CORE--COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

描述：城市环境健康中心的社区推广和教育计划(COEP)的目标是为社区居民和特定目标群体制定和实施教育计划，促进基于社区的研究，以确定影响健康的环境因素并满足当地社区的需求，并促进干预试验以改变行为。为了实现这些目标，COEP最近在现有工作人员的基础上增加了一名研究技术员和一名社区协调员，其中包括一名主任、联合主任和项目经理。COEP重点关注三个主要的健康问题，包括癌症、铅中毒和肺部疾病。这些推广目标与中心的研究主题很好地协调和反映。主要成就包括：1)为关心子女铅暴露的家长开发了一个资源中心；2)一个有凝聚力的教育项目，其中包括一个持续的教师培训机构，为博士和硕士学生开设的环境推广课程，以及与马里兰州公共电视台合作制作视频；以及3)对联邦办公楼和学校的室内空气质量进行一系列评估。在许多情况下，这些项目是为了回应社区团体的关切和要求而制定的，特别是那些涉及空气质量评估的团体。COEP与社区组织有很大程度的互动，并建立了伙伴关系，以促进研究、收集信息和数据并提供教育资源和方案。1997年与南巴尔的摩社区环境伙伴关系开展了一项引人注目的合作。COEP越来越多地参与到伙伴关系中来。该中心通过邀请发言者参加一个环境专题讨论会，并提供资金维持作为伙伴关系活动聚会场所的邻里办事处，为伙伴关系作出了贡献。7个以社区为基础的预防和教育中心正在少数族裔社区建立，并正在制定教育专题。申请书还详细说明了COEP参与诸如健康博览会和城市地球日等社区活动的情况，这些活动提高了对环境健康问题的认识，并提供了分发小册子和宣传材料的机会。COEP的一项重大成就是在1999年主办了一次名为“巴尔的摩畅所欲言环境与健康”的城镇会议。

Description: The goals of the Community Outreach and Education Program (COEP) at the Center in Urban environmental Health are to develop and conduct educational programs for community residents and specific target groups, to facilitate community based research that identifies environmental agents affecting health and addresses local community needs, and to facilitate intervention trials to alter behavior. To accomplish these goals the COEP has recently added a research technician and a community coordinator to an existing staff that includes a Director, Co-Director and Project Manager. The COEP focuses on three major health issues, including cancer, lead poisoning and pulmonary disease. These 0utreach goals are well-coordinated with and reflective of Center research themes. The major accomplishments include: 1) the development of a Resource Center for parents concerned about lead exposure in their children; 2) a cohesive educational program that includes a sustained teacher training institute, a course for doctoral and masters students on environmental outreach and a partnership with Maryland Public television to produce videos; and, 3) a series of assessments of indoor air quality in federal office buildings and schools. In many cases the projects were developed in response to concerns and requests from community groups, particularly those involving air quality evaluation. The COEP has a substantial level of interaction with community based organizations and has developed partnerships to facilitate research, gather information and data and to provide educational resources and programs. A notable collaboration with the South Baltimore Community Environmental Partnership was initiated in 1997. The COEP has become increasingly involved with the Partnership. The Center has contributed to the partnership by inviting speakers to an environmental symposium and providing funds to maintain the neighborhood office that serves as a meeting place for partnership activities. Seven communitybased prevention and education Centers are being established in minority communities and educational topics are being developed. The application also details participation of the COEP in community events such as health fairs and an Urban Earth Day, that raise awareness of environmental health issues and provide an opportunity to distribute pamphlets and informative materials. A significant accomplishment of the COEP was the hosting of a town meeting entitled: 'Baltimore Speaks Out About Environment and Health', in 1999.