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
EJ &
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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
