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8/19/2019 Developing and Maintaining a Partnership for the Health of the Community and Environment: University of North Carolina Wilmington and the Town of Navassa by Bill Kawczy…

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Developing and Maintaining a

Partnership for Community and

Environmental Health -

UNC Wilmington Model


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• How the Partnership developed between all entities

– US EPA

– Town of Navassa

– UNCW

• Identification of the players and their roles

• Adhering to the EPA’s CUPP guidelines

General Framework of Our

Strategic Efforts


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• Town of Navassa needs matched with UNCW community

engagement strengths

• Designation as a UNCW “Signature Partnership”

• Identify Applied Learning opportunities for students via faculty

directed efforts

Community Engagement and

Student Involvement


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Mike Burns – US EPA, Region 4 (CUPP)

Mayor Eulis Willis – Town of Navassa

Navassa Town Council

Bill Kawczynski – UNCW Community Engagement Coordinator

Roger Shew – Department of Geography & Geology, Environmental Studies

Stephanie Smith – College of Health and Human Services

Angela Medina – College of Health and Human ServicesLenis Chen-Edinboro – College of Health and Human Services

Jennifer Biddle – Public and International Affairs

Troy Alphin – Center for Marine Science

Aswani Volety – Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Martin Posey – Assoc. VC, Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Lori Messinger – Assoc. VC, External Programs

Jess Boersma – Director of ETEAL

Key Partnership Personnel


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Community Stakeholders


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• Address impacts of Superfund Site (contamination of biotic

environments); Geographic extent

•Establishing Storm Water Runoff Planning and Projects

• Monitoring sites along affected areas

• Projects for mitigation/restoration

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Conse$uences


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• Building Trust and Relationships

• Identification of health issues throughout the Town of Navassa

• Establishing programs/ efforts with partners (Navassa, UNCW

and NCDHHS) to affect change

• Community Platform: web-based tool that promotes

community collaborations via resources and assets

Community &ealth # 'ellness


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E(G%GE Southeast (orth Carolina Community Platform


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• Match community wants with established needs regarding

restoration of local ecosystems leading to environmental

sustainability, education and economic development

• Connect restoration projects to the historically significant

aspects of the area such as the Gullah Geechee Heritage

Corridor (part of National Park Service)

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Environmental Sustaina+ility


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Map of potential projects for restoration areas

• Include proposals for restoration areas.

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Environmental Sustaina+ility

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• Provide applied learning opportunities for our students to

engage in dealing with identified health disparities and related

areas of environmental justice

• Reduce health disparities in community and seek paths to

enhance environmental and community health outcomes

Environmental # Social ,ustice


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• Coordinate with the Master’s in Public Administration program

to involve graduate students in applied learning opportunities

with the Town of Navassa

• Work on Long Range Plans to improve CAMA Land Use Plans

and address policy goals and objectives

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• Complete short-term projects and assistance

• Seek/apply for grants to increase assistance for future efforts

• Be flexible with ever changing needs and resources

• Use this “Template” for new partnerships throughout region,

and to share with other “sister” institutions regarding

engagement

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