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LEVERAGING HEALTH RESOURCES Monica Robinson, M.B.A. May 14, 2013 Fulton County Health Services A Local Health Department Perspective.

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1 LEVERAGING HEALTH RESOURCES Monica Robinson, M.B.A. May 14, 2013 Fulton County Health Services A Local Health Department Perspective

2 Fulton County Health Services

3 When Thinking of Health Department…

4 Fulton County Health Services Fulton County Concerns… No disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences by any group of people No disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences by any group of people Health of environment Health of environment Health of the citizens, workforce, and visitors Health of the citizens, workforce, and visitors

5 Fulton County Health Services Environmental Justice Initiative… Serves as resource for communities Serves as resource for communities Provides public health input during preliminary planning discussions Provides public health input during preliminary planning discussions Participates in formal Health Impact Assessments Participates in formal Health Impact Assessments Promotes equity in the impact of industrial and other development activities by addressing EJ Promotes equity in the impact of industrial and other development activities by addressing EJ Recommends policy changes Recommends policy changes

6 Fulton County Health Services Sharing Information for… Community Meetings Community Meetings o Residential o Business Guidance Guidance o Code Violation and Hazard Identification o Linkages and Networking Collaborative Projects Collaborative Projects …Increased Awareness

7 Fulton County Health Services From Downstream… …to Upstream

8 Fulton County Health Services Change through Policy Resolution to Amend Chapter 174 of the Fulton County Code of Resolutions Regarding Idling of County Vehicles (March 16, 2011) Resolution to Amend Chapter 174 of the Fulton County Code of Resolutions Regarding Idling of County Vehicles (March 16, 2011) Resolution Urging the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to Develop, Adopt and Enforce Regulations and Policies to Promote Environmental Justice for the Citizens of Fulton County and the Entire State (May 2, 2012) Resolution Urging the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to Develop, Adopt and Enforce Regulations and Policies to Promote Environmental Justice for the Citizens of Fulton County and the Entire State (May 2, 2012) Resolution Establishing a Fulton County Environmental Justice Working Group to Develop Recommended Policies and Projects to Enhance Environmental Justice in Fulton County (August 15, 2012) Resolution Establishing a Fulton County Environmental Justice Working Group to Develop Recommended Policies and Projects to Enhance Environmental Justice in Fulton County (August 15, 2012)

9 Fulton County Health Services Before the Project Gets Underway Petition to Amend the Fulton County Zoning Resolutions (pending) Petition to Amend the Fulton County Zoning Resolutions (pending) To draft as per Fulton County Board of Commissioners resolution To draft as per Fulton County Board of Commissioners resolution To promote environmental justice To promote environmental justice To establish distance requirements between certain land uses To establish distance requirements between certain land uses Zoning Reviews Zoning Reviews Redevelopment Projects Redevelopment Projects

10 Fulton County Health Services To the Point… Programs of health departments relevant to brownfields Programs of health departments relevant to brownfields Enforcement of applicable ordinances Enforcement of applicable ordinances Information sharing Information sharing Collaborative efforts Collaborative efforts Policy recommendations Policy recommendations Public health input Public health input Environmental Justice input Environmental Justice input

11 Fulton County Health Services Move Out the Circles… and Commit to Collaborate!

12 Fulton County Health Services Contact Information Monica Robinson Environmental Planner Fulton County Department of Health Services Environmental Justice Program 99 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, 4 th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 TEL #: 404-613-1491 E-mail: Monica.Robinson@fultoncountyga.gov

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