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

项目摘要 该项目的总体目标是培养犹他州大学（犹他州）的本科生， 在空气污染相关的健康研究中，通过教师指导， 夏季计划，称为健康，空气污染和人口教育和科学培训倡议 （HAPPIEST）。由于暴露于空气污染在美国的种族/少数民族社区被放大， 必须让这些社区的成员参与进来，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平等造成的复杂问题。具体 目标是： 1.实施一项全面战略，从代表性不足的背景中招收UEFL学生 HAPPIEST R25项目 2.让本科生沉浸在一个指导“实践社区”中， 跨学科，以团队为基础的方法，以环境健康研究，特别是因为它涉及到 大气污染. 3.利用形成性和总结性评价，提高HAPPIEST的质量和有效性， 并告知未来的本科生研究培训计划，旨在增加参与 在NIEHS相关研究中代表性不足的群体。 “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 研究生培训协调员和至少一名教师导师。各小组将研究与当地有关的空气 污染和健康研究，具有跨团队跨学科整合的潜力。最幸福的愿望 在五年内为四十名本科生提供服务。项目总监将实施 学生招募、研究培训、专业发展和指导的战略活动。使用 一个资产导向的方法，旨在建立在学生的优势，快乐的活动将准备学生 进入竞争激烈的环境健康科学研究生课程。该项目是伟大的

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