Partnerships for Environmental and Occupational Justice: Contributions to Research, Capacity and Public Health

Baron, Sherry; Sinclair, Raymond; Payne-Sturges, Devon; Phelps, Jerry; Zenick, Harold; Collman, Gwen W.; OʼFallon, Liam

doi:10.2105/ajph.2009.174557

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“…This may mark a significant shift in programs to increase EHL moving forward, towards closer alignment with approaches such as community-based participatory research (CBPR), which state community action grounded in research findings as an explicit goal [74]. Although many studies have successfully used qualitative and community-based research methods to elucidate the more complex and dynamic factors influencing environmental health, including social factors, these methods remain underrepresented in the environmental health field [75,76]. …”

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Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk

Davis

Ramírez‐Andreotta

McLain

et al. 2018

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Environmental health literacy (EHL) has recently been defined as the continuum of environmental health knowledge and awareness, skills and self-efficacy, and community action. In this study, an interdisciplinary team of university scientists, partnering with local organizations, developed and facilitated EHL trainings with special focus on rainwater harvesting and water contamination, in four communities with known environmental health stressors in Arizona, USA. These participatory trainings incorporated participants’ prior environmental health risk knowledge and personal experiences to co-create training content. Mixed methods evaluation was conducted via pre-post participant surveys in all four trainings (n = 53). Participants who did not demonstrate baseline environmental science knowledge pre-training demonstrated significant knowledge increase post-training, and participants who demonstrated low self-efficacy (SE) pre-training demonstrated a significant increase in SE post-training. Participants overall demonstrated a significant increase in specific environmental health skills described post-training. The interdisciplinary facilitator-scientist team also reported multiple benefits, including learning local knowledge that informed further research, and building trust relationships with community members for future collaboration. We propose contextual EHL education as a valuable strategy for increasing EHL in environmental health risk communities, and for building academia-community partnerships for environmental health research and action.

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Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk

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McLain

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“…Cohen et al 2012; Brown et al 2012; Minkler et al 2008). CBPR has been used widely and NIEHS has been funding projects integrating CBPR practices since the late 1990s (though NIEHS did not start using the term CBPR until 2000), initially through its Environmental Justice and CBPR programs, and more recently through it Partnerships in Environmental Public Health program (Brown et al 2012; Baron et al 2009; O’Fallon and Dearry, 2002; O’Fallon and Dearry, 2002;). In spirit, CBPR shares much with popular epidemiology (Table 1).…”

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“…As a case in point, between 1994 and 2007, under the “Partnerships for Communication” program, NIEHS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and USEPA funded a total of 54 projects and 27 were led by community-based organizations. These grants required the collaboration of multiple partners, and based upon program evaluations, these projects increased environmental health literacy by raising community awareness, building community capacity, improving community health behaviors, and reducing exposures (Baron et al 2009). …”

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Environmental Research Translation: Enhancing interactions with communities at contaminated sites

Ramírez‐Andreotta

Brusseau

Artiola

et al. 2014

Science of The Total Environment

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The characterization and remediation of contaminated sites are complex endeavors fraught with numerous challenges. One particular challenge that is receiving increased attention is the development and encouragement of full participation by communities and community members affected by a given site in all facets of decision-making. Many disciplines have been grappling with the challenges associated with environmental and risk communication, public participation in environmental data generation, and decision-making and increasing community capacity. The concepts and methods developed by these disciplines are reviewed, with a focus on their relevance to the specific dynamics associated with environmental contamination sites. The contributions of these disciplines are then synthesized and integrated to help develop Environmental Research Translation (ERT), a proposed framework for environmental scientists to promote interaction and communication among involved parties at contaminated sites. This holistic approach is rooted in public participation approaches to science, which includes: a transdisciplinary team, effective collaboration, information transfer, public participation in environmental projects, and a cultural model of risk communication. Although there are challenges associated with the implementation of ERT, it is anticipated that application of this proposed translational science method could promote more robust community participation at contaminated sites.

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“…In other situations that pose potential environmental health risks to local populations, community participation in research planning has been identified as key to reducing conflict, informing effective outreach, and conducting effective research (25–28). The growth of community-based participatory research (CBPR) in the area of environmental health reflects an increasing recognition that communities should be involved in all phases of environmental health research (29).…”

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“…The growth of community-based participatory research (CBPR) in the area of environmental health reflects an increasing recognition that communities should be involved in all phases of environmental health research (29). Scholars and communities who engage in CBPR recognize that, in addition to involving residents in conducting research, it is also important to provide for community involvement in setting research agendas and framing key questions (28, 30, 31). Engaging communities in prioritizing and designing research helps assure that studies address communities' key concerns, utilize citizens' knowledge, account for local differences, and inform decision making processes.…”

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Unconventional natural gas development and public health: toward a community-informed research agenda

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Elam

Gray³

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Reviews on Environmental Health

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Unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) using high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has vastly increased the potential for domestic natural gas production in recent years. However, the rapid expansion of UNGD has also raised concerns about its potential impacts on public health. Academics and government agencies are developing research programs to explore these concerns. Community involvement in activities such as planning, conducting, and communicating research is widely recognized as having an important role in promoting environmental health. Historically, however, communities most often engage in research after environmental health concerns have emerged. This community information needs assessment took a prospective approach to integrating community leaders' knowledge, perceptions, and concerns into the research agenda prior to initiation of local UNGD. We interviewed community leaders about their views on environmental health information needs in three states (New York, North Carolina, and Ohio) prior to widespread UNGD. Interviewees emphasized the cumulative, long-term, and indirect determinants of health, as opposed to specific disease outcomes. Responses focused not only on information needs, but also on communication and transparency with respect to research processes and funding. Interviewees also prioritized investigation of policy approaches to effectively protect human health over the long term. Although universities were most often cited as a credible source of information, interviewees emphasized the need for multiple strategies for disseminating information. By including community leaders' concerns, insights, and questions from the outset, the research agenda on UNGD is more likely to effectively inform decision making that ultimately protects public health.

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Partnerships for Environmental and Occupational Justice: Contributions to Research, Capacity and Public Health

Cited by 39 publications

References 19 publications

Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk

Increasing Environmental Health Literacy through Contextual Learning in Communities at Risk

Environmental Research Translation: Enhancing interactions with communities at contaminated sites

Unconventional natural gas development and public health: toward a community-informed research agenda

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