The purpose of this study is to build on our equitable, eight-year Tribal-academic partnership with the Ramapough Nation of northern NJ to advance tradition-centered farming practices and management strategies supporting sustainable food systems to relieve local food insecurity and nutritional deficiency, prevent disease and promote health. Furthermore, assessing the extent of environmental contamination, individual toxicant burdens and micronutrient levels and health disorders in Ramapough Tribal members of both sexes as outlined in the following: * Collect in-person/online survey information on demographics, health and food intake, nutrition, food security, and psychosocial stressors, and perform core anthropometric measurements (i.e., height, weight, body mass index, body circumference and blood pressure) at enrollment on Tribal members to inform health promotion strategies and community actions. * Determine individual-level contaminant burdens and micronutrient concentrations (e.g., iron, calcium, folate, vitamins) in urine and blood from surveyed (sub-aim 1a) Ramapough Turtle Clan volunteers. * Test soil, plants and surface water where Turtle Clan residents live, recreate and attend church in Ringwood, NJ using a community-based, citizen scientist approach.
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Proportion of individuals with heavy metal contaminants in home water samples
Timeframe: through study completion, an average 2 years
Proportion of individuals with heavy metal and metalloid contaminations in blood biospecimens
Timeframe: through study completion, an average 2 years
Proportion of individuals with heavy metal and metalloid contaminations in urine biospecimens
Timeframe: through study completion, an average 2 years
Proportion of individuals with insufficient blood serum micronutrient levels
Timeframe: through study completion, an average 2 years
Proportion of individuals with health disorders
Timeframe: through study completion, an average 2 years