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HEALTH It is evident that our health is directly affected by environmental injustice through our food chain and exposure to toxic chemicals in the air, ground, and water. African Americans are twice as likely to die from asthma and more likely to die from lung disease in spite of lower smoking rates. We are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as white people and more likely to suffer complications from diabetes, such as lower extremity amputations. Why Food Justice and Health Disparities? Food Justice: Given the direct effect climate change has on food supply due to its impact on agricultural yields, shifting financial markets, and farming techniques as folks shift to monocropping; there are multiple methods used to curb the effects of climate change on affordable and healthy food. As such, the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program and the NAACP Health Program can combine efforts in joint advocacy and messaging around the Farm Bill, Climate Legislation, and on No Child Left Inside, as a few examples. Health Disparities: The same toxins that are driving climate change, such as those emitted from coal fired power plants, are impacting the health of African Americans. Emissions from various industrial facilities have been tied to disproportionately high rates of asthma in African American communities, as well as cancer clusters. The residence of many of this nation’s African American communities have been and continue to be beset by human suffering, including overcrowding, pollution, poor health, and stress. People’s health in the inner city is under siege from smog, lead, and asbestos, therefore, African Americans are likely to suffer more from environmental hazards than any other groups of Americans. 41 | P a g e
Project: Food Justice Walk: Begin educating your Youth Council/College Chapter on the important role food plays in our environment. Plan a field trip for your Youth Council/College Chapter to a local food security location, some ideas: Local Garden Farmers’ Market Organic Market Food Bank Run: Host a campus or community film screening. See suggestions below: Food, Inc., Magnolia, 2008. King Corn, Mosaic Films, 2007. What’s on Your Plate, Cynthia Gund. 2009. www.whatsonyourplateproject.org/ The Garden, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2008. www.thegardenmovie.com/ Sprint: Start an annual farmers market to kick off the school year, or to celebrate the harvest. Start by finding a convenient location to your constituency. Examples include: outside of the local library, on the central quad on campus, at a local church, etc. How to start a Farmers’ Market: www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3022129 Contact local farmers, organic food distributors, local artists, etc. and invite them to the event. Another idea is to encourage vendors to make this a fundraiser for a local charity. Don’t forget to advertise before the big event. MILE MARKER 6: HEALTH Resources Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: http://www.eatright.org/nnm/content.aspx ?id=5342#.UEo4kI1lTEU American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/food-andfitness/food/ United States Government: http://www.nutrition.gov/ My Pyramid: www.choosemyplate.gov/ Reporting Remember that different forms of movement are worth specific steps. Walk = 50 steps Run = 100 steps Sprint = 150 steps Hydration Stations = 25 steps In order to receive credit for the 10,000 steps all activities must be documented. To report projects, click on this link Fill out the form titled REPORTING. Please make sure all the text boxes are filled out completely. It is also recommended that activities are uploaded to the official NAACP pages listed below with a brief commentary which includes: Name of Youth Council/College Chapter Location 2-4 sentences describing the activity. When using social media, use the hashtags: #10KSteps, #NAACPECJP or tag NAACP, NAACPConnect, NAACPECJP. 42 | P a g e
Page 1 and 2: Youth and College Leadership Initia
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Page 5 and 6: Appendix 5c: Media: Radio Interview
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Page 11 and 12: closed down due to contamination fr
Page 13 and 14: The Effects of Climate Change Clima
Page 15 and 16: What is Climate Justice? According
Page 17 and 18: The Connection Between Environmenta
Page 19 and 20: Role of Youth in the Environmental
Page 21 and 22: Introduction One solution to combat
Page 23 and 24: REWARDS Each activity your Youth Co
Page 25 and 26: 10,000 Step Challenge Environmental
Page 27 and 28: MILE MARKER 1: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Pro
Page 29 and 30: COAL BLOODED CAMPAIGN Coal Blooded:
Page 31 and 32: ECONOMIC JUSTICE The NAACP promotes
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Page 35 and 36: Project: Energy Efficiency Walk: Ev
Page 37 and 38: EDUCATION The promise of quality ed
Page 39 and 40: Project: Internships An internship
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Page 47 and 48: Project: Human Rights Tribunal Walk
Page 49 and 50: Project: Global Awareness Walk: Beg
Page 51 and 52: Project: Restoration/Rehabilitation
Page 53 and 54: CLIMATE ACTION PLAN The culmination
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Page 61 and 62: Sample Agenda Title: Environmental
Page 63 and 64: Appendix 4: Green Economy, Green Jo
Page 65 and 66: Appendix 5a: Media: Writing to a Ne
Page 67 and 68: Appendix 5c: Media: Radio Interview
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