‘Health’ Archives
Comments by residents who distributed the Alley insert on the BYI Assessment results on May 6th
“I met a lot of great people who work for the Alley newspaper.” “Community gardens.” “Burst into song with my neighbor!!!” “ONE THANK YOU!” “Met nice neighborhoods; getting together to garden later!” “Nice neighbors” “Beautiful gardens.” “Clear litter-free sidewalks.” “Encountered Census workers.” “Very pretty clean yards.” “Very quiet neighborhood.” “I had a great time serving the community.” “Powderhorn is beautiful in the spring!” “Jude (new chiropractor) at Sabri Bldg (26 & Bloom) is interested if neighborhood is on the upswing ”“ I thought (think) so.” “I really enjoyed the nice people & viewing my old neighborhood. Also got good exerciseïŠ.” “Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender pride flags.” “We were invited in to visit.” “Nice to see, [...]
Are you curious what”'s happening in your “Backyard?” Backyard May Activities & Year”'s Results
by Janice Barbee, Cultural Wellness Center Have you seen the BYI Health Assessment Report? Community residents learned about the results of the Backyard Initiative community health assessment in several gatherings in May. The completed report includes the findings and recommendations from 21 Listening Circles and the walk-around survey of 676 community residents, with over 1,000 residents participating. The Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) that are now meeting to plan actions for health improvement are making sure that their ideas address the state of health and health concerns reported by residents in this assessment. A full copy of the report is available at http://www.allina.com/backyard. Anyone wanting a hard copy of the complete report can call Ifrah Biyou at 612-262-0667. A special four-page insert presenting the highlights of the report to the community was published in last month”'s Alley newspaper (May edition). If anyone did not receive this edition and [...]
Abatement in April 2010
By H. Lynn Adelsman The Superfund Arsenic Soil Clean-Up by the federal Environmental Pollution Agency continues this Spring of 2010. The EPA expects to start digging the first week of April, hoping to have 340 properties completed by the end of the year. Last year they removed arsenic contaminated soil from 40 yards in Seward Neighborhood. The construction status map is on the EPA web page, and will track the EPA progress. The EPA is not planning soil removal in Phillips this summer. To note your concern for the residents of Phillips and encourage that yours or your neighbors yard have arsenic contaminated soil removed contact: Tim Prendiville, Acting Chief Remedial Response Section 2 Superfund Division U.S. EPA (SR-6J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 886-5122 toll free (800) 621-8431 ext 65122
