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Current projects and partnerships. Wood Smoke Abatement Program (WSAP) UCAIR Salt Lake Community Action Program K-12 Educational Outreach and Curriculum Utah Clean Cities DAQ Counties, health departments, and school districts. Wood Smoke Abatement Program . Genesis of the program
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Current projects and partnerships • Wood Smoke Abatement Program (WSAP) • UCAIR • Salt Lake Community Action Program • K-12 Educational Outreach and Curriculum • Utah Clean Cities • DAQ • Counties, health departments, and school districts
Wood Smoke Abatement Program • Genesis of the program • Current grant from UCAIR • Currently have three change-outs in progress with help from Salt Lake CAP, with 2-3 more planned • Potential to change out all homeowners on the sole source list
K-12 Educational Outreach and Curriculum overview • Air Aware program since 2010 • Breathe has reached 4000 students so far • Mobile air monitors placed in schools beginning last year in partnership with DAQ • Utah State Idle Free Awareness Month in partnership with Utah Clean Cities • Elementary, middle school, and high school assemblies and classroom activities • New for 2014-2015 academic year • Web-based educational resources for teachers at all grade levels • Web-based clearinghouse to coordinate all school-centered efforts
K-12 Curriculum Outdoor pollution: particulates & ground-level ozone • Major sources • Basic chemistry of pollution • Monitoring methods and units (DAQ) • Utah topography & meteorology (DAQ) • Anatomy of lungs, heart, and blood circulation and the health impacts of air pollution Solutions • Individual actions that can make a difference • Transportation infrastructure facilitating active transport and mass transit • Laws that help: how the law defines and controls pollution • Technologies that help: scrubbers, catalytic converters, clean fuel sources, energy efficient technology • Policies that help: land use planning (Wasatch Choice for 2040), zoning, transit funding • Legislating change
The Future of Breathe Utah’s Educational Outreach • Breathe Utah Educational Resources website • Information about & options for scheduling school visits • A la carte lesson plans that align with Utah state curriculum • Air Quality Tool Kits available on loan • Teacher support Q and A • Partnership with Utah Education Network (UEN) • Teacher Professional Development workshops • Three workshops during Winter 2013-14 (USEE) • Utah Education Association (UEA) Convention & Education Exposition • 2015, pending acceptance of proposal • Utah Science Teachers Association Meeting • 2015, pending acceptance of proposal
Educational Outreach Teaching Team • Board and Staff of Breathe Utah • Individual donations and EPA Ed grant/USEE • Looking for additional grants and endowments • University of Utah interns and volunteers • College interns and volunteers are actively recruited, trained and engaged in education outreach and air quality advocacy • Hinckley Institute of Politics • Bennion Center • Department of Biology