Keynote speech at Kansas Governor’s Public Health Conference
We just returned from a great trip to Wichita, Kansas where Linn Gould, JHA’s Executive Director gave a keynote speech at the 8th Annual Governor’s Public Health Conference called: Health Equity at Work: Navigating Healthier Communities in Kansas. We also ran a break out session called: A compass for putting equity into practice: Tools and […]
Read MoreJHA in the news: Seattle Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis
Study finds life is shorter for some in the 98108 zip code – Seattle Times http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020655212_duwamishpollutionxml.html New study: Seattle’s Unhealthiest zip code – EarthFix, Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio version: http://earthfix.opb.org/repo/media/audio/2013/03/27/032613AA_Duwamishstudy.mp3 Written Version: http://earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/new-study-seattles-unhealthiest-zip-code/ A River for All? Environmental Justice in the Duwamish Valley radio and written version: http://www.prx.org/pieces/94947-a-river-for-all-environmental-justice-in-the-duwa#description New Duwamish Valley Report: Greatest cumulative health impacts – […]
Read MoreSeattle Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis now available
We are pleased to announce that the Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis: Seattle, Washington researched and written by JHA’s Executive Director, Linn Gould and managed by BJ Cummings of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition was released today. A Brief Summary of the Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis in Seattle, Washington South Seattle’s Duwamish Valley […]
Read MoreHealth equity front and center at APHA
When JHA first started presenting at American Public Health Association (APHA) meetings several years ago, we had to explain the social determinants of health. Things are changing. This year, the term health equity was front and center in multiple panels and discussions. (JHA uses Margaret Whitehead’s 1992 health inequity definition: Differences in health which are not […]
Read MoreDuwamish Tribe Environmental Justice Digital Stories
In the winter and spring of 2012, JHA had the opportunity to teach six Duwamish Tribe youth about Environmental Justice and how to make digital stories. Their stories were about the Duwamish River and how the river’s contaminated state affected the youth from both an individual and tribal perspective. We are pleased to announce that Jac Trautman was a Youth Filmmaker Award Winner […]
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