Air Pollution Mitigation and Education Program
CAA’s Air Pollution Mitigation and Education program is a three-component program, designed to prevent children and the elderly from developing air pollution related ailments and help those already experiencing problems learn to manage their symptoms. CAA will:
1.Provide educational community meetings aimed at the elderly and families with children, presenting information on how to minimize exposure to air pollutants and manage any symptoms they are experiencing, including asthma;
2.Perform door-to-door outreach to find those most in need of this information, and to provide additional information and resources to participants of the community meetings; and,
3. Present a media campaign, using ethnic radio, newspaper ads and fact sheets to create greater community awareness.
While CAA will provide information and education to all interested residents, CAA will focus its efforts on the Hispanic and Cambodian populations. These populations are especially vulnerable due to their inability to access mainstream resources; and CAA is well experienced in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to these populations. CAA’s program will bring awareness to the sensitive populations described above of the effects of air pollution as they relate to their health, and how they can manage their environment and behavior to minimize these problems. Awareness will bring about change. CAA will also provide access to resources, which will further facilitate changes in the participants’ lives. This outreach and educational approach is intended to meet the goal of the Port of Long Beach’s healthcare program to lessen the impact of cumulative air pollution.
See our PRESS RELEASE here.
1.Provide educational community meetings aimed at the elderly and families with children, presenting information on how to minimize exposure to air pollutants and manage any symptoms they are experiencing, including asthma;
2.Perform door-to-door outreach to find those most in need of this information, and to provide additional information and resources to participants of the community meetings; and,
3. Present a media campaign, using ethnic radio, newspaper ads and fact sheets to create greater community awareness.
While CAA will provide information and education to all interested residents, CAA will focus its efforts on the Hispanic and Cambodian populations. These populations are especially vulnerable due to their inability to access mainstream resources; and CAA is well experienced in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services to these populations. CAA’s program will bring awareness to the sensitive populations described above of the effects of air pollution as they relate to their health, and how they can manage their environment and behavior to minimize these problems. Awareness will bring about change. CAA will also provide access to resources, which will further facilitate changes in the participants’ lives. This outreach and educational approach is intended to meet the goal of the Port of Long Beach’s healthcare program to lessen the impact of cumulative air pollution.
See our PRESS RELEASE here.
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Contact Information
For more information, please contact Rogelio Becerra or Sovanna Neth.
This program is funded by the Port of Long Beach.
