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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Public Health
  • Social Science

Background:

  • The 30th anniversary of the Principles of Environmental Justice highlights the need for their wider adoption.
  • Traditional exposure science research often overlooks community involvement and lived experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a comprehensive environmental justice framework for exposure science.
  • To advocate for a community-centered approach in all environmental exposure research.
  • To ensure research is sustainable, impactful, and addresses community-defined priorities.

Main Methods:

  • Develop a framework centered on community engagement and collaboration.
  • Incorporate community "funds of knowledge" into study design and implementation.
  • Allocate institutional and funding agency resources to support community needs throughout the research lifecycle.

Main Results:

  • A proposed multidirectional framework for exposure science.
  • Increased potential for sustainable research interventions and long-term success.
  • Enhanced relevance and impact of exposure science by centering community needs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework standardizes community-centered practices in exposure science.
  • Integrating community knowledge and needs is crucial for effective environmental justice research.
  • This approach fosters equitable and sustainable solutions to environmental exposure issues.