IAQ Tribal Partners Program
EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Improve Indoor Air Quality
Thirty-two assistance agreements, totaling approximately $1.2 million, were selected and funded by the 10 EPA Regions through a competitive grant announcement announced in early 2012. Read the EPA Press Release.
Clean Air, Healthy Villages YouTube Series: Indoor Air Quality
In many Alaskan communities, the cold climate means people spend a lot of time indoors in air tight homes and buildings where indoor air pollution and humidity can rise to unhealthy levels. This video highlights sources of indoor air pollution and how to address them.
For more information about protecting air quality in Alaska's Native Villages, see www.epa.gov/region10/tribal/air/alaska.html. Find more in this series in our multimedia section.
EPA's Tribal Strategy and Plan
A draft "straw" plan was made available May 21, 2012 at the National Tribal Forum, or NTF, on Air Quality in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The priorities and recommendations in the "straw" plan were developed with the help of tribes with significant experience dealing with indoor air quality and/or specific radiation concerns. EPA invites all Tribes to review the straw plan and provide comments on the priorities, recommendations, and specific suggestions on actions EPA can take to improve the plan. The purpose of the Plan is to:
- Optimize EPA's radiation and indoor air programs' limited resources;
- Increase collaboration across EPA and its Regional Offices; and,
- Increase responsiveness to tribes.
- Read the The Straw ORIA Tribal Strategy and Plan (PDF) (11 pp., 213 K, about PDF).
- Download the PowerPoint Presentation on the Strategy and Plan (PDF) (19 pp, 364 K)
For additional information please contact: Jed Harrison, ORIA Tribal Advisor (702) 784 8218, harrison.jed@epa.gov
Upcoming Events
October 10-12, 2012, Pathways Into Health 6th Annual Conference: Achieving Excellence, Harmony, and Balance: Communities Integrating Tradition and Translation, Rapid City, SD
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Webinars: October 16, 2012, 10 - 11 a.m. MDT, Montana State University Extension - Asthma, the Indoor Environment & Home Assessments
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October 17, 2012, 1-3:30 p.m. EDT
Tribal Environmental Health Research Program Grantee Progress Webinar
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Spotlight on Tribal Champions
Finding Solutions to Improve Radon Testing in Tribes
Peter Diethrich, Manager of Environmental Programs, Southern Ute Indian Tribe of Colorado
As the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, radon has become a serious issue for many tribal communities, including the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of Colorado. Peter Diethrich is the tribe's General Assistance Program, or GAP, Manager of Environmental Programs. The goal of the GAP is to assist tribes in developing the capacity to plan and establish environmental protection programs and to develop and implement solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with their individual needs. Once the Southern Ute Tribe developed an efficient solid waste program, Peter was directed by his EPA grant manager to alter the program to include IAQ with an emphasis on radon. Read more. Read spotlights on Tribal Champions.
Asthma in Tribal Communities
Asthma Disparities in Underserved Populations
(MP3, 0:06:17, Get the free media player) | Transcript (TXT, 4 K)
Asthma Success Story
Listen to Lisa A. Wildcatt, MD, FAAP, a Board Certified Pediatrician who works to address the need for improved asthma management in tribal communities, as she talks about how she has achieved improved results in asthma care.
Watch the video (WMV, 0:03:44, 12 M) | Transcript
Asthma Radio Campaign
Native American Children Ask for Your Help to Fight Asthma Attacks. Order and promote this asthma radio campaign for your area www.epapsa.com
Listen to samples (with English) (MP3,
0:01:00., 1.8 M).
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Lakota Transcript |
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Navajo Transcript |
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Anishinaabe Transcript |
Learn more about asthma and steps to reduce exposure to asthma triggers.
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