EDGE members host a successful workshop on the Kenya Healthy Home Healthy Brain Project
Group photo of workshop participants.
EDGE members Catherine Karr and Edmund Seto hosted a successful workshop in Nairobi for the Kenya Healthy Homes Healthy Brains Project.
The Kenya Healthy Home Healthy Brain Project (K-HHOP) Team recently wrapped up a successful workshop in Kenya. The goal of the workshop was to find better ways to translate research into policy and practice, particularly when it comes to reducing the impacts of toxicants like lead and air pollution and child brain development. The event brought together a high caliber group of environmental scientists, chemists, pharmacists, pediatricians, and psychologists, and representatives from the Ministry of Health and Nairobi City County. The team was invited to submit a policy brief to the Ministry to summarize the key themes from the workshop. K-HHOP was funded by the Global Innovation Fund (UW Office of Global Affairs and is a collaboration between PI Sarah Benki-Nugent (Global Health, UW), Dr. Farida Were and Professor Elizabeth Maleche Obimbo (University of Nairobi), and Drs. Catherine Karr and Anne Riederer (EDGE and DEOHS).
Professor Elizabeth Maleche Obimbo convened the workshop and talked about the long importance of bringing maternal child health experts together with environmental scientists.Breakout session including Dr. Farida Were (University of Nairobi), Maureene Ondayo (K-HHOP team), Professor Mwanthi Mutuku (University of Nairobi), Denis Osoro (National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority and Kenya Chemical Society) and Omondi Gamaliel (Ministry of Health).Dr. Brent Collett (University of Washington) demonstrates use of the Bayley 3 infant neurodevelopmental assessment.
Dr. Edmund Seto and Dr. Catherine Karr (University of Washington) lead an interactive session on air monitors.Alice Mueni (University of Nairobi-Kenya) demonstrates a neurocognitive assessment for children (Kauffman Assessment Battery for Children) with Dr. Daniel Maina (Aga Khan University).Dr. Susan Wamithi (Aga Khan University) reports out after a breakout session.Dr. Beatrice Mutai (University of Nairobi) demonstrates her nutrition education video.Lolem Lokolile Bosco (Ministry of Health) presents curriculum materials for Community Health Workers on counseling families on exposure to air pollution.Dr. Njoroge Kimani and Professor Sauda Swaleh (Chair, Department of Chemistry) lead a site visit of Kenyatta University.Site visit of Dr. Farida Were’s Lab at the Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi.
