This action provides full funding in the amount of $22,000 to emory university pediatric environmental health specialty unit

This project will allow emory to expand its partner network through education and training to address persistent lead exposure where children live, learn and play. Activities:the activities included in the lead education and health implications for children living in region 4 project funds lead outreach and education efforts in mississippi to protect children from environmental health risks in vulnerable communities. This supplement will provide support for a replicable train the trainer program. IT will allow for rapid dissemination of lead exposure and assessment tools and resources for healthcare services. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables outputs build trust and rapport among continental societies INC to identify environmental health champions. Conduct in-person meeting meetings with continental society INC. At 3 months, 6 months and 1-year to develop mutual goals and deliverables for the project. Assess lead training feedback and future learning opportunities. Work with continental society INC project team to plan and conduct a focus group with their members to obtain feedback the areas of lead education needed for their local outreach and webinar sessions. Also, to identify 2 environmental health champions for lead resource dissemination in their local communities. Train and educate environmental health champions on vectors of lead exposure, lead abatement resources and healthcare recommendations. The anticipated outcomes and project beneficiaries in this award are for funding and will directly benefit the citizens of mississippi by allowing emory university pediatric environmental health specialty unit to expand its partner network through education and training to address persistent lead exposure where children live, learn and play. Each environmental health champion will educate approximately 12-18 community workers in schools and child organizations. The newly obtained awareness of lead exposure will impact at least 50 children per community worker.