EMPOWER: Engaging Multi-Disciplinary Professional Opportunities for Women in Environmental Research

项目摘要 该计划的总体目标是提高环境健康的多样性 通过与亚特兰大大都会地区服务不足的学校建立关系， 在科学、技术和数学领域历来表现不佳的国家。这些国家 学校拥有一支能够解决当今社会问题的未开发的劳动力队伍， 环境卫生与适当的培训和指导。通过促进更好地理解 环境污染物的方式，以解决社区的挑战， 在这些学生和老师的生活中，我们希望培养终身学习者的准备 当前和发展中的环境健康和安全问题。 通过这个为期8周的变革性高中研究计划，我们将发展准备充分， 道德研究人员致力于科学探究，密集的实地考察，和合作的问题， 解决环境健康挑战。4步风险评估 过程中，学生，教师和教师导师将合作识别有毒物质， 潜在的危害和风险，以及城市社区的环境差异。提供 积极的，高水平的高中学生与8周的密集，研究经验可以 这是一个变革性的经验，可以启动环境和公共卫生的职业道路。 在我们的计划中，学生将被视为环境健康学者，他们从事 空气和水的研究，测试实验假设，并确定潜在的健康风险，为选择 亚特兰大社区我们的计划提供的综合方法将发展兴趣， 大学水平的环境健康研究，并制定批判性思维技能，用于 学术或非学术职业。参与的高中教师或教学研究员将 在格鲁吉亚州立学校提供额外的环境卫生问题教育培训 卓越教学和学习的公共卫生中心，并参加夏季研究 与环境卫生学者一起沿着接受培训。

Project Summary The overarching goal of this program is to enhance the diversity of the environmental health research workforce by building relationships with underserved schools in the Metro Atlanta area that have historically performed poorly in the areas of science, technology, and math. These schools possess an untapped workforce capable of addressing today’s societal issues involving environmental health with the proper training and mentorship. By fostering a better understanding of environmental pollutants in a manner that addresses the challenges the communities in which these students and teachers live in, we hope to cultivate life-long learners prepared to address current and developing environmental health and safety issues. Through this transformative 8-week high school research program, we will develop well-prepared, ethical researchers committed to scientific inquiry, intensive fieldwork, and collaborative problem- solving to address environmental health challenges. Following the 4-step risk assessment process, students, teachers, and faculty mentors will work collaboratively to identify toxicants, potential hazards and risks, and environmental disparities in urban neighborhoods. Providing motivated, upper-level high school students with an 8-week intensive, research experience can be a transformative experience that could initiate a career path in environmental and public health. Within our program, students will be considered Environmental Health Scholars who engage in air and water research, test experimental hypotheses, and define potential health risks for select Atlanta communities. The comprehensive approach our program provides will develop interest in college-level study in environmental health and formulate critical thinking skills for use in academic or non-academic careers. Participating high school teachers or Teaching Fellows will be provided additional educational training in environmental health issues at Georgia State School of Public Health Center of Teaching Excellence and Learning and participate in summer research training along with the environmental health scholars.