First Name | Jessica |
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Last Name | Tovar |
Email Address | jessicatovar2@gmail.com |
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Subject | Clean Cars Campaign |
Comment | My name is Jessica Tovar and I am the Project Manager for the Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma (LBACA) and I want to express my strong support for the California Clean Cars Campaign. We are deeply concerned about the poor health outcomes caused by air pollution that is driven largely by transportation emissions in California. LBACA assists children and families with poorly controlled asthma. In our work we see the high utilization of emergency department services, missed school days which means lost school learning time, parental work time, additional doctor’s visits, medications and general stress for the affected families. Despite advances in improving air quality, Long Beach and its surrounding communities will likely continue to experience the disproportionate impact of asthma and other health conditions resulting from poor air quality. The short and long term effects of exposure to high levels of ambient air pollution on children is a major concern based on the large body of research documenting associations between exposure to pollution from traffic related sources and asthma. Stronger clean car standards will assist in cleaning up the air and protecting the health of the children we serve every day at the Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma. We urge the California Air Resources Board to move forward in protecting public health. Thank you. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2012-01-24 17:27:43 |
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