Building Youth Capacity to Address Environmental Health and Justice in Metro Detroit
This event is in the past.
When:
September 28, 2023
Noon to 1 p.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Where:
Event category:
Lecture
In-person
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Research Colloquium Series
In-Person at Freer House. Gated parking is available in Lot 35 off John R St. Gate accepts OneCard and credit card. Enter Freer House through back door.
Building Youth Capacity to Address Environmental Health and Justice in Metro Detroit
Presenter: Natalie Sampson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Environment Section Chair, American Public Health Association
Dr. Natalie Sampson will discuss the Environmental Health Research-to-Action (EHRA) summer academy that supports youth in developing skills in science, advocacy, and communication related to local environmental justice issues. In Metro Detroit, threats to environmental health are constant, and intergenerational community mobilization remains necessary to reduce their adverse effects. Grounded in the principles of community-based participatory research and using high-impact active learning strategies, for five years the EHRA Academy has shown to be an effective model for building community capacity with youth.