This pilot study builds from a foundation of long-term work in women’s health, environmental exposures, and cumulative impacts in South Los Angeles led by Dr. Bhavna Shamasunder in the Urban and Environmental Policy Department at Occidental College and Janette Robinson Flint, Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness (BWW). Additional co-investigators in our study include Dr. Robin Dodson at the Silent Spring Institute, community partner and trained Promotora de Salud (Community Health Worker) Sandy Navarro, Dr. Ami Zota at Milken Institute, and the School of Public Health at George Washington University.
Principle Investigators
Dr. Bhavna Shamasunder, Urban and Environmental Policy Department, Occidental College
Janette Robinson Flint, Black Women for Wellness
Academic Partners/Co-Investigators
Dr. Robin Dodson, Silent Spring Institute
Dr. Ami Zota, Milken Institute School of Public Health
Community Organizations
Sandy Navarro, LA Grit Media
Community Advisory Board
Communities for a Better Environment
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Funders
California Breast Cancer Research Program
Passport Foundation
