# Community Outreach and Engagement Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $138,223

## Abstract

Abstract
The goal of the Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC) is to enhance the environmental health
literacy of public health professionals, community health workers and vulnerable populations, increasing their
understanding of emergent environmental health sciences research and empowering them to make informed
decisions to reduce harmful environmental exposures in homes and communities. We accomplish this goal
through the following aims: 1) Foster dialogue among UNC-CEHS members and community partners about
environmental health sciences research activity and community concerns to inform development of responsive
research and community solutions; 2) Enhance the capacity of public health practitioners and community
health educators to engage vulnerable populations and other clients on locally relevant environmental health
issues using a train-the-trainer approach; and 3) Broaden access to environmental health education materials
through development and evaluation of online educational tools. The COEC is a vital to the UNC-CEHS theme,
implementing the ultimate translation to North Carolina communities. The diversity of COEC activities across
all UNC-CEHS Translational Research focus areas ensures a broad reach for UNC-CEHS across the State as
well as connectivity among our scientists and community partners. The multidirectional communication that is
the foundation of the COEC's work is critical to meeting the translational goals of UNC-CEHS.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9903307
- **Project number:** 5P30ES010126-19
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Kathleen M Gray
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $138,223
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9903307

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9903307, Community Outreach and Engagement Core (5P30ES010126-19). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9903307. Licensed CC0.

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