Johns Hopkins Core Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED Center) is to build capacity in community-engaged research aimed at understanding the mechanistic links between environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes and translate these findings into action to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals in communities across the greater Maryland region. Facilty Cores of CHARMED Center Our CHARMED Center houses several Facility Cores that will provide the scientific expertise and support required for conducting community-engaged environmental health research. The Cores include: The Integrated Health Sciences Facilities Core (IHSFC) is led by Nirupama Putcha, MD, MHS, Associate Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Faculty across the University will be able to obtain support and training to engage in Community Engaged Research (study design, biostatistical support, translation) through the IHSFC. The Exposure Characterization And Modeling Facility Core (ECMC) is led by Kirsten Koehler, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health. The ECMC will provide faculty across JHU resources for assessment of community exposures including in air, water, and soil. The Pilot Grant Program is led by Dr. Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD, Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering leads the Pilot Project Program. Annually pilot project awards will be available to the University community to facilitate and support community-engaged projects that address community environmental concerns. Importantly, through a rapid response process (48 hour turn-around), funds can be rapidly deployed to address more emergent needs of the community-investigator teams.

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< Back to CEC Page CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars Local youth engaging with local environmental health concerns Are you interested in learning more about environmental science? Do you want to learn more about environmental health? Do you want to contribute to research that will improve environmental health in your community? In the CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars program, you'll work with other amazing youth from the Baltimore area to create and use environmental health research. We will work together with local organizations to understand the environmental and health concerns in Baltimore neighborhoods, develop and conduct innovative community science strategies, and communicate our findings to others, putting our research to action! Topic areas may include: Community science strategies Zero waste and sustainability Outdoor and indoor air pollution Water quality Environmental policy change And the list goes on! Who can apply? High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the Baltimore area (Baltimore City and Baltimore County) interested in environmental health and community science How do I apply? Send us a resume (we can help you write it) Write a statement describing yourself and why you are interested in becoming a CHARMED Summer Youth Scholar (600 words max) OPTIONAL : Create a media project responding to the following prompt: What does a healthy, environmentally fair and sustainable future look like? Media projects can be in the following formats: 3-minute (max) video or podcast 3-minute (max) song or recitation (e.g., poem or written work) 2-page, single-spaced (max) essay, blog post, or letter-to-the-editor Scanned or photographed copy of a piece of artwork (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic) Send application materials to CHARMED@jh.edu and maubour1@jh.edu . Reach out to Matty Aubourg (maubour1@jh.edu ) with any questions! Let's hear from the 2023 cohort of CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars! Vilma Gutierrez – Brooklyn resident and current senior at Benjamin Franklin High School In the summer program, I learned a lot and it was a fun experience. I learned a lot of what’s happening in the community like with the coal and the industries. I was really shy at public speaking at first; but, over time, I got better and I’ve gotten confident talking in front of an audience. The reason I got through that was our team with their encouragement and wise words that gave me the courage to overcome that. " Taysia Thompson – Curtis Bay/Cherry Hill resident and student at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School This summer program was a different experience for me. Being involved in a powerful movement and being around powerful people gave me a reality check of what is happening in our world. This was a lovely way to get involved with my community and also learn about the challenges that others face. When joining this group, I would have never thought of how much fun I had this summer. " Learn more about the 2023 CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars Program! BACK TO TOP

< Back to Center Leadership List Contact Info Mail arule1@jhu.edu Globe https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/1984/ana-maria-rule Ana Rule, PhD Community TRG Co-Lead Ana Rule, PhD ’05, MHS '98, focuses on the development and evaluation of novel sampling and analysis strategies for assessments of exposure to biological aerosols, e-cigarette aerosols, and particulate matter.

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