Chicago UP on the Environmental Health Sciences

摘要 芝加哥的南区和西区是美国最著名的城市环境正义地区之一， 面临着疾病风险和结果方面的巨大差异。中国环境健康研究的必要性 芝加哥的突出表现是在多种疾病和疾病中观察到的种族/民族健康差异 结果。2017年，芝加哥健康与环境中心(CACHEET)成立--首个 位于芝加哥地区的NIH P30环境健康核心中心。作为声望基础设施来支持 可供环境健康研究人员共享的科学设备、设施和其他资源 增长了，预期的培训机会也增加了。因为一个关键的声望目标是减少环境 芝加哥及其他地区居民之间与健康相关的差距，我们的主题是缓解 环境健康--鼓励不同背景的人追求事业的理想环境 在环境研究方面。近年来，嘉许促进了多学科的环境健康。 在临床医生、实验室和人口科学家之间进行研究，以了解、评估并最终减少 该区域及其他地区居民与环境健康有关的差距。因此，一个坚固的结构 可以通过广泛的研究和指导来支持对代表不足的本科生的培训 声望调查人员的机会和与调查人员合作的持续研究机会 由试点项目计划资助。在这里，我们建议利用声望基础设施、能源和其 不断增加的研究组合，以支持鼓励不同背景的个人的教育活动 通过芝加哥环境健康协会在EHS研究方面继续深造或从事职业 科学计划(芝加哥上的EHS)。为了实现这一目标，我们将：1)提供为期2年的指导 研究经验和职业/技能发展给来自代表不足的背景的个人 本科水平(来自芝加哥各地院校的大三学生)，以激励他们并为他们的进一步学习做好准备 在环境健康科学方面；2)提供在芝加哥社区传播的机会 如在学术出版物或演示文稿中；以及3)创建强大和持久的支持网络 学生们在整个职业生涯中都是如此。除了为每个人组建一个专门的导师团队外， 为了证明实践研究培训，并让支持社区参与进来，我们还将开发详细的跟踪 系统，以促进与项目校友的持续沟通，并根据需要提供个性化的帮助。这个 经验丰富的领导团队拥有必要的科学、教育和既定的研究计划 确保芝加哥在EHS上取得成功。通过芝加哥了解环境健康科学 计划，威望领导层致力于积极影响职业发展，并利用 芝加哥各地正在开展激动人心的项目，以缓解培训和EHS劳动力发展方面的差距。

ABSTRACT Chicago’s South and West Sides represent one of the nation’s most notable urban environmental justice areas, facing significant disparities in disease risk and outcomes. The need for environmental health research in Chicago is highlighted by the dramatic racial/ethnic health disparities observed for multiple diseases and outcomes. In 2017, the “ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET)” was established – the first NIH P30 Environmental Health Core Center in the Chicago area. As the CACHET infrastructure to support scientific equipment, facilities, and other resources that can be shared among environmental health researchers has grown, so have prospective training opportunities. Because a key CACHET goal is to reduce environmental health related disparities among residents of Chicago and beyond, our theme is Mitigating Disparities in Environmental Health- the ideal context for encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in environmental research. In recent years, CACHET has promoted multidisciplinary environmental health research among clinician, laboratory, and population scientists to understand, evaluate, and ultimately reduce environmental health related disparities among residents of the region and beyond. As such, a robust structure is available to support the training of underrepresented undergraduates, with extensive research and mentoring opportunities by CACHET investigators and ongoing research opportunities in conjunction with investigators funded by the pilot projects program. Here, we propose to leverage CACHET infrastructure, energy, and its growing research portfolio to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies or careers in EHS research through the Chicago UP on the Environmental Health Sciences Program (Chicago UP on EHS). To accomplish this goal, we will: 1) provide 2-year mentored research experiences and career/skill development to individuals from underrepresented backgrounds at the undergraduate level (rising juniors from institutions across Chicago) to inspire and prepare them for further study in the environmental health sciences; 2) provide opportunities for dissemination in Chicago communities as well as in academic publications or presentations; and 3) create a strong and long-lasting network of support for students throughout their career journeys. In addition to assembling a dedicated mentor team for each individual, proving hands-on research training, and engaging support communities, we will also develop a detailed tracking system to facilitate ongoing communication with program alumni and personalized assistance as needed. The experienced leadership team has the scientific, educational, and established research programs necessary to ensure the success of Chicago UP on EHS. Through the Chicago UP on the Environmental Health Sciences Program, CACHET leadership are committed to positively impacting the career development and leveraging the exciting projects happening across Chicago to mitigate disparities for training and EHS workforce development.