NIEHS Training to address occupational disparities and environmental justice and the benefits derived from this approach by Sharon Beard, Deborah Weinstock

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Worker Training Program

NIEHS Trainingto address occupational disparities and environmental justice

and the benefits derived from this approach

Sharon BeardIndustrial Hygienist; NIEHS or!er "raining program

Deborah WeinstockDirector# National $learinghouse for or!er Safety and Health"raining


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Environmental Career Worker Training Program

• "rain unemployed or underemployed individuals &ydelivering holistic and comprehensive training todisadvantaged and underserved communities;

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'rogram addresses the ris! of occupational healthdisparities;

• 'rovides (o& readiness training such as remediationeducation and life s!ills;

•'repare and place them for employment in the fields ofenvironmental restoration# construction# and ha)ardousmaterials*+aste industries; and

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and

it,s impact.


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ECWTP Awardees

• $enter for $onstruction esearchand "raining – Ne+ /rleans# 0; St. 'aul# 2N;

and East 'alo lto# $.• /I

– $hicago# I0; Dallas# "3; 4ansas$ity 4S*2/.

• University of $alifornia# 0os ngeles

– 0os ngeles# $; Seattle# ;and 'ortland# /

• utgers School of 'u&lic Health5N6*N7 $onsortium – Ne+ar!# N6 and Ne+ 7or! $ity#

N7• Dillard University

– Ne+ /rleans# 0; 'ensacola# 80;Houston# "3; and Detroit# 2I.

• United Steel+or!ers – Ne+ 7or! $ity# N6


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ECWTP: Success and Best Practices Reort

• "rained over 1:#::: people in more than -:communities across %: states +ith nearly :<employment.

• Increase sustaina&le employmentopportunities# address health disparities# =advance environmental (ustice.

• "ransformed the lives of trainees# families#and communities.

• 'rovides significant contri&utions toenvironmental (ustice &y providing training andincreasing (o& opportunities.

• "he E$"' 5 a model intervention in classicpu&lic health.


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Success Stories !rom Training"##

• Charlie is a graduate of the 2011-12 ECWTP. When heentered the program, Charlie was unemployed and liingin a homeless shelter. !e "oined the union re#eiing#redit for pre-apprenti#eship training and is now working

as a se#ond-year apprenti#e earning oer $1%&hr.Charlie no longer lies in the homeless shelter 'utolunteers his time to help those who still do.

• ()ew *rleans +u##ess +tory, CPW 201 Progress

eport


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Success Stories !rom Training"##

• Tom, a single father of four took his e/perien#e gainedthrough the training program and made life #hangingimproements. With all of the guidan#e proided 'y the program, Tom is in the pro#ess of 'uying a home,

pur#hased a new ehi#le and in the pro#ess of gettingfull #ustody of his #hildren. !is prior work e/perien#ewas minimal and he has made a #omplete 0 degreeturn around. Tom stated he was grateful for 'eing in the program and that it was a life #hanging e/perien#e.

• (+t. Paul +u##ess +tory, CPW 201 Progress eport


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$%E&S Environmental Career Worker Training Program 'date(i!teen)*ear Summar+ o! Training

(or Budget Period ,-.,/./--0),1.2/.3,/4 (inal

*ear StudentsTrained

Placed in5obs

Percentage o! StudentsPlaced in 5obs

1@@?5%::? -#9@@ %#-9? ?<

%:: -A> %91 ?-<%::A -1 %%% :<

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Total 06788 4671- 1,9


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Evaluation of the Economic Impact of the NIEHS Worker

Training’s Environmental Career Worker Training

rogramThis anal!sis "as completed in collaboration "ith#

Bryant Engelhardt, Robert Baumann, Kathy Kiel of The College of the Holy Cross;

Deborah Weinstock, arry Reed, !ustin Crane, "DB, #nc$


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Puroses o! WTP Bene!its Stud+

• "o respond to NIEHS Strategic Boal 1:

Ealuate the e#onomi# impa#t of poli#ies, pra#ti#es, and 'ehaiors thatredu#e e/posure to enironmental to/i#ants, through preention ofdisease and disa'ilities, and inest in resear#h programs to test how

preention improes pu'li# health and minimies e#onomi# 'urden.

• "o evaluate# Cuantify# and document the +ide range of&enefits of "' E$"'

• "o develop methodology for "' enefits

• Share the results +ith sta!eholders

/I trainees receive general classroom instruction.


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Bene!its de!ined

• Seven monetary &enefits &et+een 1@@> and %:1-

Total alue Added $1.79 Billion

E!!ect on earnings ;/67-2 millionSafety and related cost savings 1>- millionHiring cost savings 1?.A million$rime cost savings %%.1 millionEffects on taFes and transfers 1 million

Environment5related &enefits Indeterminate2atching funds and communityinvolvement G%:1- only

;3#2 million


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=oneti>ed Bene!its

• 1.? in higher earningsfor its graduates#

• 1>- less +or!place

in(ury costs#

• 1?.A2 less hiring costs#

• %%.12 less crime related

costs• %.-2 in %:1- in

contri&utions from firmsand non5profits


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Stud+ Details

Data used in anal+sis

• asic demographics

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Employment history• 'ost training survey

– Employment status# (o&type# +ages

• Short survey of %:1-trainees

• Brantee +e&inars


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