# Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $198,675

## Abstract

ABSTRACT (Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core, IHSFC)
The primary mission of the Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental
Determinants of Disease (CHARMED) is to understand how exposures to environmental factors cause adverse
health outcomes and to translate our findings into action to protect and promote the health and well-being of
vulnerable communities in the Maryland region. To accomplish this mission, the IHSFC will interact closely with
other CHARMED Cores including the Administrative Core (AC), Community Engagement Core (CEC), and the
Thematic Research Groups (TRGs), to assist Center members with the design and execution of community-
engaged research (CEnR) and co-production of knowledge with community stakeholders. The IHSFC will
provide a broad suite of services that will be applied to a CEnR translational framework. To this end, the IHSFC
will advance CEnR through fostering and supporting investigator partnerships with community-based
organizations, through: Aim 1) assisting them in planning environmental health research; Aim 2) provide them
with the necessary resources (expertise, technical) for the execution of scientifically sound, community-
responsive research projects; and Aim 3) provide guidance and assistance with effective dissemination and
translation of CEnR outcomes and impact to a broad range of stakeholders. These aims will be tightly linked to
consultation and other services provided by four interactive teams: 1) Population Health Sciences Team (PHST),
2) Environmental Data Science Team (EDT), 3) Mechanistic Science Team (MST), and 4) Translational
Research Team (TST). In close coordination with the CEC and the Executive Committee (EC), the PHST will
facilitate stakeholder/investigator team building and creation of inclusive, comprehensive research project plans,
that are responsive to the community stakeholder’s needs. The EDT will provide statistical review of study
designs and research plans and assist in biostatistical and bioinformatic analyses of results to ensure that all
studies are rigorously designed and powered. The MST will provide investigative teams with access to an array
of advanced analytical capabilities and infrastructure for the conduct of mechanistic studies needed for basic
scientific discovery. The TRT will provide training/education and assistance to Center members and stakeholders
in communication and translation of their findings to a broad range of stakeholders in an audience-appropriate
manner. The impact of the Center’s research will ideally include but is certainly not limited to an increase in the
capacity of CHARMED investigators to conduct translational CEnR research, and to identify the health risks
associated with exposures to environmental hazards in the greater Maryland region. Longer term impacts
include: 1) changes in community environmental exposures; 2) changes in public health policy; and ultimately
in 3) improvements in community health outco...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10394477
- **Project number:** 1P30ES032756-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** BRIAN Seth SCHWARTZ
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $198,675
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-06-24 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10394477

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10394477, Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core (1P30ES032756-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10394477. Licensed CC0.

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