Friends of Lillian Cooper Shepherd Park
The mission of the Friends of Lillian Cooper Shepherd Park is to craft viable means of sustaining and upgrading Lillian Cooper Shepherd Park from a Block Park to a Neighborhood Park for long life and...
Community Engagement Activities
Everyday Chemicals in your Exposome: Phthalates and BPA/BPS
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core created an infographic series about everyday chemicals found in our exposomes. This infographic focuses on the common toxicants found in our...
Soil Contamination and Community Gardeners’ Behavior
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from the Stakeholder Advisory Board and HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic and 1-page plain-language summary of research...
OC Pesticides and Neurological Disease in Costa Rica
Research conducted by HERCULES scientists P. Barry Ryan and Dana Barr about the amount and type of pesticides found in the soil of Atlanta...
Air Pollution and Emergency Room Visits Among Young Children
Research conducted by HERCULES scientists P. Barry Ryan and Dana Barr about the amount and type of pesticides found in the soil of Atlanta...
June 10, 2019
Applications Open for Exposome Roadshow and Community Grant Program
The Clarence Shaheed DuBois Exposome Roadshow and Community Grant Program aims to Learn what affects community health in Atlanta, Support communities in identifying an environmental health priority,...
June 4, 2019
A Community-Engaged Pilot Study Leads to EPA Site Investigation
Emory University’s HERCULES Exposome Research Center funded a community-engaged pilot project investigating urban soil contamination in Atlanta. The study has led to an EPA site investigation and...
May 29, 2019
Measuring Industrial Air Pollution and Health Effects with East Point Residents
Study Title: East Point Citizens Partner with Rollins in Piloting Systematic VOC Exposure Surveillance and Adverse Health Effects Colleen McBride, School of Public Health, Behavioral Sciences and...
May 29, 2019
Partnering with Atlanta Gardeners to Measure Heavy Metal Soil Contamination and Exposure – Phase 2
Study Title: Community-Based Assessments of Soil Contamination and Childhood Exposure to Heavy Metals in Atlanta Urban Agriculture PI: Eri Saikawa, Emory College, Environmental Sciences; Community...