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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 Summer Youth Scholars Page 2023 CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars Program 2023 Summer Recap During the 2023 summer, we held the inaugural CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars program with a cohort of four phenomenal students and activists from South Baltimore communities. Meet them below! Taysia Thompson is a senior at Mergenthaler High School and a resident of the Curtis Bay and Cherry Hill communities. She is a founding member of Baltimore Broken Glass and aims to become an anesthesiologist or neurologist. Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez is a recent graduate from Benjamin Franklin High School and a resident of the Lakeland community. Carlos works with the South Baltimore Community Land Trust as a Youth Leadership and Outreach Specialist. Vilma Gutierrez is a junior at Benjamin Franklin High School (BFHS) and a resident of the Brooklyn community. She participated in the BFHS/Towson University/JHU participatory action and citizen science environmental health class in the Spring of 2023. Raven Veillon is a recent graduate from Benjamin Franklin High School and a resident of the Morrell Park community. Raven would like to become a bestselling author and esteemed artist. The scholars drove community science efforts to analyze dark dust accumulating on surfaces around the Curtis Bay neighborhood. Curtis Bay is a community in South Baltimore; it's home to friendly neighbors, community gardens, schools, but also a historical and present high concentration and abundance of polluting industrial sources. Benjamin Franklin High School–the alma mater or current school of three of the above scholars–is located in Curtis Bay. Community science and public communication activities included: The collection and analysis of dark dust in the community using low-cost, accessible methods, Settled dust sampling for analysis via electron microscopy, Learning directly from South Baltimore residents about environmental health and concerns in their communities; Communication of findings to community leaders, local business owners, and Maryland policymakers in briefings Click here to learn more about these amazing youth and their work during the summer in this national news coverage via NPR! When not in the field or the lab, the scholars worked with community leaders to learn about the history of environmental health in the United States and in South Baltimore. For example, Dr. Lawrence T. Brown–the author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America–immersed the scholars in an innovative board game to understand redlining and unjust zoning practices in Baltimore. If you'd like to learn more about the 2023 CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars and their summer experience, please reach out to Matty Aubourg at maubour1@jh.edu. BACK TO TOP

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. Anchor 1 About the CHARMED Center Residents of the greater Maryland region (extending north from Washington, DC through Baltimore, MD and including central Pennsylvania) face a complex range of environmental health concerns related to environmental pollutants from a wide variety of sources. The mission of the Johns Hopkins NIEHS P30 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. The CHARMED Center builds partnerships between communities and environmental health stakeholders (e.g., environmental regulatory agencies, advocacy groups, nonprofit organizations) of the greater Baltimore region (from Washington, DC through Baltimore, MD and including some regions of Pennsylvania) to address their environmental health concerns. CHARMED provides training, support, and access to environmental health experts and state-of-the-art technologies to facilitate the creation of lasting community-investigator partnerships aimed at tackling the pressing environmental concerns of our communities. Although the CHARMED Center is based in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering , which spans the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Whiting School of Engineering , it is a university-wide hub for community-focused environmental research at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland . CHARMED includes members from Schools/Departments campus-wide and from the University of Maryland: Public Health, Biostatistics, Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sociology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Materials Sciences and Engineering. The CHARMED Center focuses on 3 major thematic areas including: Cardiorespiratory Health and Airborne Contaminants, Chemical Mixtures and Emerging Contaminants, and Health, Community Engagement Thematic Research Group. The Center also 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. We encourage investigators who have an interest in community-engaged research focused on improving the environmental health of our communities, to join our Center activities (CHARMED Stakeholder Board meetings, monthly Thematic Working Group meetings, and an Annual Retreat). BACK TO TOP

Community Engagement Core (CEC) The CHARMED Community Engagement Core (CEC) serves as the conduit for community engagement and research, fostering synergy between communities, CHARMED investigators, and other stakeholders to fulfill a shared mission of reducing community-identified environmental health concerns. The CEC builds upon existing partnerships in the Maryland region (DelMarVa, Washington D.C., and southern Pennsylvania) focused on community, social, and environmental , determinants of health. Community concerns include historical and ongoing challenges with air, water, and soil quality, solid and hazardous waste management, aging infrastructure, transportationenergy infrastructure, goods movement, and land use and development. The CHARMED CEC convenes the CHARMED Stakeholder Board – a space for knowledge sharing and active collaboration between community members, community-based and nonprofit organizations, local schools, academic research, and governmental and regulatory groups around environmental health and justice. Community partners host graciously host monthly CHARMED Stakeholder Board meetings to discuss current environmental health concerns in the MD region. The CHARMED CEC helps to: Train the next generation of leaders to conduct responsive, environmental health community-engaged research (CEnR); Increase faculty capacity to understand and conduct translational CEnR; Sustain existing and newly established, multi-directional CEnR partnerships; Deliver educational and translational materials that improve environmental health literacy among community and stakeholder groups; and Co-generate knowledge that can reduce community environmental exposures and ultimately improve community health outcomes. CEC Leadership CHARMED Summer Youth Scholars CHARMED Stakeholder Board Attendees Community Events Calendar CHARMED Stakeholder Board Meeting Recordings BACK TO TOP

Core Center for Community Health: Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED Center) https://www.jhu-charmed.com/about-us TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Wildfire Smoke For more details, please click the following link Understanding Air Quality In the BREATHE Center’s Resources page, scroll down to the Wildfire Air Pollution section to download PDF version DIY Air Cleaner to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Indoors Learn about box fan safety tips: 1/4 Top Anchor1 Request Community Services >>> Our Mission The mission of the Johns Hopkins University NIEHS P30 Core Center, Community Health Addressing Regional Maryland Environmental Determinants of Disease (CHARMED) 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. We are building partnerships with communities of the greater Maryland region (extending north from Washington, DC through Baltimore, MD and including central Pennsylvania) to address their environmental concerns. About CHARMED Center I ntegrated Health Sciences Facility Core (IHSFC) Pilot Project Program CHARMED Stakeholder Board Career Development 2024 NIEHS EHSCC Meeting Community Engagement Core (CEC) Exposure Characterization & Modeling Core (ECMC) Thematic Research Groups (TRGs) Meet CHARMED Members CHARMED Center Events Calendar 2025 CHARMED Annual Meeting Agenda BACK TO TOP News & Events 2025 CHARMED Annual Meeting – Welcome & Opening Speech by Dr. Marsha Wills-Karp 1/19 2025 CHARMED Annual Meeting Date & Time: Address: Monday, June 9, 2025 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM Anna M. Baetjer Room W1030 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA See Meeting Agenda

Environmental Justice Coordinator < Back to Community Leaders List Globe https://www.sbclt.org/our-team/ Shashawnda Campbell Community Leader Shashawnda Campbell is a community leader and activist for Environmental Justice. As a student at Ben Franklin High School in South Baltimore, Shashawnda co-founded “Free Your Voice”, a student led group that worked for 5 years to shut down the largest incinerator proposal in US history set to be built less than a mile away from their school. Shashawnda has since helped develop the South Baltimore Community Land Trust to create community-led development without displacement, permanently affordable housing, and zero waste infrastructure. A lifelong Baltimore resident, Shashawnda is committed to the implementation of Baltimore’s Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste to help lead her City through a just transition that respects our lives and our planet.

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