HISPANIC SAFETY AND HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SUBGROUP
06/27/00 MEETING NOTES
Environmental Health Workgroup
Name Organization Phone Email Address
Co-chairs
Adolph Falcon NAHH (202) 387-5000 [email protected]
Jim Carr EPA (202) 564-8047 [email protected]
Members:
Ellen de Perez Alice Hamilton Ctr (301) 565-4590
Lynn Barclay CPSC (301) 504-0416,x2241 [email protected]
Juan Reyes ATSDR/ORO (404) 639-6090 [email protected]
Todd Briggs NSC (202) 293-2270,x477 [email protected]
Arturo Garcia Costas EPA (202) 564-0229 [email protected]
Vanny Marrero NACOPRW (703) 313-0729
Jose Cardenas Farmworker Just.F. (202) 776-1814 [email protected]
Delta Valente EPA/OPP (703) 305-7164 [email protected]
Rita Monroy NAHH (202) 387-5000 [email protected]
Francisco Tomei-Torres ATSDR [email protected]
Julius Jimeno EPA (202) 564-1640 [email protected]
Agenda
Theme:
- Introductions
- Summary of Meeting Objectives
- NSC Congress Update
- Dates for Subsequent Meetings
- Brainstorming
- Assignments
The theme agreed on by those attending the session (all of the above, except Rita Monroy in lieu of Adolph Falcon and Francisco Tomei-Torres, both of whom participated via teleconference) is: "Healthy Children in a Safe Environment."
Dates for Subsequent Meetings:
Wednesday, July 17, 1-4 P.M., Room 5528, Ariel Rios North, EPA (Fed�l Triangle Metro stop)
Tuesday, August 22, 1-4 P.M.., Room 5528, Ariel Rios North
Wednesday, September 13, 1-4 P.M., Room 5528, Ariel Rios North
Identification of A.M. and P.M. Speakers for the Hispanic Forum in Orlando:
By July 5 designated subgroup members will report back to Jim Carr on the availability of the following:
Dr. Antonia Novello (Rita Monroy)
Dr. Elmer Huerta (Ellen de Perez)
Dr. George Freeman Jimenez (Jose Cardenas)
Ann Brown, CPSC Director (Lynn Barclay)
Dr. Elena Rios (Vanny Marrero)
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista
Assignments:
Julius Jimeno and Jim Carr will contact relevant federal agencies
Juan Reyes and Francisco Tomei-Torres will follow up with Director Richard Jackson of the CDC National Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta.
Environmental Health
1st Hour Session: General survey of services being provided by or matters being addressed by the Federal government which are important to the Hispanic Community; presenters would be selected from among high-ranking Federal officials. This should initiate the development of a comprehensive reference manual to define Federal services and identify contact points (services, grants, technical assistance, employment, education, materials) for Hispanic Community-Based organizations, learning and service institutions, and families (detailed examples for EPA, same is needed for other agencies):
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA):
- OPPTS: Pesticides; Lead; Asbestos; Pollution Prevention; Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxics (mercury, PCBs, banned pesticides); Community Right-to-Know; Chemical Right-to-Know; Promoting use of safer chemical, processes, and technology; etc
- Children�s Health Program: Educational and Informational
- OSWER: Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response
- OIA: Border Issues and International Cooperation
- OARM: Grants, Contracts, Cooperative Agreements, Employment,
- ORD: Research
- OAR: Indoor environments, pollution controls;
US Department of Health and Human Services:
US Department of Housing and Urban Development:
US Department of Agriculture:
US Department of Labor:
US Consumer Product Safety Commission:
US Department of Commerce:
2nd Hour Session: General survey of best-practices within these Federal agenciess -- delivery of services, production of learning/information/ assessment materials and products, or strategies for researching problems related to the Hispanic Community. This would constitute the second section of the reference manual which defines Federal services and identifies contact points for Hispanic community-based organizations, learning and service institutions, and families. This could be used to establish protocols and criteria for delivery strategies for government services (including what form they should take and who can best deliver them -- community-based organizations, churches, agencies); how information/learning materials and products should be designed and how learning and training should be delivered; etc.
3rd Hour Session: Establish an agenda and strategy for the 21st Century, or, at a minimum, define the framework for setting an agenda and/or formulating a strategy. This would include ideas, suggestions, and incentives for addressing under-representation of Hispanic professionals within the government and current delivery organizations; funding contracts for the development of content, materials, and products; grants for the research and to expand educational/information outreach; overall funding and priorities for Federal and state programs; Federal/state/local political considerations for Congressional and State appropriations and budgets; financial support and recognition of community-based organizations; etc.
