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The [https://southeastcare.weebly.com/about-us.html Southeast Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Coalition] was founded in 2011 within the Southeast Development Corporation, an organization led by Mr. Linwood DeBrew, a civil rights activist and community leader in [[Southeast Newport News]]. The Southeast CARE Coalition has been led by Dr. Erica Holloman and Ms. Angela Harris.   
The [https://southeastcare.weebly.com/about-us.html Southeast Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Coalition] was founded in 2011 within the Southeast Development Corporation, an organization led by Mr. Linwood DeBrew, a civil rights activist and community leader in [[Southeast Newport News]]. The Southeast CARE Coalition has been led by Dr. Erica Holloman and Ms. Angela Harris.   


:'''Southeast CARE Coalition Core Principles:'''<ref>[https://southeastcare.weebly.com/about-us.html About Us], Southeast CARE Coalition: Environmental Concern Today for a Sustainable Environment Tomorrow, Undated.</ref>
'''Southeast CARE Coalition Core Principles:'''<ref>[https://southeastcare.weebly.com/about-us.html About Us], Southeast CARE Coalition: Environmental Concern Today for a Sustainable Environment Tomorrow, Undated.</ref>
*For our purposes, "environment" refers to the natural (air, water, land), cultural (ethnic identity and history of community), social (existing and lacking public services), economic (local business, health care cost), and political (local, state, federal) components of the Southeast Community, Newport News, VA.
For our purposes, "environment" refers to the natural (air, water, land), cultural (ethnic identity and history of community), social (existing and lacking public services), economic (local business, health care cost), and political (local, state, federal) components of the Southeast Community, Newport News, VA.
*There is a relationship between exposure to toxic pollutants and certain chronic diseases (e.g. asthma, and cardiovascular) experienced by residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.
There is a relationship between exposure to toxic pollutants and certain chronic diseases (e.g. asthma, and cardiovascular) experienced by residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.
*A scientific understanding of toxic pollutants in the community, local sources of such pollutants, and associated health risk from exposure will lead to strategies that increase awareness and generate action that reduces toxic pollutants, exposures, and risk for residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.
A scientific understanding of toxic pollutants in the community, local sources of such pollutants, and associated health risk from exposure will lead to strategies that increase awareness and generate action that reduces toxic pollutants, exposures, and risk for residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.
*Youth participation is critical to the success and sustainability of environmental efforts and actions in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA."
Youth participation is critical to the success and sustainability of environmental efforts and actions in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA."
*Sustainable action will lead to policy decisions that regulate toxic emissions and enforce local, State, and Federal compliance in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.
Sustainable action will lead to policy decisions that regulate toxic emissions and enforce local, State, and Federal compliance in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.


A second organization, the Southeast Asthma Network was founded as the public health arm of the Southeast Development Corporation. The Southeast Asthma Network was a partnership with the American Lung Association, the Virginia Asthma Coalition, MOMS, a parent-led group, CINCH, a children's health group at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and the Peninsula Health District. The Southeast CARE Coalition and Southeast Asthma Network often worked in collaboration.
A second organization, the Southeast Asthma Network was founded as the public health arm of the Southeast Development Corporation. The Southeast Asthma Network was a partnership with the American Lung Association, the Virginia Asthma Coalition, MOMS, a parent-led group, CINCH, a children's health group at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and the Peninsula Health District. The Southeast CARE Coalition and Southeast Asthma Network often worked in collaboration.

Revision as of 18:29, 5 February 2026

Overview

The Southeast Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Coalition was founded in 2011 within the Southeast Development Corporation, an organization led by Mr. Linwood DeBrew, a civil rights activist and community leader in Southeast Newport News. The Southeast CARE Coalition has been led by Dr. Erica Holloman and Ms. Angela Harris.

Southeast CARE Coalition Core Principles:[1] For our purposes, "environment" refers to the natural (air, water, land), cultural (ethnic identity and history of community), social (existing and lacking public services), economic (local business, health care cost), and political (local, state, federal) components of the Southeast Community, Newport News, VA. There is a relationship between exposure to toxic pollutants and certain chronic diseases (e.g. asthma, and cardiovascular) experienced by residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA. A scientific understanding of toxic pollutants in the community, local sources of such pollutants, and associated health risk from exposure will lead to strategies that increase awareness and generate action that reduces toxic pollutants, exposures, and risk for residents of the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA. Youth participation is critical to the success and sustainability of environmental efforts and actions in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA." Sustainable action will lead to policy decisions that regulate toxic emissions and enforce local, State, and Federal compliance in the Southeast Community of Newport News, VA.

A second organization, the Southeast Asthma Network was founded as the public health arm of the Southeast Development Corporation. The Southeast Asthma Network was a partnership with the American Lung Association, the Virginia Asthma Coalition, MOMS, a parent-led group, CINCH, a children's health group at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, and the Peninsula Health District. The Southeast CARE Coalition and Southeast Asthma Network often worked in collaboration.

Activities

The Southeast CARE Coalition has made major and transformative contributions to the fight against coal dust pollution in Southeast Newport News and for environmental justice in Virginia.

The Southeast CARE Coalition has worked on issues other than coal dust, including food accessibility[2][3] and water quality.[4]

Research and Events

In 2012, the Southeast CARE Coalition received $100,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Dr. Erica Holloman to study toxic pollutants in Southeast Newport News.

In 2013, the Southeast CARE Coalition hosts a series of symposia called, Is My Neighborhood Killing Me? Speakers include U.S. Representative Robert "Bobby" Scott and the EPA's Dr. Marva King.

In 2017, the Southeast CARE Coalition and EPA release their report, A Collaborative Effort to Assess Environmental Health in Newport News, Virginia.

Regulatory Air Monitoring Petition

In 2015, the Southeast CARE Coalition petitions the VA DEQ to install regulatory air monitors in Southeast Newport News.

DEQ petition for monitoring[5][6]

Youth Education

Week-long camp for children with asthma that included an educational piece on air quality and its health impacts.[7]

In 2015, the Southeast CARE Coalition hosts a week-long camp for children with asthma that includes educational sessions on air pollution and its health impacts.

Documents

Research

Media

Thayer's Letter to the Editor, June 5, 2015: "I have lived in the Southeast Community of Newport News for 14 years. My family lived in Harbor Homes for 10 years before is was torn down. It was difficulty dealing with the coal dust coming in my windows constantly, and I wondered how it would affect my then-teenage daughter. We have moved to Ridley Circle (only a block away) and while the coal dust is not as visible, we know it is still there. I have been working with the Southeast CARE Coalition for a few months, doing whatever I can to help our neighborhood. I hope Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Molly Ward and the Department of Environmental Quality Director David Taylor will become involved in making our neighborhood a better lace to live. Thank you for publishing articles about our dilemmas. Maybe making the problems more well known will encourage more of my neighbors to get involved."[8]

LaTonya Wallace Interviewed by Reema Amin, August 3, 2017: "We have our elders who work their lives... when they retire, they should be able to sit on their front porch... and breathe."[9]

References

  1. ↑ About Us, Southeast CARE Coalition: Environmental Concern Today for a Sustainable Environment Tomorrow, Undated.
  2. ↑ Clift, Workshop to Help Southeast Residents Grow Health Food, Daily Press, April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Clift, Garden, Continued from Page 1, Daily Press, May 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ Clift, Bay Health Event Aims to Inspire Youths, Daily Press, August 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Clift, Southeast Petition Get 1000 Signatures, Daily Press, October 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Clift, Air Petition Delivered to State Leaders, Daily Press, December 4, 2015
  7. ↑ Salasky, Asthma Continued from Page 1, Daily Press, August 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ Thayer, Letter to the Editor, Daily Press, June 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Amin, Report: Peninsula Areas Rank Among the Most Toxic in Va., Daily Press, August 3, 2017
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