Seafood risks and benefits: clear information and community engagement
Community Engagement Core: Seafood risks and benefits - Science, literacy and engagement
This project helps seafood consumers and coastal communities understand fish health benefits and contamination risks through clear information and local outreach.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Diego NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (La Jolla, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11373193 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project builds a community-based education and engagement program that turns seafood and contaminant science into clear, usable information for people like you. The team will work directly with public health agencies, seafood harvesters, markets, schools, chefs, and community groups to learn what information is needed and what barriers exist. They will run outreach events, workshops, and dialogues with decision makers, and track whether people better understand risks and benefits and change how they choose or prepare seafood. The goal is to help coastal communities make safer, healthier seafood choices.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are coastal residents and seafood consumers, plus public health workers, fish harvesters, market operators, chefs, schools, and community groups interested in seafood safety and nutrition.
Not a fit: People who do not eat seafood or who live outside the program's local or regional reach may not receive direct benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, people could reduce their exposure to marine contaminants while keeping the health benefits of eating fish.
How similar studies have performed: Prior community-based environmental health literacy and seafood outreach efforts have improved knowledge and choices, and this project applies those approaches across diverse coastal stakeholders.
Where this research is happening
La Jolla, United States
- University of California, San Diego — La Jolla, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Talley, Theresa Sinicrope — University of California, San Diego
- Study coordinator: Talley, Theresa Sinicrope
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.