Industrial Air Pollution in East Point
The HERCULES Community Engagement Core, with guidance from community partners and HERCULES scientists , created the following infographic summarizing the results from a HERCULES Pilot Project about...
HERCULES aims to learn how environmental exposures affect health and community well-being by building relationships with Atlanta-area communities and partnering together to conduct exposome research. This page includes highlights and descriptions of our community-partnered research. Read more about the HERCULES Community Engagement Core and all of our community engagement activities here.
July 7, 2020
Lead levels and retained bullet fragments from firearm injury
Lead levels and retained bullet fragments from firearm injury Study Title: Lead Toxicity and Retained Bullet Fragments: A Longitudinal Pilot Study of Lead Levels after Firearm Injury PI: Randi N....
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...
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...
March 29, 2019
HERCULES Faculty Community Engagement Award: Dr. Dana Boyd Barr
Dr. Dana Boyd Barr serves as the Co-Lead of the HERCULES Integrated Health Sciences Facilities Core, and her lab provides Targeted Exposure Analysis for HERCULES scientists. Despite her busy lab and...
Proctor Creek Community Health Survey
Research study conducted by Samantha Eiffert and colleagues, including HERCULES scientists Melanie Pearson and Andrea Winquist and community partner Dr. Yomi Noibi, about environmental exposures...
May 6, 2018
Partnering with Atlanta Gardeners to Measure Soil Contamination and Exposure
Study Title: Community-Based Assessments of Soil Contamination and Childhood Exposure to Heavy Metals in Atlanta Urban Agriculture Eri Saikawa, Emory College, Environmental Sciences Sam Peters,...