinking water. We will work with these partners to measure social connectivity and assess and improve environmental health literacy, so that residents can make informed prevention and intervention decisions for improved environmental public health. Infrastructure, resources, and educational materials will be supplied by the CEC in order to increase the capacity of community organizations. Environmental Health Fellows, student Mini Grant research funding, and access to SRP analytical resources will support local research and engagement efforts around PFAS. SRP researchers and trainees will participate in CEC training and programming to improve their capability to collaborate with impacted communities. As best practices emerge, the CEC will contribute to community-engaged scholarship.

抽象的 中电公司 饮用水中的全氟烷基物质和多氟烷基物质 (PFAS) 正在挑战环境和公共健康 社区、政策制定者和科学家的担忧。 PFAS 是一个广泛的化学类别，代表超过 3,000 种化学品； PFAS 因其不粘特性而受到重视，并用于许多防水和防污的产品中 产品，以及消防泡沫。多种化学物质被归类为 PFAS，并且缺乏毒理学和 人类健康信息使 PFAS 污染成为许多社区难以解决的问题。这 开普菲尔河流域是北卡罗来纳州最大的河流流域。可为1.5人以上提供饮用水 数百万人，并受到多种来源的 PFAS 污染的影响。该超级基金（建议零售价） 中心的社区参与核心 (CEC) 将致力于帮助受 PFAS 污染影响的社区 开普菲尔河沿岸的设施变得更好，以解决 PFAS 暴露以及其他环境问题 健康问题。 CEC 将与目前致力于解决 PFAS 问题的社区组织合作 饮用水。我们将与这些合作伙伴合作，衡量社交连通性并评估和改进 环境健康素养，使居民能够做出明智的预防和干预决策 改善环境公共卫生。基础设施、资源和教育材料将由 CEC以增强社区组织的能力。环境健康研究员，学生 小额赠款研究资金和 SRP 分析资源将支持当地研究和参与 围绕 PFAS 所做的努力。 SRP 研究人员和受训人员将参加 CEC 培训和规划，以提高 他们与受影响社区合作的能力。随着最佳实践的出现，CEC 将致力于 社区参与的奖学金。