Core B: Community Engagement Core (CEC)

项目摘要 休斯顿是美国第四大城市，其港口是世界上最繁忙的港口之一。缺乏 工业分区和对“遗留”污染物的长期影响的忽视，导致了严重的 该地区的环境健康问题，有十几个联邦超级基金网站位于 大都市。船舶通道包括两个主要的超级基金地点，还有更多的剧毒地点受到管理 德克萨斯州环境质量委员会B-R SRP对多环芳烃的关注及其对环境的影响 早产和对慢性呼吸道和神经退行性疾病的易感性在很大程度上解决了 迄今尚未得到满足的需要，即查明高危人群和开发新的创新技术， 识别和改善多环芳烃的风险。CEC的总体目标是促进有意义的 B-R SRP内部和外部利益相关者之间的双向沟通和互动。我们 使命是制定和调整最佳做法，以便与受影响社区的居民和当地领导人合作 促进预防和干预战略，从而减少社区一级接触 多环芳烃和其他超级基金场地污染物。我们正在与船舶通道周围的社区合作， 和超级基金网站，其中许多是环境正义社区，受到严重的影响， 工业化、贫困和圣哈辛托垃圾坑等地点对环境健康的影响 和帕特里克·贝尤。社区伙伴将在接触目标社区方面发挥宝贵作用。的 德州健康与环境联盟由执行董事Jackie Young带头，代表所有 受圣哈辛托河垃圾坑影响的社区。德克萨斯州环境正义倡导 服务是一个基础广泛的，国际公认的，非营利组织领导的胡安帕拉斯，谁为25 多年来一直致力于宣传，教育，并提供资源，休斯顿社区 不成比例地受到污染、贫困和忽视的影响。我们的具体目标是：1.利用新的和 现有的多方向沟通战略，以提高调查人员和社区的能力， 合作减少多环芳烃和其他超级基金污染物的暴露。2.协助和支持B-R SRP 研究项目和核心社区参与活动，通过社区论坛，一个强大的利益相关者 咨询委员会和社区科学讲习班。3.支持社区项目，以减少接触 为多环芳烃提供超级基金，如对孕妇的教育干预、井水筛查和土壤测试， 社区园艺活动和指导，以防止接触有害化学品和鱼类消费 教育项目。4.严格评估参与活动、流程和结果，以及 在区域和国家一级传播最佳做法。

Project Summary Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and its Port one of the busiest in the world. Lack of zoning for industry and ignorance of the long-term effects of “legacy” pollutants have contributed to severe environmental health issues in the region, with more than a dozen federal Superfund sites located in the metroplex. The Ship Channel includes two major Superfund sites, with many more highly toxic sites managed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The focus of the B-R SRP on PAHs and their effects on preterm birth and susceptibility to chronic respiratory and neurodegenerative diseases addresses a largely heretofore-unmet need for identifying at-risk populations and developing new and innovative technologies for identifying and ameliorating risk from PAHs. The Overall Goal of the CEC is to facilitate meaningful bidirectional communication and interactions among the B-R SRP’s internal and external stakeholders. Our Mission is to develop and adapt best practices to work with residents and local leaders of affected communities to facilitate prevention and intervention strategies that will result in community-level reductions in exposure to PAHs and other Superfund site pollutants. We are working with communities surrounding the Ship Channel and Superfund sites, many of which are Environmental Justice communities, impacted by heavy industrialization, poverty, and the environmental health effects of sites including the San Jacinto Waste Pits and Patrick Bayou. Community partners will play an invaluable role in reaching targeted communities. The Texas Health and Environment Alliance, Inc. spearheaded by Executive Director Jackie Young, represents all neighborhoods impacted by the San Jacinto River Waste Pits. Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services is a broad-based, internationally recognized, non-profit group headed by Juan Parras, who for 25 years has been dedicated to advocacy, education, and providing resources to Houston neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by pollution, poverty, and neglect. Our Specific Aims are to: 1.Utilize new and existing multi-directional communication strategies to increase investigator and community capacity for collaborating to reduce exposures to PAHs and other Superfund contaminants. 2. Assist and support B-R SRP Research Project and Core community-engagement activities through community forums, a robust Stakeholder Advisory Board, and Community Science Workshops. 3. Support community projects to reduce exposures to Superfund PAHs such as educational interventions for pregnant women, well water screening and soil testing, community gardening activities and instruction to prevent exposure to harmful chemicals, and fish consumption education programs. 4. Rigorously evaluate engagement activities, processes, and outcomes, and disseminate best practices at regional and national levels.