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The Importance of Community Engagement and Research Translation within the NIEHS Superfund Research Program

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  • Brittany A. Trottier

    (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Danielle J. Carlin

    (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Michelle L. Heacock

    (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • Heather F. Henry

    (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA)

  • William A. Suk

    (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA)

Abstract

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program (SRP) funds university-based, solution-oriented research to understand how hazardous substances contribute to disease and how to prevent exposures to these hazardous substances. A unique aspect of the SRP is that, beyond the biomedical, environmental sciences, and engineering research projects, SRP-funded centers are required to include community engagement to build partnerships with affected communities and research translation to communicate and facilitate the use of research findings. The SRP views both as effective ways to inform and advance science for protection of public health. The purpose of community engagement within the centers is to ensure bidirectional communication between the researchers and the community, identify best practices and activities in community engagement for prevention and intervention activities, enhance knowledge, and support the needs of the communities impacted by hazardous waste sites. The SRP views research translation as communicating and facilitating the use of research findings emanating from the center in a manner most appropriate for their application and for the advancement of a center’s research objectives. The SRP has a strong history of seeking opportunities to work with communities and stakeholders, by translating and sharing research findings in an impactful and informative manner with long-lasting benefits to improve public health.

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  • Brittany A. Trottier & Danielle J. Carlin & Michelle L. Heacock & Heather F. Henry & William A. Suk, 2019. "The Importance of Community Engagement and Research Translation within the NIEHS Superfund Research Program," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-6, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:17:p:3067-:d:260404
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    1. Diana Rohlman & Jamie Donatuto & Myk Heidt & Michael Barton & Larry Campbell & Kim A. Anderson & Molly L. Kile, 2019. "A Case Study Describing a Community-Engaged Approach for Evaluating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in a Native American Community," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-18, January.
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