Clean Air For Kids Emma Feroce, David DePoy, Sarah Wing.

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Clean Air For Kids Emma Feroce, David DePoy, Sarah Wing

 On Jimmy’s daily walk to Bridge Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, California he exposes himself to these following health issues...  development/ worsening of asthma  allergies  respiratory issues  weakened immune systems  How Come?  Los Angeles experiences the highest pollution levels of any city in the U.S.  Jimmy in particular, is exposed to even more pollution because of Bridge Street Elementary School’s close proximity to multiple highways  Children are more likely to see effects from pollution if exposed at a young age Opening Story... hics/thumbs/877/school- boy_ jpg

Key Phases  Staff  Funding  Data Collection  Mitigation Plan  Implementation Plan  Expansion

Organization  The following expertise will be working for our non-profit organization, Clean Air For Kids-  Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  Air quality technician  Volunteer organizer

Location  Bridge Street Elementary  Proximity to highways  Locations effect on project  Low income  Largely Hispanic migration/bridge_street.jpg , ,15z

Stakeholders  The following people will benefit from/ be affected by our project:  students  parents  teachers  Maintenance S taff

Social Alliances  Religious Communities  Coalition for Clean Air  League of United Latin American Citizens  LA Unified School District Board of Education t/FM3iNchwBD4XFdyk0wyJZx4TjsmuzV C4uw64sIzkieJiY36g.jpg content/uploads/2014/03/church3. png

Social Trends  High levels of pollution exposures in the school environment disproportionately occur in school in low income communities  Also disproportionately affects minority children  Both of these factors- low income communities and  minorities- are seen in Bridge Street Elementary School  This then becomes a Human Rights Issue  Just because children live in low income neighborhoods  doesn’t mean they should be exposed to harmful pollutants rg/wp- content/uploads/2014/04/crime _human_rights.gif

Expansion Plan  Schools in Los Angeles  California  Focus on schools near major roads  Elementary schools  Barriers  Funding  Public Opinion /cs/images/distingbanner2.gi f

Similar Projects  Spare the Air  2006 Global Warming Solutions Act  Senate Bill 535  Coalition For Clean Air 3yO1Q6BhdZg/U9t_kcmkmbI/AAAAAAAA Da8/brASVkw9pZA/s1600/Clean.Air.Coaliti on_health-justice.jpg

Concluding Statements

Questions ?