The proposed Transdisciplinary Research Consortium for Gulf Resilience on Women's Health (GROWH) builds on strong partnerships among communities with health disparities in the Gulf Coast Region, frontline health practitioners and scientists engaged in transdisciplinary community-based participatory research. In collaboration with NIEHS, the Community Outreach and Dissemination Core anticipates achieving the following overall specific aims:
Specific Aims : 1) Develop tailored, system-driven research translation and dissemination strategies drawing from environmental health, disaster preparedness, social, behavioral, risk communication, and cognitive research. 2) Validate strategies to embed disaster preparedness as community resilience building blocks in vulnerable Gulf Coast communities. 3) Build a stronger local and Gulf Coast regional health network for responding to future disasters, natural or man-made by strengthening the knowledge and skills of health professionals serving pregnant women and women of reproductive age.

Public Health Relevance

Women of reproductive age living in Louisiana parishes affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and previously Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Gustav have increased stressors, are at continuous risk of natural and manmade disasters and have elevated concerns regarding adverse environmental and reproductive health outcomes. The goal of this project is to establish and maintain a Consortium to advance innovative, community-centered transdisciplinary research focusing on the social determinants of health

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Research Program--Cooperative Agreements (U19)
Project #
5U19ES020677-02
Application #
8290333
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZES1-LWJ-J (DW))
Program Officer
Thompson, Claudia L
Project Start
2011-06-27
Project End
2016-04-30
Budget Start
2012-05-01
Budget End
2013-04-30
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$1,313,241
Indirect Cost
$476,277
Name
Tulane University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
053785812
City
New Orleans
State
LA
Country
United States
Zip Code
70118
Harville, Emily W; Shankar, Arti; Zilversmit, Leah et al. (2018) The Gulf oil spill, miscarriage, and infertility: the GROWH study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 91:47-56
Mundorf, Christopher; Shankar, Arti; Moran, Tracy et al. (2018) Reducing the Risk of Postpartum Depression in a Low-Income Community Through a Community Health Worker Intervention. Matern Child Health J 22:520-528
Wickliffe, Jeffrey K; Simon-Friedt, Bridget; Howard, Jessi L et al. (2018) Consumption of Fish and Shrimp from Southeast Louisiana Poses No Unacceptable Lifetime Cancer Risks Attributable to High-Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Risk Anal 38:1944-1961
Harville, Emily W; Shankar, Arti; Dunkel Schetter, Christine et al. (2018) Cumulative effects of the Gulf oil spill and other disasters on mental health among reproductive-aged women: The Gulf Resilience on Women's Health study. Psychol Trauma 10:533-541
Mundorf, Christopher A; Lichtveld, Maureen Y (2018) Using community-based, ethnographic methods to examine risk perceptions and actions of low-income, first-time mothers in a post-spill environment. J Risk Res 21:308-322
Harville, Emily W; Shankar, Arti; Zilversmit, Leah et al. (2017) Self-Reported Oil Spill Exposure and Pregnancy Complications: The GROWH Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 14:
Jones, Christopher W; Gambala, Cecilia; Esteves, Kyle C et al. (2017) Differences in placental telomere length suggest a link between racial disparities in birth outcomes and cellular aging. Am J Obstet Gynecol 216:294.e1-294.e8
Zilversmit, Leah; Wickliffe, Jeffrey; Shankar, Arti et al. (2017) Correlations of Biomarkers and Self-Reported Seafood Consumption among Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women in Southeastern Louisiana after the Gulf Oil Spill: The GROWH Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 14:
Mundorf, Christopher; Shankar, Arti; Peng, Terrance et al. (2017) Therapeutic Relationship and Study Adherence in a Community Health Worker-Led Intervention. J Community Health 42:21-29
Lichtveld, Maureen; Goldstein, Bernard; Grattan, Lynn et al. (2016) Then and now: lessons learned from community- academic partnerships in environmental health research. Environ Health 15:117

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