Community Organizing Network for Environmental Health (CONEH)
| Funding Source | NIEHS, $2.4 million, 9/00-9/05: CONEH is funded through a separate grant but was part of CAAA intervention activities. |
| Goals & Objectives: | To reduce exposure to physical and psychosocial environmental stressors associated with childhood asthma severity and exacerbation, and strengthen protective factors modifying the effect of these stressors. |
| Communities Involved: |
East side and southwest Detroit residents; African American and Hispanic; Detroit residents at-large. |
| Partners: | CHASS, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, Friends of Parkside, Latino Family Services, United Community Housing Coalition, Warren/Conner Development Coalition, Detroit Health Department, Henry Ford HEalth System, Michigan Department of Agriculture-Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division, UM School of Public Health |
| Intervention: | Community organizers work with CBOs/environmental groups to lower environmental asthma triggers. Community mobilization; policy advocacy; networking. |
| Outcome Indicators: | Asthma-related health status; changes in perception of neighborhood environment; changes in local/state environmental policies. |
| Methods & Analyses: | Analysis will explore effect of neighborhood intervention on HH intervention. Qualitative data to assess change in perceptions/policy. |
| Results: | Data not available. |