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Outreach

CEGLHH uses a multidisciplinary approach to translate scientific information and research into materials to aid health officials, local governments, and communities in making sound environmental decisions. In order to translate scientific materials into a concise, easily understood format and identify community needs, outreach is critical, CEGLHH's Outreach Coordination serves two roles, identifying and assessing user needs (related to Great Lakes and human health) and disseminating scientific information, technology, and research materials to aid health officials, local governments, and communities in making sound environmental decisions.

The essence of outreach is information sharing. It is a service which identifies various stakeholder groups and includes these groups in activities designed to increase awareness, participation, and education on a specific topic or issue.

Goals

  1. Build cross-disciplinary working relationships between environmental, public health, and Great Lakes communities and professionals by networking and establishing information- sharing partnerships with health, community, and environmental stakeholder groups.
  2. Increase CEGLHH's network and information-sharing partners to engage a larger, diverse audience group, including new audiences such as under served members of the population (based on socioeconomics, race, age, etc.) and NOAA's non-user groups such as, beach managers, drinking water operators, & public health professionals..
  3. Increase NOAA's capacity to facilitate informed decision-making on Great Lakes and human health issues.
  4. Promote environmental awareness and literacy, using multiple outreach methods, by educating and increasing understanding of the relationship between the Great Lakes and human health.
  5. Reduce public health risks for all users of the Great Lakes.

Strong communication and coordination is taking place between the Outreach Coordinator and state and local public health & environmental managers. Information sharing partnerships and collaborative relationships have been established with existing environmental health networks, associations, and multiple Great Lakes stakeholder groups. Outreach activities include a broad range of activities such as public presentations, exhibits and displays at various public events, development of fact sheets, an annual newsletter, needs assessment workshops, and training institutes.

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