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Identifying Environmental Hazards in the Home Identificación de Peligros Ambientales Caseros

MFY Legal Services, Inc. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) #BetterBronxHousing

Health, Housing, and Environmental Justice

What is Environmental Justice?

Envir ironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Standin ing Defin inition Environmental justice is the fair ir treatment and meaningful in involv lvement of all people regardless of race, color, national

• rigin, or income, with respect to the development,

implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Problems Overcome

Other Environmental Justice Campaigns

• We ACT vs. New York/New Jersey diesel bus depots

(1980’s – 1990’s )

• El Puente’s vs. the Brooklyn Navy Yard Incinerator

(1995)

• Other Issues:
• Open, safe and green spaces
• Food justice
• Climate resilience
• Toxic free products

What is mold?

¿Qué es el moho?

How can I identify mold?

¿Cómo puedo identificar el moho?

Smell Olor Color/shape Color/forma

Why is mold bad for my health?

¿Por qué el moho es malo para la salud?

Respiratory irritation La irritación respiratoria Asthma Asma

Bronx State of Health

• 2014 asthma rates in the Bronx = 3 times New York State average
• The Bronx and Brooklyn had worse chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD)

hospitalization rates than the state

• The hospitalization rate in the Bronx was more than twice the state rate.
• 2009 – 2012: 18.1% of the Bronx population had asthma
• 2016 NYS Community Health Work Survey

12.9% Bronx adults reported mold in their apartment/building in past 30 days 9.5% NYS adults reported mold in their apartment/building in past 30 days

What is lead?

¿Qué es el plomo?

How can I identify lead?

¿Cómo puedo identificar el plomo?

Peeling paint Pintura descascarada Dirty water from tap Agua del grifo sucia

Why is lead bad for my health?

¿Por qué el plomo es malo para la salud?

Developmental problems Problemas del desarrollo Pregnancy complications Complicaciones del embarazo

What is asbestos?

¿Qué es el asbestos?

How can I identify asbestos? ¿Cómo puedo identificar el asbestos?

Steam pipes, boilers, and furnace ducts Tubería, calderas, y conductos de calderas Floor tiles Baldosas

Why is asbestos bad for my health?

¿Por qué el asbestos es malo para la salud?

Severe respiratory diseases Enfermedades respiratorias graves Cancer risk El riesgo de cáncer

What can I do if I have mold, lead, or asbestos in my home? ¿Qué puedo hacer si hay moho, plomo, o asbestos en mi hogar?

NYCHA – Contact Customer Care at 718-707-7771 NYCHA – Llame a Servicio al Cliente al 718-707-7771 Private Apartment/House – Contact 311 Apartamento/Casa Privado – Llame 311

Housing Maintenance Code Violations

Violaciónes Código de Mantenimiento de Vivienda

Class A: Must be corrected within 90 days Clase A: Deben ser corregidos dentro de los 90 días Class B: Must be corrected within 30 days Clase B: Deben ser corregidos dentro de los 30 días Class C: Must be corrected within 24 hours Clase C: Deben ser corregidos dentro los 24 horas

Organizing for Better Housing

Why Organize? Redis istrib ibute the rela lations of power between groups with the purpose of eliminating the power and privilege of some to the wider community.

Organizing for Better Housing Conditions

• Work together to put pressure on landlord or housing

management as group

• Demand accountability
• In general, organizing with your community and neighbors will:
• Identify issues, track patterns of neglect or harassment
• Address immediate problems and create ongoing solutions

Organizing Tactics – Collective Impact

St Steps to

• or
• rganizin

ing for better livi living conditions:

• Research and mobilizing a base
• Plan group meetings, goals and structures
• Develop action plan, goals or demands
• Implement action plan
• Sustain the group
• outside resources and specialists