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HHS Environmental Justice
Stakeholder Engagement
Activities 2012 National Environmental Justice Conference
and Training Program April 12, 2012
Chip Hughes
Director, Worker Education and
Training Program
National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences
Department of Health and Human
Services
HHS Vision Statement for
Environmental Justice
“A nation that equitably promotes healthy
community environments and protects
the health of all people”
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HHS Environmental Justice Strategy:
Four Strategic Elements
Policy Development and Dissemination
Education & Training
Research & Data Collection, Analysis, and Utilization
Services
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Guiding Principles for the
HHS Environmental Justice Strategy
In developing and implementing the 2012 HHS EJ
Strategy, HHS included the following guiding principles:
Create and implement meaningful public partnerships
Ensure interagency and intra-agency coordination
Establish and implement accountability measures
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HHS EJ Stakeholder Engagement
HHS participated in all Environmental Justice Interagency Working Group (EJ IWG) Stakeholder Meetings
Engaged in a dialogue about environmental justice concerns
Helped inform Federal agency environmental justice initiatives
HHS has met with the following:
Community-based and grassroots organizations
State, local, and Tribal governments
Academia
Non-governmental organizations
Health Professionals
Labor Organizations
Private Sector Organizations
Other members of the public
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EJ IWG Stakeholder Meetings Meeting Location Date
American Public Health Association (APHA) Environmental Justice Forum
Denver, CO November 6,
2010
Institute of Medicine Roundtable
Washington, DC November 15-16,
2010
White House Forum on Environmental Justice
Washington, DC December 15,
2010
Alaska Forum on the Environment
Anchorage, AK
February 9, 2011
National Brownfields Conference
Philadelphia, PA
April 3, 2011
State of Environmental Justice in America Conference
Washington, DC
April 28, 2011
Environment, Energy Security, and Sustainability (E2S2) Symposium
New Orleans, LA
May 11, 2011
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Meeting
Brooklyn, NY
May 12, 2011
New England Asthma Regional Council Meeting
Worcester, MA
May 17, 2011
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Boston, MA
June 21, 2011
Meeting Location Date
New England Asthma Regional Council Meeting
Worcester, MA
May 17, 2011
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Boston, MA
June 21, 2011
Inter-Tribal Environmental Council Meeting
Tulsa, OK
June 29, 2011
Federal EJ IWG Stakeholder Meeting (Clark Atlanta University)
Atlanta, GA
August 17, 2011
2011 Environmental Justice Conference: One Community-One Environment
Detroit, MI
August 22, 2011
Engaging Communities to Advance Environmental Health Policy
Iowa City, IA
September 8, 2011
Eliminating Health and Safety Disparities at Work
Chicago, IL
September 15,
2011
Working Toward Achieving Environmental Justice Through Scientific Enterprise, Policy Action, and Community Empowerment (APHA Forum)
Washington, D.C. November 1, 2011
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) 2011
Denver, CO November 16,
2011
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Other HHS EJ Stakeholder Engagement
HHS EJ listening session in Mobile, Alabama (May 5, 2011) Representatives from HHS shared information about the Federal
approach to EJ, and highlighted some of HHS’s key contributions to EJ
Members of the EJ stakeholder community gave presentations about the progress achieved since 1994, and provided recommendations as to how HHS can effectively help to rebuild the momentum towards environmental justice
Environmental Justice: Informing a New Strategy with an Environmental Public Health Lens webinar (June 30, 2011) hosted by NIEHS Featured Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, Chief Medical Officer for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, and Dr. Robert Bullard of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University
Served as a virtual listening session to seek input from the broader environmental public health community on key issues to consider when updating the HHS EJ Strategy
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Other HHS Stakeholder Engagement
(Cont.)
HHS Environmental Justice Thought Leaders Meeting
(July 22, 2011)
HHS invited a group of leading experts from environmental
justice communities and other stakeholders to introduce
preliminary ideas for HHS environmental justice actions
HHS received comments and related concerns from the
attendees
Good Jobs Green Jobs Regional Conferences
HHS hosted workshops in Los Angeles, CA , Atlanta, GA and
Philadelphia, PA on HHS EJ activities
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Stakeholder Engagement During 2012
HHS EJ Strategic Planning Process
Sixty-day comment period for the Draft 2012 HHS EJ
Strategy (posted on October 4, 2011)
17 source documents representing non-profit
organizations, State and Tribal entities, academic
institutions, advocacy groups and individuals provided
comments
More than 100 specific comments
Comments were considered in the development of the
2012 HHS EJ Strategy and Implementation Plan
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HHS 2012 EJ Stakeholder Engagement
Activities
HHS is continuing its effort in engaging more stakeholders in FY2012
Good Jobs Green Jobs Regional Conference in Detroit, MI (May 10-11, 2012)
Health Impact Assessment Conference in Washington, D.C. (April 3-4, 2012)
National Health Promotion Summit in Washington, D.C. ( April 10-11, 2012)
National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program in Washington, DC (April 11-13, 2012)
EJ IWG Stakeholder Meeting in Corpus Christ, TX (April 19, 2012)
Occupational Health Disparities in the Workplace in Research Triangle Park, NC (May 23-24, 2012)
HHS-EJ Stakeholder Meeting in Research Triangle Park , NC (July 17-18, 2012)
The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Conference (October 31 – November 3, 2012)
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Next Steps
HHS will continue to support EJ IWG Stakeholder
Engagement Activities
HHS has established a new EJ Stakeholder
Engagement Group to support public interactions in
HHS EJ Strategy Implementation activities
HHS will engage community partners and other
stakeholders in implementation activities
HHS will coordinate implementation activities with its
federal partners
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HHS Points of Contact Sandra Howard
Senior Environmental Health Advisor
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
Chip Hughes
Director, Worker Education and Training Program
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
LT Ron Milam
Environmental Health Officer
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
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