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Public Information and Community Outreach
Medical University of South Carolina

The Public Information and Community Outreach section offers videotape and print products on a range of environmental risk issues. These products are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make your selection below, Thank You.

Risk Institute Series

"Brownfields: A Challenge for American Cities"
The Environmental Biosciences Program at the Medical University of South Carolina presents a one day seminar on Brownfields.

[ 154 kB, 32 MB, VHS 15 min ]

In Search of Purity
Residents of the Town of Purity struggle to resolve environmental risk issues in their community. Moderated by Charles Nesson, the program employs a hypothetical scenario with role-playing panelists. In Search of Purity reached a nationwide audience via public and educational broadcasters.

To request a video tape, contact Latecia Abraham, MHA

[ VHS 60 min ]

Purity Revisited
Residents of the Town of Purity revisit environmental risk issues in their community. Moderated by Charles Nesson, the program employs a hypothetical scenario with role-playing panelists. Purity Revisited reached a nationwide audience via public and educational broadcasters.

To request a video tape, contact Latecia Abraham, MHA

[ VHS 60 min ]

International Case Studies in Risk Assessment and Risk Management
In March 1996, the Medical University of South Carolina convened 100 experts in environmental risk assessment and risk management to review international approaches to risk. The program included six Case Study presentations, detailing efforts in the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and Australia. This videotape includes program highlights and the Summary Panel Discussion in its entirety.

[ * MB, * MB, VHS 60 min ]

International Case Studies for Community Based Stakeholders
In late 1997, the program partners presented a case studies program with a community-level audience in mind. The process began with development of an informal advisory group, including representatives of various community interests. The advisory group suggested a two-day format, including presentation if the three international case studies most applicable to a community-level audience, followed by a made-for-television dialogue.

[ * MB, VHS 60 min ]

Living With Risk: Cancer Risk in the Savannah River Region
In 1999, the program partners agreed that the findings of a regional cancer registry would make an excellent context for dialogue on environment-related disease. Using the Savannah River Region Health Information System (SRRHIS) registry's findings, the partners produced the latest Living With Risk dialogue. The program aired statewide in South Carolina on April 20, 2000, and will be distributed nationwide via satellite in June 2000.

[ * MB, VHS 60 min ]

Evironmental Justice
The conference, "Environmental Justice: Strengthening the Bridge Between Economic Development and Sustainable Communities," focused on national and international issues in human health and the environment, environmental justice, and economic development. The conference provided a forum for people from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to share their knowledge and expertise about Environmental Justice and impart valuable information that will lead to balanced and equitable national environmental policy.

[ 2.1 MB, 14 MB, VHS 15 min ]

National Environmental Policy Commission
On August 7, 2000 an orientation meeting for the National Environmental Policy Commission was held in Washington, DC. The Commission is an outgrowth of recommendations from a Congressional Black Caucus Environmental Justice Braintrust under the leadership of Congressman James E. Clyburn, D-SC.

The goal of the Commission is to identify environmental issues and to articulate a range of policy alternatives for consideration by policy makers. In meeting this goal, the Commission will deliberate and report on appropriate roles for human health, environmental protection, environmental justice and economic development considerations in a comprehensive environmental policy.

[ 2.4 MB ]

American Indian and Alaskan Native Environmental Justice Roundtable
On August 3-4, the Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (IWG) convened the "American Indian and Alaskan Native Environmental Justice Roundtable" in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Roundtable was held on the campus of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Issues addressed included the roles of federal, state, local and tribal governments concerning environmental justice, industrial development in Indian Country and the use of government collaboration to address human health and environmental justice in Indian Country.

[ 500 kB ]

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