Summary of this Funding Opportunity
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) are partnering to advance health equity[1] in at-risk[2] communities of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change. This funding opportunity will support research to investigate the role that social determinants of health[3] (SDOHs) data could play in improving the capability of public health data systems to better understand and address health disparities[4] in at-risk communities (e.g., Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color [BIPOC] communities).
Specifically, the purpose of this funding opportunity is to support academic-community partnerships that use a community-based participatory research[5], [6] (CBPR) paradigm to demonstrate which data on climate-specific, environmental, and social determinants could better inform—and how these data could better inform—health agendas, plans, policies, programs, services, and/or resource allocation that address the health equity challenges of at-risk communities that are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change.
The GRP is accepting proposals from accredited Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) located in the five U.S. Gulf of Mexico states—Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Preference will be given to MSIs that partner with at-risk communities located in coastal regions along the Gulf of Mexico. One of the GRP’s areas of interest is partnerships with environmental justice communities to better understand and address the impacts of climate change on environmental health disparities.[7]
[1] Health equity is “the state in which everyone has the opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or any other socially defined circumstance.” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24624.
[2] The GRP defines at-risk communities as those who are underserved, under-resourced, under-represented, or otherwise marginalized from the formal health sector.
[3] Social determinants of health are the “conditions in the environments in which people live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Some examples include education; employment; health systems and services; housing; income and wealth; the physical environment; public safety; the social environment; and transportation”. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies. Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24624.
[4] Health disparities are “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups and communities”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Health Disparities. Retrieved on November 15, 2021 from https://www.cdc.gov/aging/disparities/index.htm.
[5] Israel B, Schulz A, Parker E, & Becker A. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19(1), 173–194.
[6] Wallerstein, N & Duran, B. (2006). Using community-based participatory research to address health disparities. Health Promotion Practice, 7(3), 312-323.
[7] Environmental health disparities exist when “communities exposed to a combination of poor environmental quality and social inequities have more sickness and disease than wealthier, less polluted communities”. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2021). Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice. Retrieved on December 2, 2021 from https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/justice/index.cfm
2023: Improving Public Health Data Systems to Address Health Equity Challenges for At-Risk Communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast
Summary of this Funding Opportunity
The Gulf Research Program (GRP) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) are partnering to advance health equity[1] in at-risk[2] communities of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change. This funding opportunity will support research to investigate the role that social determinants of health[3] (SDOHs) data could play in improving the capability of public health data systems to better understand and address health disparities[4] in at-risk communities (e.g., Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color [BIPOC] communities).
Specifically, the purpose of this funding opportunity is to support academic-community partnerships that use a community-based participatory research[5], [6] (CBPR) paradigm to demonstrate which data on climate-specific, environmental, and social determinants could better inform—and how these data could better inform—health agendas, plans, policies, programs, services, and/or resource allocation that address the health equity challenges of at-risk communities that are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change.
The GRP is accepting proposals from accredited Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) located in the five U.S. Gulf of Mexico states—Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Preference will be given to MSIs that partner with at-risk communities located in coastal regions along the Gulf of Mexico. One of the GRP’s areas of interest is partnerships with environmental justice communities to better understand and address the impacts of climate change on environmental health disparities.[7]
[1] Health equity is “the state in which everyone has the opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or any other socially defined circumstance.” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24624.
[2] The GRP defines at-risk communities as those who are underserved, under-resourced, under-represented, or otherwise marginalized from the formal health sector.
[3] Social determinants of health are the “conditions in the environments in which people live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Some examples include education; employment; health systems and services; housing; income and wealth; the physical environment; public safety; the social environment; and transportation”. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Washington, DC: The National Academies. Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/24624.
[4] Health disparities are “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups and communities”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Health Disparities. Retrieved on November 15, 2021 from https://www.cdc.gov/aging/disparities/index.htm.
[5] Israel B, Schulz A, Parker E, & Becker A. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19(1), 173–194.
[6] Wallerstein, N & Duran, B. (2006). Using community-based participatory research to address health disparities. Health Promotion Practice, 7(3), 312-323.
[7] Environmental health disparities exist when “communities exposed to a combination of poor environmental quality and social inequities have more sickness and disease than wealthier, less polluted communities”. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2021). Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice. Retrieved on December 2, 2021 from https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/justice/index.cfm