EMPOWER: Engaging Multi-Disciplinary Professional Opportunities for Women in Environmental Research

项目摘要 这一计划的总体目标是增强环境健康的多样性 通过与大都会亚特兰大地区服务不足的学校建立关系来研究劳动力 历史上在科学、技术和数学领域表现不佳的学校。这些 学校拥有一支尚未开发的劳动力队伍，能够解决当今的社会问题，包括 环境健康与适当的培训和指导。通过促进更好的理解 以一种应对社区挑战的方式减少环境污染物 这些学生和教师生活在一起，我们希望培养终身学习者做好应对的准备 当前和发展中的环境健康和安全问题。 通过这个变革性的为期8周的高中研究计划，我们将发展准备充分的， 伦理研究人员致力于科学研究、密集的田野调查和协作问题- 解决环境健康挑战。在4步风险评估之后 过程中，学生、教师和教师导师将合作识别毒物， 潜在的危险和风险，以及城市社区的环境差异。提供 有8周密集研究经验的高中生积极进取 这是一次变革性的经历，可能会开启环境和公共卫生领域的职业道路。 在我们的计划中，学生将被视为环境健康学者，他们从事 空气和水研究，测试实验假设，并确定潜在的健康风险 亚特兰大社区。我们的计划提供的综合方法将培养人们对 大学水平的环境健康研究，并形成批判性思维技能，用于 学术或非学术职业。参加活动的高中教师或助教将 在佐治亚州州立学校提供额外的环境健康问题教育培训 公共卫生中心卓越教学和参与暑期研究 与环境卫生学者一起培训。

Project Summary The overarching goal of this program is to enhance the diversity of the environmental health research workforce by building relationships with underserved schools in the Metro Atlanta area that have historically performed poorly in the areas of science, technology, and math. These schools possess an untapped workforce capable of addressing today’s societal issues involving environmental health with the proper training and mentorship. By fostering a better understanding of environmental pollutants in a manner that addresses the challenges the communities in which these students and teachers live in, we hope to cultivate life-long learners prepared to address current and developing environmental health and safety issues. Through this transformative 8-week high school research program, we will develop well-prepared, ethical researchers committed to scientific inquiry, intensive fieldwork, and collaborative problem- solving to address environmental health challenges. Following the 4-step risk assessment process, students, teachers, and faculty mentors will work collaboratively to identify toxicants, potential hazards and risks, and environmental disparities in urban neighborhoods. Providing motivated, upper-level high school students with an 8-week intensive, research experience can be a transformative experience that could initiate a career path in environmental and public health. Within our program, students will be considered Environmental Health Scholars who engage in air and water research, test experimental hypotheses, and define potential health risks for select Atlanta communities. The comprehensive approach our program provides will develop interest in college-level study in environmental health and formulate critical thinking skills for use in academic or non-academic careers. Participating high school teachers or Teaching Fellows will be provided additional educational training in environmental health issues at Georgia State School of Public Health Center of Teaching Excellence and Learning and participate in summer research training along with the environmental health scholars.