Grantee Research Project Results
2013 Progress Report: Understanding the Cumulative Affects of Environmental and Psycho-Social Stressors that Threaten the Pohlik-lah and Ner-er-ner Lifeway: The Yurok Tribe’s Approach
EPA Grant Number: R833708Title: Understanding the Cumulative Affects of Environmental and Psycho-Social Stressors that Threaten the Pohlik-lah and Ner-er-ner Lifeway: The Yurok Tribe’s Approach
Investigators: Sloan, Kathleen , Steinberg, Steven J , Steinberg, Sheila , Fluharty, Suzanne
Institution: Yurok Tribe Environmental Program , Humboldt State University
EPA Project Officer: Aja, Hayley
Project Period: July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012 (Extended to December 31, 2013)
Project Period Covered by this Report: October 1, 2012 through September 30,2013
Project Amount: $974,389
RFA: Issues in Tribal Environmental Research and Health Promotion: Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change (2007) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Environmental Justice , Climate Change , Tribal Environmental Health Research , Human Health
Objective:
- What are the chemical stressors known to be used in the Klamath River watershed, their pathways, and known adverse health outcomes associated with those chemical stressors and contaminants?
- What contaminants are currently detectable in the river and key aquatic subsistence resources?
- Is there a relationship between environmental health as reflected by resource health and community health?
- How can this study and the data produced from this study be used to identify and reduce risk and improve tribal member and resource health?
Phase | Objectives | Activities | Responsibility | Deliverables |
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One: Preliminary Assessment and Planning | A. Finalize research design | 1. Review literature and archival documents to determine the types, locations, and amounts of chemicles used in the Klamath watershet and coastal region, merge data into GIS system and determine target analysis for screening. 2. Review literature & documents: consult with Tribal elders, members, and council to determine the types and locations of aquatic substance foods. 3. Complete, review, perform gap analysis & QA ixisting tribal and outside agency data (ethnographic information, GIS data, and pesticide information) to determine utility of existing data sets and needs for the project. 4. Synthesis of activities 1-3 and prepare Quality Assurance Project Pan (QAPP) | 1. YTEP staff and HSU 2. YTEP staff 3. YTEP staff and HSU 4. YTEP staff | 1. List of target analysis for screening. 2. List of targeted sussistence species for sampling and site locations. 3. Summary report of gap analysis on needed information and selection of appropriate data sets for project. 4. Systhesis of activities 1-3 and prepare QAPP) |
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Two: Primary Data Collection | A. Physical & biological sampling. |
| 1 & 1. YTEP staff and CA Dept. of Fish & Game, Fish Wildlife Water Pollution Control Laboratory |
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B. Public participation GIS (PPGIS) |
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C. Yurok health patterns |
| 1 & 2. YTEP, HSU and CTEC staff |
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Three: Analysis and Outputs | A. Interpretation |
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B Inform Tribal Policy. |
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| 1. Summary report with policy recommendations for Tribal Counci. |
Progress Summary:
- All Tier 1 and Tier 2 samples were collected in Year 3. Task Complete.
- The Yurok Community Health Profile was completed in Year 3 and is available on our YTEP website. A final version will be printed in Dec. 2013 and distributed with other project materials to the tribal membership in Dec. 2013.
- A final PPGIS verification session was conducted by Drs. Fluharty and Sloan with the Yurok Natural Resources Committee on site selection and location of sampling sites used for Tier 1 and Tier 2 testing.
- All Tier 1 and Tier 2 sampling was completed in 2012 and final lab analysis were completed in December 2012.
- The Yurok Community Health Profile has been completed and made available on the YTEP website. Copies of the Profile have been printed and were provided to interested public at the Yurok Salmon Festival and the Yurok Annual Meeting held in August 2013. A final copy will be printed professionally and included in outreach materials to be distributed to the tribal membership in Dec. 2013. A final presentation with policy recommendations specific to community health and environmental management will be made to the Yurok Tribal Council in December 2013.
- A final consultation and verification session with the Yurok Natural Resources Committee on PPGIS and site selection utilized in this study was conducted by Drs. Fluharty and Sloan.
- The Eco-Toxicological GIS Tool was completed in Year 4 of the Project.
Future Activities:
Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 17 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
toxicology, contaminants, endocrine disrupters, tissue sampling, PPGIS, GIS, health outcomes, disease, tribal communities, cumulative risk assessment, Yurok Tribe, Yurok Tribe Environmental Program, YTEP, California Rural Indian Health Board, CRIHB, Humboldt State University, HSU, pesticidesRelevant Websites:
Yurok Tribe Environmental Program Exit
Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.
Project Research Results
- Final Report
- 2012 Progress Report
- 2011 Progress Report
- 2010 Progress Report
- 2009 Progress Report
- 2008 Progress Report
- Original Abstract