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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN |
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FOUNDATION FOR INDIGENOUS AMERICANS OF
ANASAZI HERITAGE (FIAAH)
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN
GOAL:
- To improve the
health status of Black American people by reducing the health disparities
affecting our collective, i.e., infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes,
maternal morbidity, obesity, SIDS, asthma, cardiovascular diseases.
- To develop and
maintain a co-creative balance between the black American collective and Nature
to sustain and support life systems in North America.
OBJECTIVES:
- To educate the 34 million black Americans in the United States
about how the destruction of the environment is related to the
deteriorating health status of the Black American collective through their
organizations.
- To conduct a national Workshop Series targeted to
Black American organizations throughout the United States to teach
community residents how to develop an environmentally sustainable
community implementing the FIAAH Environmental Health Action Plan.
- To educate Black Americans on how the destruction
of the environment is related to major diseases such as Diabetes, Cancer,
Asthma, Obesity, Infant Mortality, etc. and how they can improve their
overall health.
- To provide viable information, facts and
solutions to the Black American collective to save our environment, our
lives and ensure the continuance of our future generations.
- To assist Black Americans with understanding
their relationship to the environment in America to foster respect for
the environment.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FIAAH offers a plan of action
to assist Black Americans address environmental health issues which includes
community actions, individual actions and international actions.
COMMUNITY ACTIONS
- Organize a
Community Environmental Health Action Committee in your community to assess the
status of your environment, i.e., (Streets, Parks, Buildings).
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Join an
environmental advocacy group in your community and take action.
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Plant trees in
your community to ensure our survival.
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Teach all
children their responsibilities as stewards of the environment and appreciation
for nature
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Organize a
community garden and teach Black
American children the art of growing food and gardening from a collective
consciousness.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS
- Join the Sierra
Club (www.sierraclub.org) to advocate
for protecting clean water, restoring wildlife habitats and preserve the wild
forest heritage.
- Fight the Forest
Restoration Act enacted in 2003 by the Bush Administration which approved
continuous logging of National Forest including the giant Sequoia trees and
burning of forests.
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Order organic
seedlings and plant your own garden to provide authentic fruits, herbs and
vegetables.
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Plant non hybrid
trees on your property to support life.
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Stop growing
lawns and using pesticides instead grow gardens
NATIONAL ACTION
- America was once a vast expanse of 770 million acres of
unbroken forest. Today we’re trying to
secure lasting protection for over 100 million acres of what remains.
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Join the Wildland Protection
Restoration Campaign to actively work to defeat the threats to North Americans
eco-system by the Bush Administration
INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS
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Support the
international efforts for the human rights to water
- Support
international efforts to stop deforestation.
- Support UNESCO
efforts to create sustainable communities.
For more information on the FIAAH Environmental Health
Action Plan contact us at 1-877-571-9788
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