Summary
Convene a series of State of the Science meetings to improve health and safety for Gulf Coast and U.S. Caribbean fishers by bridging research and practice with evidence-informed education.
State of the Science Meeting Series: Health and Safety of Gulf Coast and U.S. Caribbean Fishers
US · IL
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
grant
open
#nih-5U13OH012714-02
What they want
The project involves creating a forum to address cross-sector topics such as musculoskeletal health, injury prevention, surveillance, climate adaptation, and mental health, and to evaluate the effectiveness of practices and policies on U.S. Gulf and Caribbean fisher communities. Two State of the Science (SOS) meetings will be convened in partnership with the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) in November 2024 and 2025, as pre-GCFI Annual Conference specialty workshops. These meetings will be in collaboration with the NIOSH Office of Agricultural Safety and Health and an Organizing Committee. The work includes providing oversight for speakers/discussion leaders, embedding a community-led meeting track, implementing networking opportunities, and evaluating, translating, and disseminating research findings.
Deliverables
- Stronger collaboration between regional researchers
- Dissemination of research findings to community stakeholders
- Public information products
Key personnel
- Leadership team
- Organizing Committee
- Speakers/discussion leaders
