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Frequently
Asked Questions
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What is the
Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP)?
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HEP is a project of the
Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center. HEP represents
a partnership between various Detroit-based and Detroit area organizations
working together to learn more about how the social environment
and the physical environment in three Detroit neighborhoods are
linked to risk for heart disease.
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About Us
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What is the
Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC)?
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The Detroit URC was established
in 1995 as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
'Urban Research Centers Initiative.' The Detroit URC develops,
implements, and evaluates interdisciplinary, collaborative, community-based
participatory research and intervention projects that aim to improve
health and quality of life for residents of the southwest and
eastside Detroit. The Detroit URC involves collaboration among
the University of Michigan Schools of Public Health, Nursing and
Social Work, Detroit Health Department, Henry Ford Health System,
and nine community-based organizations in Detroit.
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URC
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What is community
based participatory research?
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Community-based participatory research involves all Partners
actively in each step of the research process, including decisions
about study design, study methods, how the study findings are
shared with community residents and others, and actions taken
on the basis of those findings.
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Community-based
Participatory Research
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How is the
HEP project funded?
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HEP is funded by The National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences under grant #1ES10936. The funding period is July 2000-June
2005.
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The
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Who are the
partners?
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Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, Brightmoor Community
Center, Southwest Counseling and Development Services, Detroit
Health Department, Friends of Parkside, Henry Ford Health System,
University of Detroit Mercy, University of Michigan Schools of
Public Health and Nursing and the University of Michigan Institute
for Social Research.
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Partners
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Why Detroit?
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Detroit is a city with an incredibly rich history. In recent
decades, the city and its residents have faced considerable challenges
including those related to health status. Both African American
and White residents of Detroit have experienced a greater risk
of death at younger ages when compared with national averages.
There is relatively little health status information available
on the city's' Hispanic community which is primarily comprised
of Mexican Americans. The information collected through HEP will
help us better understand how social and physical environments
affect risk for heart disease.
The project includes three neighborhoods in Detroit. The eastside
neighborhood boundaries are: Van Dyke to I94 to Conner to Kercheval.
The northwest neighborhood boundaries are Fenkell to Telegraph
to Puritan Avenue to Five Point. The southwest neighborhood boundaries
are Livernois to Norfolk Southern Railway to MLK Blvd. to Trumball
to W. Fort.
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Detroit?
Click here for more information on the Northwest study area==>
Northwest
Click here for more information on the Southwest study area==>
Southwest
Click here for more information on the East side study area===>
Eastside
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How does the
environment shape risk for heart disease?
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There is increasing evidence that the environments in which we
live affect our risk for heart disease. Air pollution affects
our lungs and heart and can increase risk of heart attack. In
neighborhoods where crime rates are high or sidewalks are not
well maintained, people may be less likely to go outdoors for
exercise. High crime rates or concerns about safety may contribute
to stress, increasing the risk of heart problems.
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Social and Physical Environments and Cardiovascular Health
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What is HEP
doing to understand disparities in heart disease?
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The Healthy Environments Partnership is among the first studies
to comprehensively look at the influence of socioeconomic status
on the social and physical environments in which people live,
and how those environments might contribute to racial differences
in risk for heart disease. Various methods were used to collect
information, which include a community survey, a nutrition survey,
air quality monitoring, biomarker collections and a neighborhood
observation checklist.
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Collection
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How will
the findings be shared with the community?
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A major component of the Healthy Environments Partnership is
our Community Outreach and Education Program(COEP). The overall
goal of the COEP is to disseminate and translate study findings
to community members, health professionals, community-based organizations,
and policymakers in an effort to develop new, or enhance existing
efforts to improve heart health in Detroit.
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Community Outreach and Education
Program(COEP)
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