The agreement provides funding to the washington state department of health

IT will address groundwater and air quality issues in the lower yakima valley of washington state. IT will help upwards of 15,000 residents and involves: forming a multisector health coalition representing community partners; creating community health worker teams trained to provide outreach, education, and direct support services; and providing water test kits, hepa air purifiers, bottled water, and in-home water treatment systems to high-risk households. Activities:the activities to be performed in this project include: creating a multisector health coalition representing community partners; creating community health worker teams trained to provide outreach, education, and direct support services; providing water test kits, bottled water and hepa air purifiers and in-home water treatment systems to high-risk households; and helping the community increase understanding of health concerns related to groundwater, air and other environmental hazards.subrecipient:the activities to be implemented through subawards are as follows: - yakima health district will collaborate with northwest communities education center to develop and deploy community health worker teams for home visits and community outreach. IT will convene and lead the community advisory board to provide overarching guidance and support on project activities. - northwest communities education center will staff community health worker teams to conduct education and outreach efforts. - central washington university will develop the evaluation framework for the community health workers. - heritage university will staff community health worker teams with latino and yakama youth trained by ncec. This training will provide leadership development opportunities for community youth. Yakima county public services will provide current updates to their web site on activities and updates around this grant. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: creating a multisector health coalition representing community partners; creating community health worker teams trained to provide outreach, education, and direct support services; providing water test kits, bottled water and hepa air purifiers and in-home water treatment systems to high-risk households; and helping the community increase understanding of health concerns related to groundwater, air and other environmental hazards. The expected outcomes include: increased community engagement and collaboration on local environmental health issues; assessment of nitrate treatment system options for households exposed to high levels of nitrate; development of education materials tailored to latino and indigenous communities; education to private well users; and water test kits, bottled water, hepa air purifiers and in-home water treatment systems provided to high-risk households. The intended beneficiaries include upwards of 15,000 residents in the lower yakima valley.