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San Francisco Bay Fish Project Highlights

Learn about the highlights from the Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting, including evaluations, funded group activities, and educational outreach. Discover recommendations and next steps for promoting safe Bay fish consumption and sustainability efforts.

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San Francisco Bay Fish Project Highlights

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  1. San Francisco Bay Fish Project Highlights Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Dec. 5, 2012

  2. Project Highlights • Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) evaluation • Funded group evaluations • Educational materials • Recommendations • Next steps

  3. Has your participation in the SAG contributed to new activities in your organization? (or contributed to change and/or improvement of current activities) SAG Evaluation Question not asked at the December 2010 the September 2011 meetings

  4. Comments indicated a desire to further expand community outreach (e.g., “need to reach even more people” and “total numbers of people communicated with was <1000 vs. 7 million Bay Area residents.”

  5. Funded Groups

  6. Research to identify the most at-risk Asian/Pacific Islander groups • Outreach and educational through community partners, and at community events, fishing locations, clinics, etc. • Conducted bilingual workshops on fish contamination issues to at-risk groups

  7. Waiting room survey and educational intervention at Native American Health Center, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic in Oakland • Trained WIC clinic staff on fish contamination issues • Developed and delivered “Making Healthy Fish Choices” curriculum over a 5 month period for WIC clients

  8. Interviewed and educated anglers at fishing locations in Bayview Hunters-Point (San Francisco) • Community presentations (churches, community events) • Workshops with women of childbearing age at health clinics and hospitals Photo: Winnie Seto - Aqua Vista Pier Photo: Winnie Seto - Fishers at Pier 30

  9. Delivered safe Bay fish lessons to 6 elementary school classes • Trained 6 classes give safe Bay fish presentations to family members and school peers • Trained and assisted students in interviewing and delivering SF Bay fish advisory information to anglers fishing on SF Bay piers

  10. Sustainability • APA • Continuing to distribute advisory brochures and the leftover incentive materials at events and activities • Continuing to integrate the fish information into programs such as health workshops and parenting classes (partner organizations, too)  • CIEA • Received a $3,000 grant from the Center for Environmental Health to implement curriculum “Making Healthy Fish Choices” at other locations • WIC clinic providing fish information through regular nutritional counseling  • Greenaction • Planning to have website links and their project materials on their website • Continuing to be a resource for their community and provide information about the safe consumption practices and the advisory  • KftB • Implementing the Safe Bay Food Consumption Project curriculum into four classes this fall as part of their Watershed Action Program

  11. Educational Materials • Warning signs • Developed 4 panel advisory brochures with 2 covers (26,000 copies) • “Kiosk” version • Translation to 11 languages: • English • Spanish • Chinese • Tagalog • Vietnamese • Cambodian • Kids coloring book • Educational video • Media activity Advisory brochure • Laotian • Samoan • Tongan • Japanese • Korean Warning sign “Kiosk” version

  12. Recommendations • Strong support for continuing current activities (SAG, grants, educational materials/actv., training/technical assistance) • Many ideas for new educational materials/activities • Integrate fish contamination information into mercury reduction programs • tip card or sticker/ruler with advice for anglers • educational videos, audio messages, and social media projects • educational curriculum (include online option) • Develop www.sfbayfish.orgwebsite (the website and QR code on the signs)

  13. Recommendations • Further research • Characterize subsistence anglers • Determine effectiveness of messages, materials, and activities • Small grant program • More funding • More in-depth training to increase technical knowledge • Increase evaluation support • Promote collaboration/sharing among groups

  14. Project Next Steps • Continue with sign posting and materials distribution • Delta needs assessment • Future funding is still uncertain • Keep SAG updated by email

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