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Resource for Assistance and Community Training – Region 4 (REACT4EJ)

Role

Tennessee site PI

Brief

We're excited to announce our new partnership to help create the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center. The center will provide:
Training and assistance to build capacity for navigating federal grant application systems; Writing strong grant proposals; Provide guidance on community engagement; Meeting facilitation, translation, and interpretation services for limited English-speaking participants.

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Publications (Environmental justice (EJ) research)

• Batbaatar N, Smith A, Jia C, Naser AM, Mou X, Vidal G, Starlard-Davenport A. 2025. Association of environmental factors with breast cancer incidence among African American women in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, Tennessee. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2024.2400702.
• Pickering EV, Jia C, Naser AM. 2024. Drinking Water Quality in Delta and Non-Delta Counties along the Mississippi River. Water. 16:2622.
• Jones DH, Yu X, Guo Q, Duan X, Jia C. 2022. Racial disparities in the heavy metal contamination of urban soil in the Southeastern United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19:1105.
• Li Y, Akkus C, Yu X, Joyner A, Kmet J, Sweat D, Jia C. 2019. Heatwave events and mortality outcomes in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, Tennessee: Testing effect modification by socioeconomic status and urbanicity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16:4568.
• Liu B, Jia C. 2016. Effects of profession on urinary PAH metabolite levels in the US population. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 89(1): 123-135.
• Jia C, James W, Kedia S. 2014. Relationship of racial composition and cancer risks from air toxics exposure in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, Tennessee, U.S.A. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(8): 7713-7724.
• Jia C, Foran JA. 2013. Air toxics concentrations, source identification, and health risks: An air pollution hot spot in Southwest ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½, TN. Atmospheric Environment. 81: 112-116.
• James W, Jia C, Kedia S. 2012. Uneven magnitude of disparities in cancer risks from air toxics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 9(12): 4365-4385.