Create comprehensive cumulative impact indices that encompass the effects of chemical and non-chemical stressors at the community level throughout the state to advance environmental health equity…

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Award ID
84084601
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Awarding agency
Obligated
$2,000,000

Award facts

Completion date 62% complete
Funding agency
Office of the Administrator Environmental Protection Agency
Place of performance
California, USA

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Description

Description
The purpose of this project is to create comprehensive cumulative impact indices that encompass the effects of chemical and non-chemical stressors at the community level throughout the state to advance environmental health equity and justice.activities:the specific objectives are to: (1) investigate the cumulative impacts of both chemical and non-chemical stressors on respiratory conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and lung cancer within underserved communities; (2) engage community members to enhance the relevance and accuracy of cumulative impact assessments and ensure alignment with community needs and perspectives; (3) conduct economic burden analysis to estimate the economic costs associated with health outcomes and leveraging these costs to adjust the calculated marginal effects of stressors in health outcome modeling, and (4) develop evidence-based recommendations for programs, policies, and decisions aimed at mitigating environmental health disparities and promoting equity.subrecipient:regional asthma management and prevention (RAMP) ($120,000) - RAMP will lead the development of program, policy, and decision recommendations based on the outcomes of the research. RAMP will recommend evidence-based programs and policies aimed at tackling specific health outcomes and cumulative impacts within underserved communities. Hmong community center of butte county (HCCBC) ($20,000) - HCCBC will in this project translate a focus group instrument into hmong, recruit participants for butte county focus groups, conduct 3 focus groups in language, facilitate any focus group or meeting needed with local people in hmong and english, transcribe and translate recorded content from hmong into english, deliver 3 DE-identified transcripts from groups in english, and check results for any needed translation for a community meeting. Alameda county department of public health (ACDPH) community health services' (CHS) asthma start program ($25,000) - the asthma start program will utilize medical social workers to design two survey questions (pre- and post-) in english and spanish, collect data through pre- and post-surveys and other methods, recruit 50 survey participants from oakland and SAN leandro, with a focus on black and hispanic communities, and participate in monthly/quarterly meetings to inform the group on task progress. The MSW I/II will stay abreast of research discoveries and provide information findings for an annual report. Outcomes:deliverables include annual and final reports. The results of this project include will develop a comprehensive stressor assessment report, blueprints for evidence based practical programs, state and local policy recommendations and an innovative cumulative impact indices. Direct beneficiaries include the underserved oakland, SAN leandro, and hmong ethnic communities, human health, the environment, and the general public.

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Amendment $1,500,000
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Original award $500,000

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Public Health Institute RAMP will take the lead in developing recommendations for programs, policies, and decisions. Specifically, drawing upon the outcomes of our research, RAMP… $120,000

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Who received award 84084601?

84084601 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of California by Office of Grants and Debarment (Headquarters Offices) on January 1, 2025.

How much is award 84084601 worth?

$2,000,000 has been obligated on 84084601.

Which agency awarded 84084601?

Office of Grants and Debarment (Headquarters Offices) awarded 84084601, with funding from Office of the Administrator (Environmental Protection Agency).

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