Health, Air Pollution, and Population Initiative in Education and Science Training (HAPPIEST)

项目总结 该项目的总体目标是培养犹他大学(Uou)的本科生 在与空气污染相关的健康研究中，通过教师指导，种族/民族背景代表性不足 教育和科学培训中的健康、空气污染和人口倡议夏季计划 (最幸福的)。由于暴露在空气污染中的空气在美国的种族/少数民族社区中被放大，因此 必须吸引这些社区的成员-特别是对STEM感兴趣的大学生 研究--解决空气质量差和环境不公平造成的复杂问题。特定的 目标是： 1.实施综合战略，招收代表性不足的大学学生 进入最快乐的R25计划。 2.让本科生沉浸在一个建立在 跨学科、以团队为基础的环境健康研究方法，特别是与 由于空气污染。 3.利用形成性和终结性评价提高幸福感的质量和效果 并为未来的本科生研究培训计划提供信息，旨在增加 在NIEHS相关研究中代表不足的群体。 “实践社区”由四个研究团队组成，每个团队有两名本科生，一名 研究生培训协调员，以及至少一名教师导师。团队将致力于与当地相关的AIR 污染和健康研究，具有跨团队跨学科整合的潜力。最幸福的意志 在该项目的五年时间里，总共服务于40名本科生。项目负责人将实施 招生、研究培训、专业发展和辅导的战略性活动。vbl.使用 一种以资产为导向的方法，旨在增强学生的优势，最快乐的活动将为学生做好准备 申请进入竞争激烈的环境健康科学研究生项目。这项工程意义重大

PROJECT SUMMARY The overall goal of this project is to train University of Utah (UOU) undergraduate students from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds in air pollution-related health research through a faculty-mentored summer program called Health, Air Pollution and Population Initiative in Education and Science Training (HAPPIEST). Since exposure to air pollution is magnified in racial/ethnic minority communities in the US, it is imperative to engage members of these communities—especially college students interested in STEM research—in addressing the complex problems caused by poor air quality and environmental inequity. Specific aims are to: 1. Implement a comprehensive strategy to recruit UOU students from underrepresented backgrounds into the HAPPIEST R25 program. 2. Immerse undergraduate students in a mentoring “community of practice” founded on an interdisciplinary, team-based approach to environmental health research, specifically as it relates to air pollution. 3. Utilize formative and summative evaluation to improve the quality and effectiveness of HAPPIEST as well as inform future undergraduate research training programs that aim to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in NIEHS-related research. The “community of practice” is comprised of four research teams, each with two undergraduate students, one graduate student training coordinator, and at least one faculty mentor. Teams will work on locally-relevant air pollution and health research, with the potential for interdisciplinary integration across teams. HAPPIEST will serve a total of forty undergraduates over the five years of the project. The program directors will implement strategic activities for student recruitment, research training, professional development, and mentoring. Using an asset-oriented approach designed to build on student strengths, HAPPIEST activities will prepare students for placement into competitive graduate programs in the environmental health sciences. The project is of great