Community Engagement Core

Community Engagement Core 

One of the main priorities of the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) is to help develop partnerships between environmental health researchers and the communities where they work. EHSC’s Community Engagement Core works with researchers and community groups to help build these relationships, which focus on the San Joaquin Valley and other areas throughout California. 

Building Equitable Partnerships for Environmental Justice

This curriculum is a two-day workshop that walks researchers and community groups through the essential tenets of community participatory research. It covers everything from building equitable partnerships and understanding power dynamics, to leveraging university resources and more.

Jonathan London, PhD

Jonathan K. London, PhD is an expert in participatory research, rural community development and community-engaged planning. He connects researchers to California’s rural communities by focusing on environmental justice issues.

Pilot Projects Program

Our Center's Pilot Projects Program is one of the main ways we fund environmental health research Who can apply for the Pilot Projects Program?

The Pilot Projects Program helps researchers who are:

Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee

Learn which community groups, government agencies and non-profits are on the Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee at the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center.