# Presentation: 117974

## Pollution Prevention Partnership

## 	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

- 	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

## Making Outreach Make Sense to the Numbers GuysApplying and Implementing Research

- Small Business Assistance
- Public Education and Outreach

## Why do we Research?

- To find a solution to a problem
- To improve quality of life

## How do we Improve Quality of Life?

- Have a positive affect on life
- Act on research
- Implement research

## Causes of childhood death in 1900

## Causes of childhood death in 2004

## Problem
High surgical mortality rate

Research
	Unsanitary conditions
Soap, anti-bacterial, disinfectants

Implementation
	Educating care givers and public, washing hands, gloves, sterilizing equipment

- High surgical mortality rate
- Research
- 	Unsanitary conditions
- Soap, anti-bacterial, disinfectants
- Implementation
- 	Educating care givers and public, washing hands, gloves, sterilizing equipment

## Problem
Polio, life time of handicap

Research
Vaccine

Implementation
World-wide vaccine and immunization education and distribution program

- Polio, life time of handicap
- Research
- Vaccine
- Implementation
- World-wide vaccine and immunization education and distribution program

## Problem
Tuberculosis, high mortality rate

Research
Antibiotics

Implementation
Inoculation education and distribution program

- Tuberculosis, high mortality rate
- Research
- Antibiotics
- Implementation
- Inoculation education and distribution program

## Problem
Small Pox, high mortality rate

Research
Vaccine

Implementation
Vaccine education and distribution program

- Small Pox, high mortality rate
- Research
- Vaccine
- Implementation
- Vaccine education and distribution program

## Problem
Malaria, high mortality rate

Research
Mosquito carriers

Implementation
Mosquito eradication/education program

- Malaria, high mortality rate
- Research
- Mosquito carriers
- Implementation
- Mosquito eradication/education program

## Problem
Yellow Fever, high mortality rate

Research
Mosquito identification

Implementation
Mosquito eradication/education program

- Yellow Fever, high mortality rate
- Research
- Mosquito identification
- Implementation
- Mosquito eradication/education program

## Problem
AIDS

Research
Vaccines, cocktails

Implementation
Educating public, administering vaccines

- AIDS
- Research
- Vaccines, cocktails
- Implementation
- Educating public, administering vaccines

## Problem
Poor air quality, public health impact

Research
Modeling and monitoring, LOTS and
		LOTS of modeling

Implementation
Educating sources about modeling results and emission reduction recommendations

- Poor air quality, public health impact
- Research
- Modeling and monitoring, LOTS and
- 		LOTS of modeling
- Implementation
- Educating sources about modeling results and emission reduction recommendations

## General Public

## Mobile Sources

## Test Drive Hybrids at Clean Air Fair

## Stop at the Click

## Lawn Mower Exchange

## School Curriculum / Education

## Billboards

## Smog Frog riding to his pad and packing lunch

## Air Quality and Public Health2005

## Air Quality and Public Health2015

## Give the people the light of truth and they will find the way

**Notes:**

The advantages of these types of programs (teleworking, flex-scheduling, etc.) not only help the environment, but will also help companies decrease their parking lot space (less will be needed) and boost employee morale with the new work options.
Adjust business operations – find ways to juggle or combine delivery schedules, for instance.

## Pollution Prevention Partnership