This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,000,000 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to conduct outreach and education on water quality, fish consumption, and related health issues for Hmong, Hispanic, and rural communities in central Wisconsin.
Key activities include training community health workers, developing outreach materials, providing technical assistance, and hosting community forums. The project will facilitate increased private well water testing and analysis, with a goal of conducting 500 water tests. Anticipated project outcomes include greater community awareness and understanding of environmental issues, improved data on subsistence fishing and private wells, and the creation of an effective model for community-based outreach and dialogue. WDNR will partner with sub-recipients Healthy Opportunities for Latin Americans (HOLA) and the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) to support the project's implementation.
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