Improving Rural Population Health through Air Quality and Cardiovascular Health Education

项目摘要/摘要 在农村和医疗服务不足的社区长大的儿童面临着独特的挑战，可能 并不总是容易地获得提供修行经验的教育机会 生物医学知识和对科学事业的兴趣。为了解决这个问题，我们建议 扩展以探究为基础的科学教育项目，名为清洁空气和健康家庭 计划(CAHHP)。通过四个目标，我们将利用我们在31所学校的50名教师网络 位于蒙大拿州、爱达荷州和美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民社区 阿拉斯加。通过由混合方法设计组成的评估计划，我们将检验总体假设 CAHHP可以成功地将新的重点放在PM2.5、心血管和人口健康上 在农村、服务不足的地区使用，以提高中/高中学生对基础和 临床医学研究。我们将通过以下目标来检验这一假设：目标1)公民科学： 使用新型PM2.5和心率监测器开发真实的研究体验，重点放在 心血管/人口健康；目标2)科学交流：培养学生技能、信心和 通过为学生提供机会将他们的研究成果转化为不同的 受众；目标3)学生指导：提供参与和指导活动，以支持 学生研究和让学生接触基础和临床医学研究的职业；以及目标4) 教师专业发展：为教师和学前教育提供多元化的学习机会 服务教师，以促进他们对生物医学概念的理解和他们的成功 与学生一起实施CAHHP模式。有了国家环保总局的资金，我们打算提供 为来自农村地区31所服务不足的学校的5,000多名学生提供教育机会 落基山脉北部和阿拉斯加的地区。

Project Summary / Abstract Children growing up in rural and medically underserved communities face unique challenges, and may not always have easy access to educational opportunities that provide experiences with cultivating biomedical knowledge and interest in scientific careers. To address this issue, we are proposing to expand upon an inquiry-based science education program called the Clean Air and Healthy Homes Program (CAHHP). Through four Aims, we will leverage our network of 50 teachers in 31 schools located in rural and American Indian / Alaska Native communities throughout Montana, Idaho, and Alaska. With an evaluation plan consisting of a mixed method design, we will test the overall hypothesis that CAHHP, with a new focus on PM2.5, cardiovascular and population health, can be successfully utilized in rural, underserved areas to increase middle/high students' interest in careers in basic and clinical medical research. We will test this hypothesis with the following Aims: Aim 1) Citizen Science: Develop authentic research experiences using novel PM2.5 and heart rate monitors with a new focus on cardiovascular/population health; Aim 2) Science communication: Build student skills, confidence and interest in science by providing opportunities for students to translate their research findings to different audiences; Aim 3) Student mentoring: Provide engagement and mentoring activities that support student research and expose students to careers in basic and clinical medical research; and Aim 4) Teacher Professional Development: Provide multiple learning opportunities for teachers and pre- service teachers in order to facilitate their understanding of biomedical concepts and their successful implementation of the CAHHP model with students. With SEPA funding, we intend to provide educational opportunities for over 5,000 students from 31 schools located within rural and underserved areas of the northern Rocky Mountains and Alaska.