[sustran] Re: Environmental Health Book Project

[Gerry Hawkes]

In response to your message to Sustran, I would like to point you
to a portion of our web site that will give you more information
on the effects we are seeing from air pollution, much of which
comes from motor vehicles.

Please go to http://www.biketrack.com/pollution.htm  .  When you
reach the bottom of the page you will find links to examples of
the environmental damage we are witnessing.  There is much more
damage occurring, but this is all we have had time to document.

Regards,

Gerry Hawkes
Eco Systems, Inc. & Bike Track, Inc.
Woodstock, Vermont  USA

www.biketrack.com
-----Original Message-----
From: SUSTRAN Resource Centre <sustran at po.jaring.my>
To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
<sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Cc: envirohealth at hesperian.org <envirohealth at hesperian.org>
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 11:58 PM
Subject: [sustran] Environmental Health Book Project


>Dear sustran-discussers
>
>After almost 2 months away from SUSTRAN work I am just back in
Kuala Lumpur
>and trying to get back into action... sorry to anyone whose
emails or
>letters may have remained unanswered over the last month or so.
I will do
>my best to catch up.
>
>I will try to respond to the request below but I am sure there
are many
>others who can help too.
>
>Best wishes,
>Paul Barter
>SUSTRAN Resource Centre
>P. O. Box 11501,
>50748 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
>Tel/Fax: +60 3 274 2590,  E-mail: sustran at po.jaring.my
>Web: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2853/
>(PLEASE NOTE: my alternate email address <tkpb at barter.pc.my> is
no longer
>working)
>
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>>Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:54:34 -0700
>>To: sustran at po.jaring.my
>>From: Environmental Health Book Project
<envirohealth at hesperian.org>
>>Subject: Environmental Health Book Project
>>
>>April 14, 1999
>>
>>Greetings from the Hesperian Foundation!
>>
>>Thank you very much for completing the "Request for
Information" survey
>>that we sent you about the new environmental health book we are
developing
>>and for sending that survey out via e-mail to other groups on
your
>>listserve.  It sounds like SUSTRAN Resource Center is doing
great work and
>>we greatly appreciate all your help!
>>
>>As we mentioned in our last letter, the goal of our new book,
"A Community
>>Guide to Environmental Health," is to help people all over the
world
>>understand and do something about the environmental factors
that are
>>harming their health. We would like to ask you some more
questions about
>>the problems in the area in which you work and your group's
activities.
>>Your answers will help us better understand how this book could
be useful
>>to you and to similar groups around the world.
>>
>>1. You mentioned in the survey that you have noticed health
problems
>>related to air pollution caused by motors. What specific health
problems do
>>you see that have resulted from this problem?
>>
>>2. In general, do local people understand that environmental
problems such
>>as air pollution are harming their health?
>>
>>3. If so, how did they come to understand the connection
between their
>>illness and the environmental problem?  For example, have
people always
>>known this, did something happen that made people realize it,
did someone
>>educate them about this, etc.?
>>
>>4. Have local people taken any steps to change their
environment in order
>>to prevent disease?
>>
>>5. You also mentioned that your group is addressing the
environmental
>>problem of air
>> pollution caused by motors. Can you tell us about the specific
programs
>>and activities your group or other groups are enacting in order
to deal
>>with this issue?
>>
>>6.   How have local people been involved in these activities?
>>
>>Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer these
questions.  We
>>admire your work and we need your input to help make this book
address the
>>needs and realities of communities in Malaysia.
>>
>>We look forward to your response and to a continuing
correspondence.
>>
>>Warm regards,
>>
>>
>>
>>Maya Shaw
>>Environmental Health Book Project
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Environmental Health Book Project
>>Hesperian Foundation -- publishing for community health and
empowerment
>>1919 Addison St., Ste. 304, Berkeley, CA  94704  USA
>>phone:  510-845-1447; fax:  510-845-9141
>>email: envirohealth at hesperian.org
>>
>>visit our website at www.hesperian.org
>>
>>