# Community Engagement and Dissemination Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $133,680

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The Overall Goal of the MIEHR Research Center is to elucidate contributions of the biological, physical, social
and built environments of the environmental riskcape to environmental health disparities in pregnant women and
their infants. Importantly, this guiding vision aligns closely with community concerns about infant mortality,
preterm birth and other maternal and infant outcomes among African-Americans. The Community Engagement
and Dissemination Core (CEDC) of the MIEHR Research Center will be essential to achieving this vision.
Our leadership team, Director Dr. Robert Bullard (widely known as the “Father of Environmental Justice”) and
Associate Director Dr. Denae King, of the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas
Southern University (TSU), are uniquely qualified to lead this Core. Together they will build upon their existing
community partnerships and activities to develop a robust communications and engagement network in the
greater Houston area that is committed to reducing environmental health disparities in maternal and infant health.
Drs. Bullard and King have strong ties to vulnerable, predominantly African-American, communities in Houston,
the 4th largest and most diverse city in the country. The CEDC will serve as the nexus for facilitating multi-
directional communications among MIEHR Center leadership, investigators (including Pilot Project awardees),
and community partners. The CEDC will support and complement Center research activities through
multidirectional communication with our stakeholders; for example, by informing investigators of community
priorities and translating and disseminating findings from Center research (including Pilot Project research) to
diverse audiences, most importantly to residents who live in environmentally overburdened and
socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. An engaged Community Advisory Board (CAB) will consist of
community leaders and environmental health partners, each of whom will provide a different “lens” through which
to view environmental issues, including many with whom we have long-standing relationships. Hence, the CAB
will be key to successful community interactions with stakeholders, and have a vital role in determining what,
when, how and to whom findings from Research and Pilot Projects will be communicated via multi-level, multi-
directional and multi-modal engagement. Qualitative research methods will be used to ground truth research
findings and develop infographics, fact sheets and presentations for translating and disseminating information
related to the environmental riskscape and risk reduction. In addition, the CEDC will enhance community
resilience by educating investigators, community leaders and the CAB on best practices for impactful policy
advocacy using study findings. Finally, evaluation is a critical component and activity of the CEDC, which will
play an important role in determing whether goals are met, the extent of success...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10062086
- **Project number:** 1P50MD015496-01
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert D Bullard
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $133,680
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-16 → 2025-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10062086

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10062086, Community Engagement and Dissemination Core (1P50MD015496-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10062086. Licensed CC0.

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