ANTHC Tribal Response Program Copper Valley School Kimberly Smith - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ANTHC Tribal Response Program Copper Valley School Kimberly Smith Brownfield Coordinator Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium kjsmith@anthc.org 907-729-3498

ANTHC TRP  Received Brownfield grant in 2010  Began outreach to communities during routine visits  Limited resources available at ANTHC  Partnerships required  Prioritized by researching ADEC TBAs in our region

 Bigger toolbox  Partners  Momentum

Beginning  YouTube Video by a community member  State of AK involvement  Native Village of Tazlina applied for assessment

CVS

Copper Valley School  PACP, May 2010  Letters of support  Archdiocese of Anchorage  Copper Country Alliance  Copper Valley Development Association  Native Village of Tazlina  Kenny Lake Soil and Water Conservation District  Ahtna, Incorporated

ADEC & EPA  Partnerships to raise awareness  Targeted Brownfields Assessment  EPA & Army Corps of Engineers  Vision to Action  CRNA, Bill Hand

Intro to Brownfields 101

Partnership Progress  February 2011- gave presentation at Alaska Forum on Environment  May 2011- Posters at National Conference in Philadelphia  June 2011- Brownfield 101 Workshop  June 2011- Copper Valley School passed a Resolution to work with ANTHC  August 2011- Vision-to-Action in Tazlina  August 2011- Interviews with Alumni  August 2011- Bill & I conducted inventories in Copper Valley  November 2011- Vision-to-Action rendering revealed  Movie

Partnerships Native Village of ADEC EPA Tazlina (elders, Brownfields Tribal Council) Copper River Copper Valley AHTNA Native Environmental Association Organizations Copper Valley ANTHC Army Corps of School Alumni Brownfields Engineers

Brownfields in ASU

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