Grant Recipient |
Award |
Proposal Synopsis |
Philadelphia
Department of Health , Philadelphia, PA |
$100,000 |
This project will use a two-pronged "learning" approach and
focus on (1) increasing the capacity of health care providers at three city
health care centers to provide education and outreach to at-risk prenatal
patients, and (2) increasing the number of pregnant women that have access to
information that will help them take actions to reduce environmental hazards
exposures. An overarching goal is to reduce environmental hazards exposure in
prenatal women and young children by integrating environmental hazard education
into additional health care prenatal services. The project will address
environmental tobacco smoke and lead poisoning, two environmental hazards that
disproportionately affect pregnant women as well as their unborn babies and
infants in the city of Philadelphia. |
Duval County Health
Department , Jacksonville, FL |
$100,000 |
The focus of this project will be the development of
training programs for physicians, other prenatal care providers, and Healthy
Start case management staff on environmental health risks to: - Methyl
mercury
- Lead
- Environmental tobacco smoke
- Drinking water contaminants
The
project will also assess and educate preconception and pregnant women about
environmental health exposures and risks during pregnancy. Plans include the
development of:
- Consumer-oriented information material
- A provider resource
list
Other project activities include:
- Adaptation of Healthy Start assessment
tools
- Adaptation of Healthy Start education curricula
- Implementation of provider training
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Ohio
Department of Health , Columbus, OH |
$97,204 |
This project will expand their efforts related to
environmental risk reduction among women of reproductive age. The expansion
would:
- Include an assessment of individual health care provider capacity to
counsel patients about these risks
- Use current referral systems to promote risk reduction
The results from this assessment would be used to guide subsequent activities
related to the development and implementation of an easy-to-use environmental
risk profile for female patients. The profile would focus on key questions to
assess a woman’s potential exposure to risks such as:
- Environmental tobacco smoke
- Lead
- Mercury
- Radon
- Carbon monoxide
- Indoor pesticides
- Other environmental toxins that may adversely affect birth
outcomes
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Michigan Inter-Tribal Council
, Sault St. Marie, MI |
$117,747 |
This project brings the message of the environmental risks of
tobacco smoke, mercury, lead, and drinking water contaminants directly to
Native American women of child-bearing age. The project includes two
phases:
- Provide outreach and education on environmental health issues to pregnant
women and health care providers
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the outreach and education to both
audiences
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Oregon Department
of Human Services , Portland, OR
|
$100,000 |
This project will:
- Develop education and assessment tools
- Implement those tools in the public health setting to prompt behavior
change
- Disseminate evaluation findings
- Ultimately expand the program statewide
The first goal is to increase knowledge among public health nurses about:
- Environmental risks
- Identification of those risks
- Prevention strategies
- Remediation of exposures
The second goal is to increase knowledge and promote behavior change among
pregnant women who are exposed to environmental hazards such as:
- Mercury
- Lead
- Environmental tobacco smoke
- Chemicals
- Pesticides
- Drinking water contamination
- Indoor and outdoor work/hobby related environmental hazards
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