This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509) has three primary objectives:
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Develop a community-centered framework to assess the cumulative impacts of environmental exposures, climate change, and food/water insecurity on the health of adults over 55 with chronic illnesses in Vieques.
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Establish the relationship between food/water insecurity, contaminant exposure, and how climate change may impact this relationship.
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Develop community outreach to strengthen local food production and safety on the Vieques superfund site, which is a small island impacted by climate change.
The award includes $120,500 for Isla Nena Composta to identify mitigation alternatives for environmental impacts and climate change triggers, as well as $430,000 for the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras to create technical guides and a water monitoring network. The University of Puerto Rico-Medical Campus will oversee project activities, develop curricula, and execute a health promotion campaign for $90,199. The goal is to create a network addressing food and water insecurity in Vieques and demonstrate an innovative framework for assessing cumulative environmental health impacts in communities with long-term contamination exposure.
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