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  5. Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama

Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama

    Project Description

    The Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama, project goals are to prevent or reduce illness or death related to environmental risk factors brought on by coal and dust deposits (called “moon dust” by area residents) and build and enhance effective partnerships to improve environmental health capacity for designing and delivering interventions for mosquito control and air quality improvement.

    The objectives of this project are to

    • build a sustainable partnership to address mosquito control and air quality
    • expand and enhance the capacities of project partners through training and learning sessions
    • implement a “best practice” mosquito control program