Document Type
Article
Date
1-1-2011
Keywords
urban health, community-participatory research, lead poisoning, teaching, action anthropology
Disciplines
Nutrition | Public Health
Description/Abstract
This article describes a student-led, community-participatory project focused on reducing the burden of childhood lead poisoning in rental housing. A multidisciplinary group of students and faculty worked with community members. We compiled the social, public health, economic, and policy information on the human and fiscal costs of childhood lead poisoning. This analysis was done for community advocates to use to persuade policymakers to enact a local law strengthening the prevention of childhood lead poisoning in rental property. In conducting this work, the students gained experience in qualitative research methods, quantitative data analysis, the health consequences of lead exposure, health policy, urban health, science writing, and public presentation.
Recommended Citation
Lane, Sandra D.; Rubenstein, Robert A.; Narine, Lutchmie; Back, Inga; Cornell, Caitlin; and Hodgens, Alexander, "Action Anthropology and Pedagogy: University-Community Collaborations in Setting Policy" (2011). Falk College Research Center. 9.
https://surface.syr.edu/researchcenter/9
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First author and Syracuse University authors listed for additional author see the article. Copyright Human Organization (2011). This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and Human Organization. This article may be found at: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/uploadedFiles/news/Human%20Organization.pdf