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

2  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... http://png.clipart.me/grap hics/thumbs/877/school- boy_87797743.jpg

3 Key Phases  Staff  Funding  Data Collection  Mitigation Plan  Implementation Plan  Expansion http://support.edf.org/images/content/pagebuilder/clean_air_wordcloud.jpg

4 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 http://www.bradley.edu/dotAsset/180907.jpg

5 Location  Bridge Street Elementary  Proximity to highways  Locations effect on project  Low income  Largely Hispanic http://p6cdn4static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_2040/Image/ migration/bridge_street.jpg https://www.google.com/maps/search/bridge+street+elementary+school+calfornia/@3 4.0507846,-118.217565,15z

6 Stakeholders  The following people will benefit from/ be affected by our project:  students  parents  teachers  Maintenance S taff http://sampan.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Linden-School_web.jpg

7 Social Alliances  Religious Communities  Coalition for Clean Air  League of United Latin American Citizens  LA Unified School District Board of Education http://www.ccair.org/uploads/3/0/5/4/30543452/1403041811.png https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.ne t/FM3iNchwBD4XFdyk0wyJZx4TjsmuzV C4uw64sIzkieJiY36g.jpg http://www.clipartlord.com/wp- content/uploads/2014/03/church3. png

8 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 http://www.community.paajaf.o rg/wp- content/uploads/2014/04/crime _human_rights.gif

9 Expansion Plan  Schools in Los Angeles  California  Focus on schools near major roads  Elementary schools  Barriers  Funding  Public Opinion http://www.nuvera.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/california.png http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr /cs/images/distingbanner2.gi f

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

11 Concluding Statements http://www.cleanairtransportsolutions.biz/templates/beez_20/images/bg.jpg http://www.iowatracs.us/images/asthma-from-exercise-14310.jpg http://beyondpesticides.org/schools/sepa/images/schoolclass2.jpg

12 Questions ?


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