Lessons on the Duwamish on Equity, Partnerships,

and Communication

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2015 Summer Institute for Public Health Practice

August 3, 2015

Tao Kwan-Gett, UW NWCPHP (host/facilitator)

Alberto J. Rodríguez, DRCC/TAGMike O’Brien, City of Seattle

Bill Daniell, UW School of Public Health

Duwamish River

Duwamish River

In 2001, the EPA listed the Duwamish River as

one of America’smost toxic waste sites.

Pollutants over WA environmental/health standards

LeadMercuryArsenicCadmiumChromiumCopperSilverZincPCBsDioxinsAnthraceneFluoreneFluorantheneNaphthalenePhenol

PyrenePentachlorophenolN-NitrosodiphenylamineBenzo(g,h,I,)peryleneBenzoic acidBenzyl AcidBenyl alcoholDibenzofuranHexachlorobenzenecPAHs:- Benz(a)anthracene- Benzo(a)pyrene- Benzo(b,k)fluoranthenes- Dibenz(a,h)anthracene - Indeno (1,2,3-cd)pyrene - Chrysene

AcenaphtheneAcenaphthylene1,2,4-trichlorobenzene1,4-dichlorobenzene2.4-dimethylphenol2-methylnaphthaleneDiethyl phthalateDi-n-octyl phthalateButybenzyl phthalatePhenanthrene

It is not safe to eat even a single meal of resident seafood from the Duwamish

River

Impacted Communities

Impacted Communities

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Technical Advice

Community Engagement

Two meetings (3:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.)

Food

Simultaneous interpretation in Vietnamese

Public testimony in four (4) different languages

162 attendees

Georgetown

Community Capacity, Leadership, and Power Building

In partnership with Concord Int’l School

Four (4) different languages

Food

T Tickets to the Seattle Aquarium

Art

Coloring maps*

Comments corner

246 attendees (~90% submitted comments)

Multilingual Public Meeting and Community Workshop

“Being here is like being in the United Nations!”

Community Capacity, Leadership, and Power Building

In partnership with GACC, Duwamish Artist Residency and Sandbox Sports

50-foot model

Community members presenting in six (6) different stations

Food

T Tickets to the Seattle Aquarium

Art

Comments corner

129 attendees

The Duwamish River in 3-D

“Amazing job, & you are setting the bar very high for future public meetings on all

topics!!!”

Community Input and Participation

2,300+

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3,350+ (1,270+)

Design and Construction

Duwamish Valley Vision Map & Plan

Duwamish Valley Healthy Communities Initiative

Healthy Communities Project

Cumulative Health Impact Analysis

Health Impact AssessmentKey instrument to promote equity in regards to the

river cleanup and beyond!

Health Equity for the Duwamish Valley Communities

• Seattle Resolution 31567 related to the Duwamish Waterway Cleanup and the health of communities adjacent to the Lower Duwamish Waterway

• King County Motion 14368 related to the Lower Duwamish waterway cleanup and the health of communities adjacent to the Lower Duwamish Waterway

Left to Right: Macklemore, Jasmine Marwaha and Councilmember Mike O'Brien, thank advocates Rein Attemann and James Rasmussen

Current Community Health Projects

Diesel Exhaust Exposure in the Duwamish Study (DEEDS)

University of Washington researchers teamed up with Puget Sound Sage and neighborhood residents to measure diesel pollution in South Seattle