California Air Resources Board

Principal Investigator/Author: Suellen Hopfer

Contractor: University of California, Irvine

Sub-contractors: CNCEF, Merced & CNCEF, Coachella Valley

Contract Number: 22RD018

Project Status: Completed

Relevant CARB Programs: Community Engagement, Environmental Justice

Topic Areas: Climate Change, Wildfire Smoke Health

Research Summary:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Communities for a New California Education Fund (CNCEF) will be creating a series of virtual webinars in 2023. It is part of community capacity building efforts to ensure questions and concerns related to wildfire smoke and community health risks of people living in San Joaquin Valley are heard. Creative educational and participatory research methods will be used to identify community leaders, document community education, promote awareness building, solicit questions, and gather feedback to better understand community concerns about wildfire impacts. By identifying unique regional concerns, UCI and CNCEF will be able to highlight future research needs.

Keywords: building community resilience; wildfire smoke public health concern; climate change impacts

Research Seminar