CCIH 2012 Conference, Breakout 4, Molly Krans, Student Project Session, CBPR Approach to Development and Implement Air Quality Mitigation

CBPR Approach to Develop andImplement Air Quality Mitigation MOLLY KRANS LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduction Loma Linda University  MPH Students ENRRICH  Environmental Railyard Research Impacting Community Health  Environmental Justice issues Ramona Alessandro Elementary  Improve local air quality for students

Background Ramona Alessandro Elementary • Less than 490 yards away from the San Bernardino Railyard (SBR) • Continuous exposure to harmful air pollutants. SBR poses the greatest health risk when compared to any other California Railyard

Motivating Concerns• Short and long term exposure to air pollution has been seen to cause detrimental health effects.• According to a study done by Cakmak et. al. (2011), “increased traffic density within a two hundred meter radius of the neighborhood was associated with an increase in respiratory symptoms and a significant reduction in forced vital capacity in children.”

Motivating Concerns• Those living nearby traffic dense areas develop respiratory deficiencies. • Children whose lungs are still developing• The communities at a higher risk of exposure to harmful air pollutants tend to be marginalized, minority populations.

Methods• Windshield Survey- Photovoice• Key Informant Interviews• Secondary Literature Review• Focus Groups• Establish and Maintain Community Relationships through regular meetings

Data Analysis• Windshield Surveys• Secondary literature• Analysis of field notes• Key informant interviews • Transcription• Focus groups • Transcriptions Analyzed data to pull emerging themes

Intervention• Tree barrier would mitigate the detrimental health effects of air pollution at Ramona Alessandro Elementary • Decreasing harmful particulate matter

Tree Barrier Trees in New York City  1,821 metric tons of air pollution removed  Estimated value to society of 9.5 million dollars Ways trees are planted Species Used

Goals Establish partnerships for a future tree barrier  Cal Poly Pomona  University of California Riverside  Pope Landscaping  Local businesses for funding partnerships Create a handbook for next year’s Loma Linda student team to implement intervention

Our Product Handbook  Case study of our project  Field briefs, key informant interviews, focus groups, contact information, meeting minutes, funding information, demographics and the needs and assets assessment  “Steps to Building Partnerships and Identifying Resources in a Community ”

Lessons Learned “Commitment of Understanding” with community group Time Constraint Flexible  Focus on the experience and not the grade

Acknowledgements• Loma Linda University School of Public Health• Environmental Railyard Research Impacting Community Health (ENRRICH)• Ramona Alessandro Elementary School• Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)• Community Action Team (CAT)• Mayors Office of San Bernardino• Richard Pope & Associates Landscape Architecture• Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design

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CCIH 2012 Conference, Breakout 4, Molly Krans, Student Project Session, CBPR Approach to Development and Implement Air Quality Mitigation

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