ACAT News & Updates
Podcast Available: Mercury in Women of Child-bearing Age in 25 Countries: Study Finds Harmful Levels of Mercury in Women Across the Globe
CHE-Alaska Teleconference: Recorded January 9, 2019
Lee Bell Presentation Slides (PDF)
SPEAKERS: Lee Bell, IPEN Mercury Policy Advisor, Principal Investigator of study; Erika Apatiki, Community Health Researcher, Gambell, St. Lawrence Island.
Podcast Available – PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water in Alaska and Beyond: An Update on Community and Policy Actions
Recorded December 19, 2018
Laurie Valeriano Presentation Slides (PDF)
Pam Miller Presentation Slides (PDF)
Laurie Valeriano (Executive Director, Toxic Free Future), Pam Miller (Executive Director, ACAT) and Kelly McLaughlin (resident of Gustavus who discovered that her well water is unsafe for her family to drink due to PFAS contamination) discuss why exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a growing public health concern. They talk about sources of PFAS contamination, health effects linked to exposure, and
Podcast Available – A Holistic Approach to Public Health: Addressing Toxic Exposures, Environmental Justice, and Intergenerational Trauma
CHE- Alaska call, recorded November 28, 2018
Lynn P. Freedman, JD, MPH, discusses current work to transform the field of public health and how community leadership is vital to preventing health harm. Alaska Native people and other Indigenous peoples face health disparities that can only be remedied if we think about public health and conduct public health work in a more holistic way. Lynn P. Freedman is a professor