Environmental Health
The West Eugene Industrial Corridor Environmental Health Project
The West Eugene Industrial Corridor Environmental Health Project is a partnership between Centro LatinoAmericano, a community-based Latino human services organization, and Oregon Toxics Alliance, an environmental health advocacy organization, to engage an underserved and vulnerable community in environmental health actions. Neighborhoods in the West Eugene Industrial Corridor have higher percentages of Latino, disabled and poverty level residents than all other areas in Eugene. The purpose of the project is to enhance the community's understanding of environmental pollutants, improve the community's ability to communicate their environmental health concerns, and mobilize community and business partnerships to help minority and low-income neighborhoods reduce their exposure to toxics. The project activates community involvement by organizing public education opportunities, take-action events and community-based surveys at the neighborhood level. A primary outcome of this project is an expanded understanding of the environmental health priorities of the West Eugene Industrial Corridor community. This project is funded by the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation and the US EPA Environmental Justice Program.
For more information, please visit the Oregon Toxics Alliance website www.oregontoxics.org
