This agreement provides funding under the inflation reduction act (IRA) to community health councils

The recipient will propose to launch an advocacy and education campaign spearheaded by promotoras/community health workers (CHW lay health educators), related to the impact of environmental chemicals on breast cancer and reproductive health. The main objective is to mobilize and educate bipoc (black, indigenous, and other people of color) women of reproductive age about the hidden hazards of poor air, soil, and water to take action in reducing their exposures. Toxins in personal care and household cleaning products will also be addressed to advocate for the adoption of safer, affordable, and realistic choices and behaviors within their financial, employment, and housing limitations. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $500,000. Pre-award costs are approved back to april 1, 2024.activities:the activities include education and coaching promotora/chws to teach their friends, families, and other community members about lowering their risks for breast cancer and reproductive harm by reducing exposure to toxins. Promotoras/chws will be supported by peer-to-peer learning, and training in community organizing and advocacy where they will engage in, and/or launch, local environmental justice movements. The proposed activity categories include 1) CHW/promotora training, 2) community presentations, 3) community dissemination conference, and 4) program and intervention evaluation and is described in the following manner: 1) CHW/promotora training: this program aims at toxin exposure awareness and advocacy training at several scales, from adjacent environmental issues (oil field) to modifiable behaviors of household chemical and cosmetics usage. Throughout the 3-year cooperative agreement, a minimum of 75 CHW/promotoras will be trained to provide ongoing education and advocacy training sessions. In addition, curriculum development will include culturally promising practices, such as using community health workers/promotoras from the same cultural background as the target population. 2) community presentations: once trained, the CHW/promotoras will provide health education and advocacy presentations to friends, family, and the community. The CHW/promotora presentations will occur in english or spanish, depending on the audience. Educational materials and kits will be distributed. 3) community dissemination conference: the program will conclude with a dissemination conference. The conference will aim to disseminate evaluation findings and educate the community about advocacy for policy and system changes and preventative measures in relation to environmental harms and toxins. 4) program and intervention evaluation: iris cantor-ucla women's health education and research center (wherc) will lead the program and intervention evaluation, evaluating the impact of the training and educational programs. The results of the evaluation will be presented in a scholarly journal that undergoes peer-review. Additionally, policy briefs will be produced periodically over the three-year period as the data becomes available. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include (1) agenda, meeting summary notes, and attendance records from all public outreach engagements that include but not limited to cohort gatherings, community advisory meetings, workshops, follow-up presentations, and conferences; (2) agenda, meeting summary notes, and attendance records for internal meetings; (3) copies of surveys made both pre- and post-test with summary notes and list of audience; (4) all visual aids used such pictures, videos and diagrams used in public engagements; (5) final version of designed curriculum and educational kits and associated materials. The outcomes are creating collective actions targeting elected officials and other s