1. 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

2. Gila River Indian Community 2

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

6. 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

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

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

10. 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

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

12. GRIC CARE Project Contacts Sky Dawn Reed GRIC DEQ skyreed@gilanet.net (520) 562-2234, ext 2286 Leroy Williams GRIC DEQ williams@gilanet.net (520) 562-2234, ext 2222 12