Engaging Community in the Development of Low-Cost Technologies for Environmental Monitoring to Promote Environmental Health Literacy in a Low-Trust Setting

Continuation of a funded NIH, NIEHS K01 Career Award to examine the value of low-cost technology development created through a community driven research process in Flint, Michigan around water access, affordability, and quality. 2021 included the initiation of a 6-month pilot (completed in 2022) for the co-development of a mobile application to monitor water quality and share water quality information within the community. Led by a research team of 6 Flint residents, the project engaged 26 Flint resident participants in monthly workshop meetings to discuss the water testing and mobile development process. Meetings were held in Flint and participants expressed high levels of satisfaction with participation, learning outcomes, and confidence in sharing information learned.

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Project Contact:

Jennifer Carrera
Sociology
College of Social Science
jcarrera@msu.edu

Partners

Well Church International Ministries
Graduate students participated in this project in 2018-2020 but not during 2021. Primary partners were Flint residents including pastors, a Kettering engineering professor, a social worker, Water You Fighting For, Flint's Community Based Organization Partners and the Community Ethics Review Board. Kent Key, Community Based Organization Partners, Flint, Michigan, Sarah Bailey, Bridges Into the Future, Melissa Mays, Water You Fighting For, Ronnie Wiggins, HQLM Vision Center, Cynthia Watkins, Well Church International Ministries, Laura Sullivan, Kettering University

Report of calendar year 2021 activity.