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San Francisco Bay Fish Project Highlights. Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Dec. 5, 2012. Project Highlights. Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) evaluation Funded group evaluations Educational materials Recommendations Next steps.
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San Francisco Bay Fish Project Highlights Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Dec. 5, 2012
Project Highlights • Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) evaluation • Funded group evaluations • Educational materials • Recommendations • Next steps
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
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.”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Project Next Steps • Continue with sign posting and materials distribution • Delta needs assessment • Future funding is still uncertain • Keep SAG updated by email