TOXIC TOUR Addressing health inequalities related to environmental justice: A partnership between the Bayview Hunters Point community, San Francisco Department of Public Health, & University of California-San Francisco − Karen Pierce, JD, Health Equity Projects, SFDPH − Buffy Bunting, MPH, CHES, Community Health Promotion & Prevention, SFDHP − Maya Yoshida-Cervantes, BS, HIV Epidemiology and Statistics, SFDPH
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TOXIC TOUR Addressing health inequalities related to
environmental justice: A partnership between the Bayview Hunters Point community, San
Francisco Department of Public Health, & University of California-San Francisco
− Karen Pierce, JD, Health Equity Projects, SFDPH− Buffy Bunting, MPH, CHES, Community Health Promotion & Prevention, SFDHP− Maya Yoshida-Cervantes, BS, HIV Epidemiology and Statistics, SFDPH
Presenter Disclosure
“No relationships to disclose”
− Karen Pierce, JD, Health Equity Projects, SFDPH− Buffy Bunting, MPH, CHES, Community Health Promotion & Prevention, SFDHP− Maya Yoshida-Cervantes, BS, HIV Epidemiology and Statistics, SFDPH
(1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months:
Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP)
Located in the Southeast corner of San Francisco
Home to about 35,000 residents
Greater than 50% the land is used for industrial use
1/3 of the city’s hazardous waste sites: 1 Federal Superfund Site
100 Brownfield Sites 1 (of 3) sewage treatment plant that handles 80% of San
Francisco’s waste water
Bayview Hunters Point cont.
Asthma Hospitalization Rates 2007-2009
Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP)Toxic Tour
•An interactive three-hour mobile workshop to educate medical health care providers, local community members, and public health activists about the environmental and health inequities that residents are exposed to daily by living in proximity to toxic industries.
BVHPToxic Tour
•A partnership created in 2002 with: •Bayview Hunters Point Health and Environmental Assessment Task Force (HEAP)•San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH)•University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Collaborators
•Designed to introduce the public to the BVHP neighborhood through the lens of environmental justice, public health, and community perspectives
Purpose
•The tour uses an environmental justice approach to outreach and educate health professionals and community members
•Indentifies the multiple industries in BVHP that largely contribute to the environmental impacts BVHP residents live with
•Discusses how the community can establish partnerships among city government and academia to address health inequities related to environmental justice
Design/Method
Community Benefits
BVHP Residents
Medical Learners,
Residents, and Providers
Public Health Employees
and Learners
BVHP Residents
Community Members
Expand community members’
understanding of environmental impacts in their
community
Educate community
members on how they can become more
actively involved in their
community
Encourage residents to fight for social justice
and environmental
health
BVHP Residents
Medical Learners, Residents, and Providers
Supplemental education for Medical Learners, Residents, and Providers
Understand where social
determinants are visible in the
neighborhood.
Provide an understanding of
residents’ perspective on
environment and health inequities
Public Health Employees and Learners
Public Health Employees
Learn methodologies that succeed in organizing
and advocating for elimination of
health inequities
Learn techniques to
develop partnerships
with local grassroots
organizations.
Public Health Learners
Learn how to identify health
inequities related to
exposure to environmental pollutants in
the community
Understand the Core
Functions of Public Health
associated with
Environmental Justice
How this tour can be adapted for other localitiesToxic tours are conducted in Environmental Justice Communities around the world honoring the following principles:
2. Research must be conducted using a community-based participatory action model
1. Must be designed and led by community residents
For information on ongoing community toxic tours:
Mark MatthewsRafiki Wellness CenterBlack Coalition on AIDSPHONE: (415) 615-9945, ext. 115EMAIL: [email protected]