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The EDGE Center Community Engagement Core works closely with educators to co-develop curriculum for high school students aimed at increasing environmental health literacy. ATHENA workshops (the Academy for Teaching about Health and Environmental Associations), sponsored by EDGE, bring high school teachers together with UW investigators to explore topics in environmental health and develop classroom activities in alignment with Washington state teaching standards. 

Fast Facts About the Duwamish River

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7 years 1 month
Submitted by lhayward on
This double-sided fact sheet was created in collaboration with Bellevue high school health teachers who planned to introduce a unit on the Duwamish River focusing on issues related to environmental health and justice. It provides a basic overview of the river's history, including its listing as a Superfund Site and ongoing cleanup.

Model Community Partnership Agreement

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5 years 1 month
Submitted by bjcumngs on
This Model Community Partnership Agreement provides a template for academic researchers to use with community partners for Community Engaged Research projects. This model agreement is pre-approved for use by researchers within the UW School of Public Health and can be modified to fit the needs of academic-community partnership teams within other schools and universities. For an editable Word version of this document, please email BJ Cummings, UW EDGE Center Community Engagement Core co-manager at bjcumngs@uw.edu.

ATHENA Environmental Health Resource: 7 Core Concepts of Environmental Health posters

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7 years 1 month
Submitted by lhayward on
Classroom resource: This slideset includes a slide for each of the 7 Core Concepts of Environmental Health: Toxicity, Exposure, Dose/Response, Individual Susceptibility, Risks and Benefits, Environmental Justice, and Community Resources and Action. Slides can be printed (8x11"), laminated, and posted in the classroom for a visual of the over-arching concepts of the environmental health lessons. Intended for grades 9-12.

Role Play Activity: Your Money or Your Life?

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6 years 5 months
Submitted by vbrace on
Classroom Activity, 7 pages. This activity is designed to get students or community members thinking critically about the complex issue related to workplace genetic testing for disease susceptibility. Participants read a two-part narrative, answer questions related to the reading, and are given an outcome based on their decision-making.

The Health & Environment Activities Research Tool (HEART)

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6 years 5 months
Submitted by vbrace on
A collection of worksheets and resources that helps teachers engage their students in locally relevant environmental health research projects. These inquiry-based materials provide the scaffolding necessary for students to successfully identify and investigate how things in their environment impact their health. Portions of the curriculum are also available in Spanish, 40 pages
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