COVID-19 Science in Support of Local Decision-Making

COVID-19继续构成一项艰巨的挑战，需要有效利用科学来管理社区应对和恢复。该项目的目标是在与华盛顿州当地社区合作举办的一系列虚拟研讨会中应用社区参与原则，这些研讨会将直接响应当地对COVID-19科学论述的需求。这些研讨会将促进在科学决策方面的知识交流和经验分享，并帮助当地科学家了解如何运用他们的专业知识为决策者提供信息。该项目的成果将增进对如何利用地方一级以科学促政策的话语来解决全州和全国当前流行病管理和恢复内外的关键问题的理解。该项目围绕一系列与华盛顿州不同地区的当地决策者、社区领袖和参与科学家共同设计和创建的虚拟研讨会展开。这些讲习班旨在培养与科学家和当地社区就社区领导人确定的与COVID-19大流行应对和恢复相关的关键问题进行跨部门和多学科对话。该项目将推进参与式设计方面的知识和围绕科学促进政策的公众参与。该项目的共同设计和参与过程将创造一种可复制的方法，在州和地方各级提供更多的以科学为政策的话语和创新。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

COVID-19 continues to pose a daunting challenge that requires effective use of science to manage community response and recovery. The goals of this project are to apply community engagement principles in a series of virtual workshops hosted in partnership with local communities around Washington State that will respond directly to local needs for scientific discourse about COVID-19. These workshops will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and sharing of experiences in science-informed decision making and help local scientists understand how to apply their expertise to inform decisionmakers. The outcomes of this project will increase the understanding of how to use local-level science-for-policy discourse to address critical issues within and beyond the current pandemic management and recovery across the state and the country.This project centers around a series of virtual workshops co-designed and co-created with local decisionmakers, community leaders, and participating scientists in diverse parts of Washington State. These workshops will be designed to cultivate cross-sector and multidisciplinary dialogues with scientists and local communities about key issues identified by community leaders related to the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery. This project will advance knowledge in participatory design and public engagement around science for policy. The project’s co-design and engagement processes will create a replicable approach for providing greater science-for-policy discourse and innovation at the state and local levels.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.