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Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC) Given that the primary goal of the Center is to reduce morbidity and mortality from environmental agents in urban populations, it is fitting that the goals and theme of COEC be complementary. At the crux of the Center's philosophy on community-based research is that education is a critical and essential component of this process. COEC is an extension of this philosophy. Accordingly, COEC seeks to establish partnerships with credible community agencies so as to create the opportunity to respond to specific concerns identified by community leaders and residents. These types of effective partnerships generate mutually beneficial relationships and assure positive outcomes through the translation of information and outcomes from the Center's Research Foci and Facility Cores into educational programs, into knowledge applied to public health and environmental health policy. COEC strives to meet the following goals: 1. To serve as the conduit between the Center and community organizations on identifying environmental agents and issues which affect the health of the community; 2. To facilitate community based research in partnership with diverse community groups and organizations to address local needs as defined by community leaders and residents; 3. To design educational materials and implement programs concerning the risks and effects of environmental agents that are of concern to the diverse groups with which we interact; and 4. To develop interactions with organizations, both within and outside Johns Hopkins, who will facilitate our translation of the Centers research and public health goals. |
