Dorene Petersen

ACHS

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Dorene's actions

Health

Support Pollution Reduction

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about water and air quality issues in my area, how they are impacting human and environmental health, and how I can help.

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Know My health

I will get my Core Four Biometrics tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI).

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Go get a check up

I will make an appointment for my annual physical.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Carry my Trash

I will carry all of my unrecyclable, non-compostable trash with me to raise my awareness of how much I send to the landfill.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Carry my Trash

What one thing could you do right away to reduce your waste?

Dorene Petersen 10/22/2019 10:20 AM

I did this yesterday and my compostables were the worst as I do carry them from my home to the office compost recycling. My home area has not green bin recycling so I have reached out to the Homeowners to see if we can get that initiated here,

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Support Pollution Reduction

What environmental factors affect human health in your region, and how do they affect it?

Dorene Petersen 10/22/2019 10:18 AM

I completed this task by researching Portland (local) water and air issues. I reviewed the Department of Environment Quality report on water which the city must deliver to the Federal government every two years. The report is here https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wq/Pages/2018-Integrated-Report.aspx the main issues continue to be temperature, dissolved oxygen, and E. coli.

I also looked at air quality and found that the Portland-Vancouver-Salem area is now the 23rd most polluted area in the U.S for short-term particle pollution.https://www.lung.org/local-content/_content-items/about-us/media/press-releases/portland-area-air-quality.html

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- Savanna Jones 10/22/2019 11:32 AM
  
  Wow! I knew that the air around here had gotten worse, but I had no idea just how bad it had gotten! The huge wildfires have definitely not helped out!
  
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