Tox Town (http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.php),
an interactive Web site from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), uses
graphics, sounds and animation to introduce students, educators, and the
general public to environmental health risks encountered in our everyday life.
Tox Town’s new Southwest scene was developed collaboratively with Diné College,
a tribal college for the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico, to highlight
concerns faced by people living in this region. Lessons learned from
collaboration include balancing the unique surroundings of the Shiprock area
while at the same time trying to reflect the region as a whole. While some
environmental health concerns in the US Southwest are the same in any
neighborhood, there are many issues that are specific to this region. New Tox
Town locations found in this scene include: Abandoned Mines, Sheep Ranching,
Uranium Tailings, Water Wells, Windmills, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Dust Storms,
Hydraulic Fracturing, and Oil and Gas Fields.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tox Town US Southwest Scene [POSTER]
Tox Town (http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.php),
an interactive Web site from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), uses
graphics, sounds and animation to introduce students, educators, and the
general public to environmental health risks encountered in our everyday life.
Tox Town’s new Southwest scene was developed collaboratively with Diné College,
a tribal college for the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico, to highlight
concerns faced by people living in this region. Lessons learned from
collaboration include balancing the unique surroundings of the Shiprock area
while at the same time trying to reflect the region as a whole. While some
environmental health concerns in the US Southwest are the same in any
neighborhood, there are many issues that are specific to this region. New Tox
Town locations found in this scene include: Abandoned Mines, Sheep Ranching,
Uranium Tailings, Water Wells, Windmills, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Dust Storms,
Hydraulic Fracturing, and Oil and Gas Fields.
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