Core--Outreach

核心--外展

• 批准号: 6442977
• 负责人: George Douglas Thurston
• 金额: $ 16.41万
• 依托单位: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-04-01 至 2002-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6442977
• 关键词: biomedical facility; environmental contamination; environmental health; environmental toxicology; hazardous substances; information dissemination

In older, previously industrialized communities (such as those located along the Lower Hudson River, Hudson River Harbor, and the river's estuaries), there are potentially contaminated sites that are of concern to these communities. The Outreach core will act to address these concerns by providing for the translation of the research information and expertise at the NYU Superfund program to improve public health, especially in these surrounding Lower Hudson River Valley communities. This outreach will be conducted in coordination and collaboration with local not-for-profit environmental organizations, including Scenic Hudson, Baykeepers, and the Hudson River Environmental Society. Collaborative activities to be supported by this core will include the planning and conduct of workshops and/or symposia in communities potentially affected by metals contamination (e.g., near Brownfields and Superfund sites), the development and distribution of informational materials (e.g., fact sheets), and the making available of the NYU Superfund Program's scientific expertise to potentially affected communities (e.g., via attendance at community meetings, consultations with community leaders, etc.). These efforts will especially focus on communities having predominantly underserved minorities as residents, such as the nearby city of Newburgh, NY. In addition, information on Superfund Program members, activities, and progress will be shared with the scientific community and the general public via their presentation on the Program's web site pages. In this manner, the Outreach core will expedite the linking of the NYU Superfund Program's scientific expertise and research results information with public needs and interests, especially those of local communities.

在较旧的、以前工业化的社区（例如位于哈德逊河下游、哈德逊河港口和河口的社区），存在这些社区所关注的潜在污染地点。外展核心将通过翻译纽约大学超级基金项目的研究信息和专业知识来解决这些问题，以改善公众健康，特别是哈德逊河下游流域周边社区的健康。这项外展活动将与当地非营利环境组织（包括 Scenic Hudson、Baykeepers 和哈德逊河环境协会）协调和合作进行。该核心支持的合作活动将包括在可能受金属污染影响的社区（例如，棕地和超级基金地点附近）规划和举办研讨会和/或座谈会，开发和分发信息材料（例如情况说明书），以及向可能受影响的社区提供纽约大学超级基金计划的科学专业知识（例如，通过参加社区会议、与社区协商） 领导等）。这些努力将特别关注以服务不足的少数族裔为居民的社区，例如附近的纽约州纽堡市。此外，有关超级基金计划成员、活动和进展的信息将通过该计划网站页面上的演示与科学界和公众分享。通过这种方式，外展核心将加快纽约大学超级基金计划的科学专业知识和研究成果信息与公众需求和利益，特别是当地社区的需求和利益的联系。