Gila River Indian Community “Toxic Education & Reduction in the

Community”

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Leroy WilliamsSky Dawn Reed

2008 NTF/NTAA Conference on Air QualityJune 3-5, 2008

Las Vegas, NV

Gila River Indian Community Gila River Indian Community

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Gila River’s biggest source of air pollution comes from mobile sources

(traffic from Interstate 10, local roads).

GRIC CARE Mission StatementGRIC CARE Mission Statement

The The GRIC CARE GRIC CARE project is a project is a sharedshared, , non-regulatorynon-regulatory effort effort

to to increase Community understandingincrease Community understanding of of how the environment affects our health how the environment affects our health building on the Gila River Indian Community’s building on the Gila River Indian Community’s

tradition of respecttradition of respect for the land, air, water. for the land, air, water.

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Building PartnershipBuilding Partnership

8GRIC Youth CouncilPublic Health Nursing

GRIC Environment Health

GRIC Occupational Safety & Health

Joint Air Toxics Assessment Project

Point Sources

Mobile Sources

Other Health Concerns

Waste

Soil Contamination

Identifying ConcernsIdentifying Concerns

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Indoor Environment

Water

• Set priorities and take action

• Sustainability

Level IILevel II

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Education Housing

Toxic Chemicals

Natural Events

Human-caused occurrence

Enhance the enivonrment

Promote ongoing practices for a

cleaner environment

The Ultimate GOAL The Ultimate GOAL

• To create a Community Risk Reduction Plan: a process designed to achieve consensus and facilitate action

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GRIC CARE Project ContactsGRIC CARE Project Contacts

Sky Dawn ReedGRIC DEQskyreed@gilanet.net(520) 562-2234, ext 2286

Leroy WilliamsGRIC DEQwilliams@gilanet.net(520) 562-2234, ext 2222

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