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Southern Oregon Air Quality Project Report

The main objective of the project is to mitigate the negative health impacts of the air, water, and soil pollution resulting from the Almeda Wildfire of 2020. The small towns of Phoenix and Talent were heavily impacted by the wildfire in Jackson County. Between the two towns, 20% of the residents identify as Latinx. Many of the residents also identify as low-income. Some of the community members work outdoors in the agricultural or forestry field and are considered essential workers. They are the ones who have to work in air quality conditions that are unhealthy. Many of the residents were further impacted by poor air quality days, which is why the focus of the project was to provide the community with community science training, education, and participation opportunities on the health impacts of wildfire. The Project aimed at engaging community members who are in wildfire-impacted areas to increase the community’s knowledge of air quality related to wildfire smoke and particulate matter and take health preventative measures in their daily lives during poor air quality days

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