Gila River Indian Community “Toxic Education & Reduction in the Community” 1 Leroy Williams Sky Dawn Reed 2008 NTF/NTAA Conference on Air Quality June 3-5, 2008 Las Vegas, NV

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3 Gila River’s biggest source of air pollution comes from mobile sources (traffic from Interstate 10, local roads).

GRIC CARE Mission Statement The GRIC CARE project is a shared, non-regulatory effort to increase Community understanding of how the environment affects our health building on the Gila River Indian Community’s tradition of respect for the land, air, water. 6

Building Partnership 8 GRIC Youth CouncilPublic Health Nursing GRIC Environment Health GRIC Occupational Safety & Health Joint Air Toxics Assessment Project

Point Sources Mobile Sources Other Health Concerns Waste Soil Contamination Identifying Concerns 9 Indoor Environment Water

Set priorities and take action Sustainability Level II 10 EducationHousing Toxic Chemicals Natural Events Human-caused occurrence Enhance the enivonrment Promote ongoing practices for a cleaner environment

The Ultimate GOAL To create a Community Risk Reduction Plan: a process designed to achieve consensus and facilitate action 11

GRIC CARE Project Contacts Sky Dawn Reed GRIC DEQ (520) , ext 2286 Leroy Williams GRIC DEQ (520) , ext