Josiah Hill Clinic Receives EPA Care Grant
A Multnomah County partner, the Josiah Hill III Clinic, is the recipient of a $210,950 Environmental Protection Agency CARE grant. Jeff was at the celebration in Peninsula Park last Friday to congratulate the Josiah Hill team.
From the announcment:
The primary purpose of the grant is to reduce health risks due to exposure to environmental pollutants, specifically chemicals found in and around homes, by utilizing a community-based collaborative approach. The projects Josiah Hill Clinic will conduct include:
- Community organizing and training along with healthy environment check-ups in partnership with Multnomah County Environment Health;
- Developing a local benefit analysis of green housing/maintenance and working with property owners and managers of multi-family housing to encourage the use of green, or less toxic products in partnership with Enterprise Community Partner; and
- Developing a local business inventory to identify access sources for green products and services that residents and property owners may utilize as they take actions to reduce chemicals and toxins.
Josiah Hill III Clinic’s project partners and supporters include: Enterprise Community Partners, Multnomah County Environmental Health, Portland State University, North/Northeast Business Association, Metro, and North/Northeast Portland neighborhood residents.
Congrats to the Josiah Hill team!
Read more about it in the Skanner.
Posted on October 31, 2008
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