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Your Environment. Your Health.

Final Progress Reports: Louisiana State University: Research Translation Core

Superfund Research Program

Research Translation Core

Project Leader: Maud Walsh
Grant Number: P42ES013648
Funding Period: 2011-2018
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Final Progress Reports

Year:   2017 

The Louisiana State University (LSU) SRP Research Translation Core (RTC) engaged with community members by leading K-12 environmental health science workshops for students and teachers. They led hands-on environmental health science activities for partners such as the Big Buddy Program and the Louisiana 4-H Club during summer workshops. The LSU Superfund Research Center was one of the sponsors of the 2017 Louisiana Envirothon, an environmental problem-solving competition for students in grades 6-12, and assisted with the event, interacting with representatives of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Forestry. The RTC gave a presentation entitled, "Using Pesticide Poisoning to Teach Environmental Risk Assessment" at the 2017 Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium, hosted by the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and the Louisiana Environmental Education Association. LSU researchers provided leadership at national and international conferences that brought together environmental researchers and policy makers from universities and federal agencies, such as the International Congress on Combustion By-Products and their Health Effects; the Society of Toxicology; the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Workgroup: Advancing Pneumonia Research in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases; and the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environmental and Health.

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