Celia Chen, PI Laurie Rardin, RTC Coordinator Nancy Serrell, Senior Consultant Research Translation Core Dartmouth Superfund Research Program
Communicating to Broad Audiences Lecture for the Public ARSENIC ON YOUR PLATE Seminar by Andrew Meharg, Ph.D. University of Aberdeen International Expert on Arsenic in Rice
Public Exhibits Children’s Room of the Howe Public Library Marine Animals and Oil Spills Freshwater Animals in the Connecticut River
Illustration as a Communication Tool
Website Redesign
>1000 hits on YouTube Partnering with Government Agencies Translation of Arsenic Science Promoting Private Well Testing:
Translation of Mercury Science
Public Meetings, Callahan Mine Superfund Site, Brooksville Maine, EPA Region 1
SRP RFA Language (Released 10/29/10) Community Engagement: All applicants are **required to include a Community Engagement Core (CEC)** to enhance the exchange of knowledge and to support the needs of the community with regard to the science emanating from the Center. **SRP also encourages applicants to include, as part of their Center, a community engagement research project. These hypothesis- driven research projects address science-based questions formulated by the community. **
SRP RFA Language (Released 10/29/10) Research Translation: will facilitate and coordinate communication of the results, accomplishments, and implications of the Center’s research to stakeholders in a context that makes the research applicable to the target audience. In addition, the SRP encourages project investigators to coordinate with the RTCs to translate their research products to end-users.
Continue Annual (?) Meetings of Arsenic Consortium Partnerships to formalize education and outreach to private well-owner community Update well water Remediation Survey Produce webpage (s) with additional detailed information on testing, remediation costs and follow-up for well-owners. Next Steps for Translation and Engagement
Hiring Community Engagement Coordinator Establish Community Engagement Advisory Comm.