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A Case Study of Community Involvement Influence on Policy Decisions: Victories of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership

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  • Edith M. Williams

    (Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), 135 Cannon Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA)

  • Julien Terrell

    (The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis), 512 West 143rd Street, New York, NY 10031, USA)

  • Judith Anderson

    (Environmental Justice Action Group (EJAG) of Western NY, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA)

  • Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter

    (Primary Care Research Institute, University at Buffalo, UB Gateway Building, 77 Goodell St, Suite 220, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA)

Abstract

The Buffalo Lupus Project was a community-university partnership that investigated associations between exposure to a local waste site and high rates of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. The partnership’s major accomplishment was successful advocacy for containment and clean-up of the site. As a result of community education, the remediation plan suggested by the community was adopted. Additionally, when a local childhood lead poisoning testing program was canceled, community members signed a letter to legislators urging them to replace the funding, which was restored within one week. This demonstrated how coordinated community-based capacity-building efforts can influence health policy.

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  • Edith M. Williams & Julien Terrell & Judith Anderson & Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, 2016. "A Case Study of Community Involvement Influence on Policy Decisions: Victories of a Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-9, May.
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