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Implementation of a Community Grant Program to Address Community-Driven Environmental Health Concerns.
Melanie Pearson1, Erin Lebow-Skelley2, Laura Whitaker3
1Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Local Environment
|December 21, 2020
Summary
Community grants effectively address environmental health concerns by fostering trust and enhancing community capacity. This approach successfully built relationships and identified local issues, demonstrating a feasible model for community-academic partnerships.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Public Health
Background:
- Community-engaged research enhances trust, relevance, and equity.
- The HERCULES Exposome Research Center aimed to address Atlanta communities' environmental health concerns.
- Collaborative approaches are vital for community-academic partnerships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop, implement, and evaluate a community grant program.
- To engage local Atlanta communities on environmental health issues.
- To assess the feasibility of mini-grant programs in addressing community health.
Main Methods:
- Mixed qualitative methods, including document review and semi-structured interviews.
- Evaluation of a community grant program developed collaboratively with stakeholders.
- Analysis of grant program outcomes and grantee experiences.
Main Results:
- 13 mini-grants totaling $32,500 were awarded to 12 organizations.
- Grantees reported increased community knowledge, awareness, engagement, and material accomplishments.
- Grantee programs showed sustainability, with some securing additional funding and continued involvement with HERCULES.
Conclusions:
- The HERCULES Community Grant Program successfully increased awareness, strengthened relationships, and identified environmental health concerns.
- Mini-grant programs are a feasible and effective model for addressing community environmental health and building new relationships.
- This model offers benefits for establishing community-academic partnerships and addressing health issues.
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