Welcome, Introductions & Sign In

 Facilitator:   M. Hoemke               Timekeeper:   R. Toney                            Recorder: A. Nath

I.

Review Agenda, Correct/Approve Minutes & Set Time

Rose Toney moved to approve minutes.

May Minutes approved.

Anjali reminded to send out letter to Arlene Ackerman to committee members

II.

Meetings and Environmental Objectives

a.      Meeting with Trish Bascom, SFUSD and review follow-up letter

Anjali provided a draft letter outlining meeting agreements.  Neil reiterated that we need Supt. Chan to help us work with Facilities Staff and help us overcome barriers.  We need Supt Chan to give directives to head of Facilities to ensure follow through and success.   TfS- Karen spoke with Vicki Wells who spoke with a DPH manager to follow up on recruiting and hiring a 0.5 FTE District TfS Coordinator.  Possible to hire a full time coordinator for less time. 

EPPs- State occupational asthma program expressed need to do air samples of household cleaning products.  Confirmed that products being used by SFUSD contain “asthma-gens.”  Karen will ask her to provide additional information that we can pass on to Ed Ochi.  She might be able to help us get buy in for consultant to be used.  Other states and school districts are doing this successfully.  Products can be purchased at a discount. The more we can document what is an asthma-gen the more specific can be in city ordinance.

State group uses NIOSH info about research on products. 

-Karen and Neil working to get parents and teachers to nominate their school

Williams Settlement-Attorneys Neil works with want to do training in school district on Williams Settlement.  Coleman, UESF wants to be trained.  Anyone who has suggestions for people who can be trained please pass on to Neil.  State policy is proposed to change Williams Settlement terms to a grant program versus reimbursement as it is now.  SFUSD actually sent a staff member to a training in Alameda to assist them with applying for Williams funds.

We need to advocate for a strong environmental health committee with parents, union folks, etc.

Discussed recommendations for having and environmental working committee.

Agreed to have SFATF submit a proposal to expand DAT to address environmental health issues effectively.

b.      Parent Outreach Tools and Plans

1.      Flyer distribution update was provided in depth at ATF general meeting.

2.       Neil and Anjali will be making a 15 minute presentation at the Parent Liaison meeting on Aug. 31^st. 

3.        

1. Karen will inform Vicki that ATF will help open the budget to receive the money for the TfS coordinator

Anjali will email out the letter to committee members for feedback. 

Karen will work with Mary and Julie to close gaps in asthma management folder distribution.  Karen will print more folders.

III.

Asthma Management

1. Distribution of Asthma Emergency Care Plan Folders
   1. Gloria will include in Blue Cross presentation
   2. Marie will personally distribute to her contacts
2. Meeting with Dan Kelly – he mentioned having ATF and lung orgs. Do a training in the Fall

$2M set aside for green schoolyards

ATF Might want to work with SFUSD Facilities to investigate plants that might be asthmagenic.

Discussion on asthma training for child care providers

Suggested Anjali should coordinate a meeting

SF State Head Start – Janie Garcia

Kai Ming

Mission

Children’s Council (R&R)– nutrition/health program – mostly doesn’t do centers

Wu Yee – includes centers, nutrition health program, health services advisory committee

CityCollege– primarily targets family day care providers

DPH - Rita Thymes’ department – focuses on CC centers

DCYF

Stacey Herrera

First 5 - Pre school for all, Family Resource Centers

Find out who players are

What are people doing now

Where overlaps are

Providing CEUs

Goal is to ensure that system is in place for training to occur annually

Centers could contract out to City College

Look into plants that Karen was told about

Neil will contact Nan McGuire to participate in ATF (673-9094)

Ask Maria Elena Alioto to share info she has about green plants

Nadia will touch base with Rita Thymes about what they’ve been doing.

Anjali will speak with Nadia and Marlo initially and will then coordinate a meeting of mentioned agencies.

Anjali will look at DCYF funded programs

V.  

Announcements – None

Next Committee Meetings:             

□        September 25, 2006, City Hall, Room 278, 4-6 p.m.

□        DAT meetings:  10/10/06:  10-noon, SFUSD Board Room, 555 Franklin St.