10:00am, May 16, 2014
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
Welcome
Patty Elkis, Deputy Director of Planning, Policy and Programs, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)
Presentations & Panel Discussion
Complex Scales of Air Quality From Point Source Pollution to Indoor Oust
Moderated by Sean Greene, Senior Transportation Planner, DVRPC
Overview: Why Air Quality Matters to Everyone
Dr. Marilyn Howarth, Director of Occupational and Environmental
Consultation Services, University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine
Regional Air Quality
Dr. Carol Ann Gross-Davis, Environmental Scientist, U.S. EPA Region 3
Neighborhood-level Air Quality
Joe Minott, Executive Director, Clean Air Council
Indoor Air Quality
Michelle Niedermeier, Community IPM and Environmental Health Program Coordinator, PSU Extension
Roundtable Update & Closing
What are you working on?
What do you hope to learn at the next Task Force Meeting?
Christina Miller, Senior Program Director, Health Promotions Council and co-chair of DVRPC's Healthy Communities Task Force
Lunch available
If interested, please stay to discuss future Task Force Meetings at 12:30PM
Title VI Statement
In effect as of January 30, 2025
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.
DVRPC's website, www.dvrpc.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. DVRPC’s public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations whenever possible. DVRPC will work to accommodate all reasonable requests for translation, interpretation, accommodations or other auxiliary services and encourages that requests be made at least seven days prior to a public meeting. Requests can be made by contacting the Commission’s ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins via email at public_affairs@dvrpc.org, calling (215) 592-1800, or while registering for an upcoming meeting.
Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by DVRPC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with DVRPC's ADA and Title VI Compliance Officer Shoshana Akins and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of DVRPC is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Shoshana Akins as well. For more information on DVRPC's Title VI program or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please visit: www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/TitleVI, call (215) 592-1800, or email public_affairs@dvrpc.org.