HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2014-09-02 Item 2B - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Indoor Air Environmental Health Project UpdateTukwila / SeaTac
Indoor Air Environmental
Health Project:
Community -based outreach &
education to improve indoor air quality
Founded in 1993, ECOSS's mission is to provide free
education, resources and technical assistance to diverse
regional businesses, multicultural communities,
individuals and governments to promote opportunities to
achieve a healthy environment.
ECOSS currently has the outreach staff and language
capacity to reach the Somali, Burmese, Ethiopian,
Bhutanese, Latino, Cambodian, Mienh, Vietnamese,
Hindi, Korean and Chinese communities in their primary
languages.
Issue
Whether it is smokin indoors, the improper use of commonly used
hazardous househol products, mold and dust, or other risks, the
results can be harmful-and are known to cause short and long -term
effects such as asthma cancer and neurolo • ical damas e es • eciall in
Advi
Asthma was rare in omaha, nom here
in Seattle my dad, my sister and her
three kids all have asthma"
mall Community Coordinator
Project Goals
1. Reduction in Tukwila /SeaTac's children's exposure to harmful indoor air pollution;
providing immediate opportunity to improve children's health, well - being, and
opportunity for future development.
2. Increased parents' capacity to protect children's health far beyond the scope of this
project through increased knowledge, skills, training, and interest.
3. Raised awareness by community members, community leaders, non - profits, and
government regarding the severe health risks associated with indoor air pollution and its
effects on families in Tukwila /SeaTac.
Approach / strategies
Engaging communities in their primary language when possible
Organizing culturally appropriate trainings and activities at locations familiar
to our target populations
Keeping the message straight forward and easily understandable in multiple
languages
Conduct healthy home assessments and follow up
Partners & Supporters
City of Tukwila
City of SeaTac
Global to Local
American Lung Association
King County Local Hazardous Waste Program
Project Results
424 individuals have been trained
to date on how to improve indoor
air quality and prevent exposure to
toxic household items
Including 77 students from Foster
High school
394 Green Cleaning /Mold
Prevention Kits distributed
• American Lung Association
trained ECOSS team
members and provided
training for two new staff
from Burma & Bhutan
• Twenty families
participated in the
American Lung
Association's indoor air
pollution training and
healthy home assessment
Evaluation
ECOSS and American Lung Association staff developed two evaluation
forms
Training Pre And Post Survey
30 Day follow -up Assessment
Increased Knowledge of Healthy Home Issues and Actions
Bhutanese Community, Samara Apts. 4/19/2014
One action that you can take at home to make your home healthier. 1
One cleaning product at home that can be dangerous to your health.
Things inside your home that can have a bad effect on your health.
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• Show of Hands After Training • Show of Hands Before Training
ECOSS
Thank you for the opportunity to present our work
to the Tukwila City Council and Staff