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Children's Environmental Health Center in the US Southern Great Plains

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What We Do

The overall goal of the Children’s Environmental Health Center in the US Southern Great Plains is to reduce the risk of acute and chronic diseases from early childhood (ages 0-5) by partnering with stakeholders to identify and remediate environmental and psychosocial stressors, implementing targeted community-driven and data-driven interventions, and developing and disseminating practical, community-informed toolkits and materials to support ongoing prevention and promote long-term health improvements in early childhood settings across US Southern Great Plains


How We Serve

Objective 1: Partner with Communities Using the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Framework. Work with educators, parents, and local leaders to identify environmental and social stressors, using the CBPR framework to guide planning and decisions based on community input and existing datasets.

Objective 2: Deliver Community- & Data-Driven Interventions Using the CDC Hierarchy of Controls Framework. Implement cost-effective and low-maintain interventions that aim to reduce harmful exposures, and evaluate them by looking at children’s health indicators.

Objective 3: Conduct Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Using the EPA & WHO Framework. Collect detailed environmental and survey data to evaluate the cumulative impacts of chemical and non-chemical exposures.

Objective 4: Link Exposure to Health Impact Using the Exposure-to-Outcome (EOC) Framework. Use advanced modeling and lab analysis to connect children’s exposure levels to dose and then with internal biological following the EOC.

Objective 5: Share Tools and Findings Using the Community Engaged Research Dissemination (CERD) Framework. Develop and share easy-to-use toolkits and materials, based on the CERD framework, to help communities, educators, and decision-makers reduce modifiable health risk factors and improve children’s long-term health.


Funding Resources

ML-CFD-DEM Based Reduced Order Models (ROM) to Quantify Variability in Inhalers, Drugs, and Users for Evaluating Comparability of Generic OIDP Complex Products

  • Sponsor: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Federal)
  • Role: One of the Multi-PIs (15%)
  • Amount funded: $599,999
  • Duration: 09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026

Children’s Environmental Health Center in U.S. Southern Great Plains

  • Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Federal)
  • Role: PI & Center Director (25%)
  • Amount funded: $1,898,738
  • Duration: 10/01/2023 – 09/30/2027

Air Quality in Oklahoma Early Childhood Settings

  • Sponsor: Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR), Preschool Development Grant (PDG)
  • Role: Co-PI & Site PI (30%)
  • Amount funded: $845,215
  • Duration: 07/01/2023 – 12/31/2025

Distance Education and Training on Emerging Contaminants and Technologies (DETECT)

  • Sponsor: Purdue University in a R25 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  • Role: Sub-contract PI (10%)
  • Amount funded: $73,000
  • Duration: 09/01/2024 – 08/31/2025

Weatherization and Indoor Air Quality Project

  • Sponsor: Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  • Role: Co-PI (5%)
  • Amount funded: $1,750,000
  • Duration: 09/01/2024 – 08/31/2027

SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Enhancing Oklahoma Community Climate Resilience Through Electric School Bus Integration into Local Energy Grids

  • Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Federal)
  • Role: Co-PI (3%)
  • Amount funded: $74,999
  • Duration: 10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025