| Grant Recipient |
Award |
Proposal Synopsis |
Canadian Institute of
Child Health - Institut
Canadien de
la sante infantile  |
$149,999 |
Project will use existing resources to build
capacity of
as many as 37,000 health care professionals in Canada, Argentina,
Uruguay,
Paraguay, and Chile to recognize, assess and initiate protocols to
prevent
environmentally-related diseases in children. The project will: (a)
gather
baseline data from health care professionals in the 5 countries
using an
electronic survey; (b) develop a training package with a
measurement
(evaluation)
component using the information from the survey and existing
sources; and
(c) deliver train-the-trainer sessions in Canada, Argentina, Paraguay,
Uruguay and Chile and follow-up with participants to measure the
impact
of the training on their practice. The resources and training
developed
will be shared internationally through the internet and by the
project
partners including WHO and the International Society for Doctors
for the
Environment. |
| University
of
Massachusetts Lowell |
$150,000 |
Project focuses on health professionals who serve
low-income,
immigrant/refugee and minority children in small cities and rural
areas
in New England, a population that is generally underserved
by
children’s
environmental health capacity building efforts although it suffers
disproportionately
from the impacts of environmental contaminants. UML will work
closely with
these primary health care providers while targeting public health
nurses
for their increasingly important role in identification and prevention
of environmental risks at the community level. |
| National
Center for Healthy Housing |
$142,510 |
Substandard housing is a key determinant of health
and has
been independently linked to childhood lead poisoning, asthma and
respiratory
disease, and unintentional injuries. Because children spend as much
as
90% of their time indoors, exposures in the home are a
significant public
health issue. The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) will
develop
and deliver training to public health nurses in residential
environmental
health & safety hazards and evaluate whether the trainees
incorporate
the information into practice. Training will be offered through NCHH’
s
National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network, a national
training
program funded by the CDC. NCHH will deliver 12 trainings
through
its network
of 5 university partners across the country. |
| Greater Boston Physicians
for Social Responsibility
(GBPSR) |
$149,862 |
GBPSR will coordinate the Pediatric Environmental
Health
Toolkit Training Program in five states (Massachusetts, California,
Minnesota,
Oregon, and Washington) adapting their new clinical tool, the
Pediatric
Environmental Health Toolkit as the core curriculum. The Toolkit’s
peer-reviewed materials include reference and anticipatory guidance
components
for providers as well as “Rx for Prevention” slips and magnets
for patients, designed for use during well-child
visits.
Thirty
four
pediatric
and family practitioners from MA and CA pilot tested the materials
over
the past year. The program will target 250
health professionals
who care
for children, and as a second tier an additional 1250 providers
through
peer training. The training programs are being conducted in
collaboration
with PSR chapters, local American Academy of Pediatric chapters,
and
medical
schools with whom GBPSR previously conducted their In Harm's Way
Continuing
Medical Education (CME) courses. |
| Northeastern Ohio
University - College of Medicine
(NEOUCOM)
|
$149,881 |
Project offers post-graduate training in pediatric
environmental
health to 100 professionals in 5 countries in Central and Eastern
Europe
(CEE). A major project component will be delivered via
the internet using
2-way synchronous audio with graphics. Lectures and didactic exercises
will be followed by a final workshop held in CEE. The project’s
faculty
includes major leaders in U.S. environmental health education.
Educational
assessments will also be led by a principal investigator using
their
NEOUCOM
experience in clinical skills training and evaluation. |
| International
Pediatric Association
|
$150,000 |
Project will launch a virtual International
Pediatric
Environmental
Health Leadership Institute that could eventually train up to
500,000
pediatricians
about children’s environmental health and improve their capacities
for leadership in the recognition, diagnosis, prevention and
management
of pediatric diseases linked to the environment. IPA will evaluate
the
training by certifying pediatricians in environmental health through
written
and oral exams. Pilot efforts will begin in India, Kenya, and
Haiti. |
| National Environmental
Education and Training
Foundation |
$149,900 |
Project will create children’s environmental health
faculty champions at medical and nursing schools throughout the
country.
Specifically, NEETF will: (1) create 20 faculty champions at select
academic
centers who will take a leadership role in integrating children’s
environmental health into their institutions in a sustainable fashion,
lend expertise and support in their institutions and surrounding
communities,
teach courses, integrate competencies into curriculum, and serve as
a
model
for how to integrate environmental health into health professional
education,
(2) create 200 health professionals at academic institutions,
trained by
faculty champions, who can incorporate children’s environmental health
into their teachings and clinical practices, (3) provide children’s
environmental health resources through health professional
organizations,
and (4) measure the impact of the faculty champions and the
outreach
campaign
on achieving the overall goals. |
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