Building a Community Coalition to Characterize and Affect Levels of Hazardous Air Pollutants: The St. Louis Community Air Project
Presented by: Emily Andrews, St. Louis Association of Community Organization; Fernando Serrano, St. Louis University; and David Doyle and James Hirtz, Region 7, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

In response to concerns expressed by residents of the City of St. Louis, EPA Region 7 has developed and is implementing a process to involve community members in a collaborative effort to identify and reduce risks associated with hazardous air pollutants in their community. Session participants will learn about the application of such tools as risk communication and risk management, community organizing, surveys, focus groups, coalition building and other community involvement techniques. Participants also will hear firsthand of the on-going successes and lessons learned in applying such tools. In learning these tools and techniques, session participants will be better prepared to successfully apply such a process in their own communities.

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