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Expanding the Public Awareness of Skin-lightening Practices and Chemical Exposure and Creating a Framework that Advances the Wellbeing of Impacted Communities

Award Number: U01FD008269
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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Expanding the Public Awareness of Skin-lightening Practices and Chemical Exposure and Creating a Framework that Advances the Wellbeing of Impacted Communities - Project Summary Project activities: Communities receive information in diverse formats-- from trusted community health workers, cultural brokers, local language media, and community leaders. We have learned that cultural specificity and trust is critical to this work. Many of these immigrant communities of color are very trust relationship-oriented, and messages are well reserved from the trusted messenger. Most communities utilizing these products do not refer to government public health websites or the FDA websites. We propose expanding the culturally responsive content we have been creating and the community-based education to address skin-lightening practices and chemical exposures. Grounded in community participatory approaches, we will train and build ethnic- based media such as community radio, television, and website. To empower and develop the health literacy of ethnic media leaders and staff as it relates to combating skin-lightening practices and chemical exposures. In many of the immigrant communities that we serve, their source of media information is not the mainstream media; rather, their source of information and media is ethnic media that is culturally and linguistically relevant to them. These ethnic media understand cultural norms and are positioned to deliver public health messages safely and more effectively within these communities. Having credible information is so important to most of the immigrant communities of color that we serve, and the ethnic media is positioned to cover important information that is beneficial for their communities. Our primary objective is to continue increasing public awareness and education on the health dangers associated with skin-lightening creams and products that contain mercury and hydroquinone that are manufactured in other countries and brought into this country and sold illegally online or in stores. Through our work, we have seen secondary manufacturing of skin- lightening products, where individuals are mixing multiple skin-lightening products with the intent to relabel and sell them as a new product. It is important to continue and expand upon the public education we have already done. This funding will support us in that process. Our education and awareness training will not only include increasing the public's understanding of the toxic chemicals used in skin-lightening products, chemicals like mercury, hydroquinone, and steroids but also the negative health impacts posed by these chemicals. We will work to educate communities about this issue, why these products are so prolific within their community, and their effects on mental health, cultural wellness, and overall well-being.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	THE BEAUTYWELL PROJECT	1821 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE S174	SAINT PAUL	MN	55104	RAMSEY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	1	6/6/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $248,709 )
2024	2024	THE BEAUTYWELL PROJECT	1821 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE S174	SAINT PAUL	MN	55104	RAMSEY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	1	8/13/2024	NEW	-$1,291
2024	2024	THE BEAUTYWELL PROJECT	1821 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE S174	SAINT PAUL	MN	55104	RAMSEY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	1	7/31/2024	NEW	$250,000
														Subtotal = $248,709

Grand Total All Awards = $248,709

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Expanding the Public Awareness of Skin-lightening Practices and Chemical Exposure and Creating a Framework that Advances the Wellbeing of Impacted Communities

Award Number: U01FD008269

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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