Project Highlights and Updates - Central Valley/South Coast Pilot Project - California Environmental Health Tracking Program

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES < CENTRAL VALLEY/SOUTH COAST PILOT PROJECT < HOME

Airborne hazards are pollutants from industrial sources and traffic, as well as pesticides. We are looking at pollutants that are potentially related to the project health outcomes.

Exposures During Pregnancy

The time between conception and birth is a critical developmental period when interference in normal processes can result in significant consequences. Given the potential toxicity of airborne hazards and the vulnerability to environmental insults during this period, we are developing a system that may further our understanding about how environmental exposures during pregnancy can impact infant and childhood health.

Advisory Team

An essential component of this project is to receive and utilize guidance and feedback from stakeholders who are familiar with the exposures and health outcomes of the project and whose organizations use environmental health information to improve the public's health. We are convening an Advisory Team that includes representatives from local health departments, regional air quality management districts, research institutions, and a variety of non-profit and advocacy organizations including parent groups and community groups. The role of the Advisory Team is to:

Advise on project activities, such as identifying information needs, defining the scope of project, reviewing project findings, and ensuring that approaches and methods are culturally sensitive and appropriate.

Develop policy recommendations to address policy issues related to tracking at the county, state, or national level.

Support the development and implementation of the project evaluation plan

Help develop and implement the communication and dissemination strategies for project results. This includes identifying key audiences, determining appropriate formats and uses of results, identifying cultural and linguistic issues, and communicating project activities and results to key stakeholders.

Evaluate the need for new organizational initiatives to support issues identified or developed through the pilot project, as well as identifying opportunities to assist in building sustainable capacity to address project outcomes and policy initiatives.

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