Saturday, November 12, 2005
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
South Bronx High School, 701 St. Ann’s Avenue

Registration / Breakfast                                                                               10:00 – 10:30 AM
Welcome & Introductions: Vaughn Thomas, The Sports Foundation, Inc.    10:30 - 10:35 AM
Keynote Address: Congressman José E. Serrano                                          10:35 - 10:50 AM

I. Tracking Air Quality in the South Bronx                                                     10:50 - 11:40 AM
Moderator: Ajamu Kitwana, Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Inc.
Panelists: Dr. Lung Chi Chen, NYU School of Medicine
Alicia Hurley, Director, NYU Office of Federal Policy (OFP)
Jessica Clemente, Project Manager, NYU School of Medicine/NYU (OFP)
Carlos Restrepo, Associate Research Scientist, NYU Wagner – ICIS

What is the air quality of the South Bronx?
How is what NYU found different from what we already know?
What are current air quality standards? How do findings in South Bronx compare?

Public Service Announcement presented by Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice

II. Air Pollution and Health Effects                                                                11:40 - 12:30 PM
Moderator: Kellie Terry- Sepulveda, The Point CDC
Panelists: Dr. George Thurston, NYU School of Medicine
Dr. Rachel Miller, Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH)
Corrie Freedman, Director of Advocacy, American Lung Association-NYC

Backpack Study – What are the health effects of pollution on asthmatic children in South Bronx?
Mothers & Children Study - Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health
How can we use research as tool for advocacy in the South Bronx?

Drama Presentation by The Point CDC                                                         12:30 – 12:45 PM
LUNCH (To be provided)                                                                              12:45 – 1:20 PM

Public Service Announcement presented by Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice

III. Asthma and Asthma Management                                                           1:20 – 2:10 PM
Moderator: Yolanda Gonzalez, We Stay / Nos Quedamos, Inc.
Panelists: Lorna Davis, Director of the New York City Asthma Initiative, Bureau of Chronic Disease at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Rebecca Kalin, Founder/Executive Director, Asthma Free School Zone
Norma Galloway, Community Development Organizer, American Lung Association-NYC

How is asthma triggered? What does it feel like? What are long-term effects?
Who is most susceptible to asthma? Why does the South Bronx have high rates?
What kind so ways can we inform the community about risks?

Public Service Announcement presented by Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice

IV. Community Responses andSolutions                                                         2:10 - 3:00 PM
Moderator: Vaughn Thomas, The Sports Foundation, Inc.
Panelists: Alexie Torres Fleming, Executive Director, Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice
Kellie Terry-Sepulveda, Executive Director, The Point CDC
Yolanda Gonzalez, Executive Director, We Stay/Nos Quedamos
Jim Quigley, Director of Bronx Community College’s Center for Sustainable Energy.
ShaKing Alston, Executive Director, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
Geoffrey Canada, President / CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone
Mathy Stanislaus, President/ Co-Director of Allegiance Resources Corp/New Partners for Community Revitalization

How can we manage asthma triggers more effectively?
What can we do to create more healthy living conditions in the South Bronx?
How can we equip the community with tools to evaluate environmental conditions?

V. Translating What We Know about Air Pollution into Effective Policy            3:00 - 3:55 PM
Moderator: Siddhartha Sanchez, Congressman Serrano’s Office
Panelists: Stephen Boese, New York State Director, Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
John Robert, District Manager, Bronx Community Board #2
Wilham Ronda, Bronx Borough President’s Office
Miquela M. Craytor, Environmental Planner, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation

How can environmental justice efforts create better living conditions for South Bronx?
What are the impacts of waste transfer stations on South Bronx community?
How can current policy-making efforts help improve air quality in the South Bronx?

Concluding Remarks                                                                                        3:55 – 4:00 PM