Community Engagement and Dissemination Core

摘要 MIEHR研究中心的总体目标是阐明生物、物理、社会 和建造的环境对孕妇环境健康差异的风险以及 他们的孩子。重要的是，这一指导性愿景与社区对婴儿死亡率的担忧密切一致， 非洲裔美国人中的早产和其他母婴结局。社区参与 MIEHR研究中心的传播和传播核心(CEDC)将是实现这一愿景的关键。 我们的领导团队，主任罗伯特·布拉德博士(广为人知的“环境正义之父”)和 德奈·金博士，德克萨斯州芭芭拉·乔丹-米奇·利兰公共事务学院副主任 南方大学(TSU)是唯一有资格领导这一核心的人。他们将共同建立在现有的基础上 社区伙伴关系和活动，以发展一个强有力的沟通和参与网络 致力于减少母婴健康方面的环境健康差距的大休斯顿地区。 布拉德博士和金博士与休斯顿以非裔美国人为主的弱势社区有着密切的联系， 全国第四大、最多元化的城市。中国商贸发展中心将成为促进多个 MIEHR中心领导层、调查人员(包括试点项目获奖者)、 和社区合作伙伴。CEDC将通过以下方式支持和补充中心的研究活动 与我们的利益相关者进行多方向的沟通；例如，通过向调查人员通报社区 优先事项，并将中心研究(包括试点项目研究)的结果翻译和传播给 不同的受众，最重要的是对生活在环境负担过重和 社会经济上处于不利地位的社区。一个积极参与的社区咨询委员会(CAB)将包括 社区领导人和环境卫生合作伙伴，他们每个人都将提供不同的“镜头”，通过 看待环境问题，包括许多与我们有长期关系的人。因此，出租车 将是社区与利益相关者成功互动的关键，并在确定哪些内容、 何时、如何以及向谁传达研究和试点项目的结果将通过多层次、多层次、 方向性和多模式交战。将使用质的研究方法来为真理研究奠定基础。 为翻译和传播信息制作信息图表、情况说明书和演示文稿 与环境风险状况和降低风险有关。此外，中国商贸发展中心还将加强社区 通过教育调查人员、社区领袖和CAB了解有效政策的最佳实践来恢复能力 利用研究结果进行宣传。最后，评价是CEDC的一个关键组成部分和活动，它将 在确定目标是否实现、流程和参与的成功程度方面发挥重要作用 所采用的程序，以及该中心对提高社区环境健康素养的影响， 计算能力、倡导能力和复原力。

ABSTRACT The Overall Goal of the MIEHR Research Center is to elucidate contributions of the biological, physical, social and built environments of the environmental riskcape to environmental health disparities in pregnant women and their infants. Importantly, this guiding vision aligns closely with community concerns about infant mortality, preterm birth and other maternal and infant outcomes among African-Americans. The Community Engagement and Dissemination Core (CEDC) of the MIEHR Research Center will be essential to achieving this vision. Our leadership team, Director Dr. Robert Bullard (widely known as the “Father of Environmental Justice”) and Associate Director Dr. Denae King, of the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University (TSU), are uniquely qualified to lead this Core. Together they will build upon their existing community partnerships and activities to develop a robust communications and engagement network in the greater Houston area that is committed to reducing environmental health disparities in maternal and infant health. Drs. Bullard and King have strong ties to vulnerable, predominantly African-American, communities in Houston, the 4th largest and most diverse city in the country. The CEDC will serve as the nexus for facilitating multi- directional communications among MIEHR Center leadership, investigators (including Pilot Project awardees), and community partners. The CEDC will support and complement Center research activities through multidirectional communication with our stakeholders; for example, by informing investigators of community priorities and translating and disseminating findings from Center research (including Pilot Project research) to diverse audiences, most importantly to residents who live in environmentally overburdened and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. An engaged Community Advisory Board (CAB) will consist of community leaders and environmental health partners, each of whom will provide a different “lens” through which to view environmental issues, including many with whom we have long-standing relationships. Hence, the CAB will be key to successful community interactions with stakeholders, and have a vital role in determining what, when, how and to whom findings from Research and Pilot Projects will be communicated via multi-level, multi- directional and multi-modal engagement. Qualitative research methods will be used to ground truth research findings and develop infographics, fact sheets and presentations for translating and disseminating information related to the environmental riskscape and risk reduction. In addition, the CEDC will enhance community resilience by educating investigators, community leaders and the CAB on best practices for impactful policy advocacy using study findings. Finally, evaluation is a critical component and activity of the CEDC, which will play an important role in determing whether goals are met, the extent of success of processes and engagement procedures utilized, and the impact of the Center on enhanced community environmental health literacy, numeracy advocacy and resilience capacity.