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Community
Partnerships
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Town
Meeting: Voices for Healthy Environments, Healthy Communities
NIEHS
centers around the country are convening town meetings to
provide
a forum for community members to help guide the future NIEHS
research agenda. Click
HERE to learn more about the NIEHS Town Meetings. In September
of 2000, the CEEH sponsored Voices for Healthy Environments,
Healthy
Communities to focus on environmental health and environmental
justice issues in Washington State. This town meeting was
successful
because of the center's commitment to a truly participatory process.
The planning team made an effort to have equal representation
from community organizations, government agencies, scientists
and affected individuals. To learn more about the event, click
HERE to download the anniversary report (.pdf). (Contact
person:
Chetana Acharya,
206.616.2643)
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Shoalwater
Project
Possible
contamination in shellfish, from pesticides, fecal coliform, and
biotoxins, has prompted many Shoalwater Bay residents to voice
concern regarding the safety of consuming shellfish from the bays.
With funding support from NIEHS, we are in the process of collaboratively
creating a shellfish quality management plan. The decision to
focus on developing a management plan was made at a meeting between
the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe chairman, the Shoalwater environmental
director and Center staff. This document will be created by the
Tribe's environmental analysis staff with input from shellfish
experts and will allow the community to systematically assess
shellfish quality in their Bay. We hope it will provide the foundation
for future work addressing the concerns regarding shellfish contamination
and the Shoalwater Tribe's recent high pregnancy loss rate. (Contact
person: Chetana Acharya,
206.616.2643)
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Yakima
Valley Head Start Project
Partners
in the Yakima Valley have developed culturally appropriate curriculum
to teach children and adults about reducing exposure to pesticide
residues. The Center has successfully obtained funding from the
US EPA Region X, Children's Health Program, to help disseminate
information on how to break the take-home pathway of exposure
to pesticides. Initially, the curriculum will be piloted with
Head Start teachers and early elementary education students in
the valley. Center staff is committed to ensuring that the health
and safety materials developed for use in Eastern Washington will
be shared with partners in Western Washington, especially El Centro
de la Raza and Education Service District 189 (ESD 189). Both
El Centro and ESD 189 have previously turned to the University
of Washington for more specialized educational materials for their
bilingual constituents. (Contact person: Chetana
Acharya, 206.616.2643)
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Asian
Pacific Islander Seafood Consumption Study
The
primary purpose of this study was to describe seafood consumption
patterns among Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) in King County,
WA. The study was a first step towards understanding the risks
faced by API communities in the Pacific Northwest. The study was
funded in part by Region 10 EPA. To request a copy of the API
Study Results and Education Outreach Report (May 1999, EPA
910-R-99-003), please call EPA at 1(800)424-4EPA or (206)553-1200.
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Master
Home Environmentalist Program Evaluation
In
this study, Center and American Lung Association of Washington
staff surveyed MHE volunteers to determine their experience with
the training & the program, and their ability to fulfill their
outreach activities. These results will be used to strengthen
the MHE program and will help provide more committed volunteers
to the community.
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List
of Current Community Partners
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