274444 A collaborative investigation of community capacity and community-identified environmental health determinants in a vulnerable urban port community

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 : 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Denae King, PhD , Occupational Health Sciences/Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Tyler, TX
     
This presentation will describe an ongoing, collaborative community-academic partnership focused on examining and addressing community-identified environmental health concerns. Spatial relationships between selected physical and social environmental determinants (eg. access to healthcare and healthy food choices) and the health and well being of the affected community (eg. chronic illness and cancer risk) were examined to validate perceived residential concerns. Additionally, community capacity was assessed to identify environmental health associated capacity measures, as well as, determine the feasibility of community-proposed strategies focused on cancer prevention and the enhancement of overall health and well-being in this predominantly, minority community located in close proximity to an industrial shipping port.

Learning Objectives:
This presentation will describe an ongoing, collaborative community-academic partnership focused on examining and addressing community-identified environmental health concerns. Spatial relationships between selected physical and social environmental determinants (eg. access to healthcare and healthy food choices) and the health and well being of the affected community (eg. chronic illness and cancer risk) will be discussed to validate perceived residential concerns. Additionally, community capacity will be assessed to identify environmental health associated capacity measures, as well as, determine the feasibility of community-proposed strategies focused on cancer prevention and the enhancement of overall health and well-being in this predominantly, minority community located in close proximity to an industrial shipping port.

Keywords: Environmental Health, Community-Based Partnership

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked on several NIH funded environmental health research projects conducted in vulnerable minority communities. My recent research interests involve the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to assess environmental exposures and associated health risk in affected communities. More importantly, I have developed an understanding of the importance of working with communities to address their perceived concerns, as well as, the need to build and maintain a trust of the partnering community.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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