Adverse birth outcomes associated with open dumpsites in Alaska Native Villages

Adverse birth outcomes associated with open dumpsites in Alaska Native Villages.
Gilbreath S, Kass PH
Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Sep 15; 164(6): 518-28

This retrospective cohort study evaluated adverse birth outcomes in infants whose birth records indicated maternal residence in villages containing dumpsites potentially hazardous to health and environment. Birth records from 1997 to 2001 identified 10,073 eligible [...]

SWMP Field rating guidelines

Example of guidelines to accompany the rural inspection form. The reasoning behind the ratings as well as the relevant statutes were noted.

1. Permit or Solid Waste Management Plan:
Goal: Class III permits or solid waste plans provide guidance for safe siting, operation and closure of landfills which protect health and the environment.
Reason: Many rural landfills [...]

Manuals Available to Assist Communities with Solid Waste Planning and Education

These have been the best resources I’ve found for integrated solid waste management planning by small remote communities. Unfortunately, some of these resources have gone out of print. When I can, I’ll try to update their locations.
Changing Waste in Changing Times, 1994, Northwest Renewable Resources Center, Seattle. (Shirley Moses, author). Curriculum guide for teachers in [...]

Proposal to expand the capacity of communities to develop healthy families through the VISTA program

VISTA project for 1997
Excerpts from the successful proposal I wrote for expanding the capacity of communities to develop healthy families through the VISTA program
22 September 1996
TO: Center for National Service, Alaska Office (VISTA)
The three VISTAs in 1996 have made a difference to their communities by their service in solid waste, environmental consciousness, hazardous waste cleanup, [...]