Health Risk Assessment Capacity Building Session Information

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), Transportation and Toxics Division (TTD) is hosting an afternoon session in December to present an introduction to Health Risk Assessments (HRA). HRAs are used by a variety of government agencies to evaluate the potential health impacts of air pollution emissions. They are a useful tool to help inform decision-making regarding whether action should be taken to reduce emissions and their associated impacts. For this reason, CARB is hosting a capacity building session to better equip attendees to understand the uses of HRAs and significance of information they provide in decision making at various levels of government. The session will consist of an approximately thirty-minute presentation that will cover:


  1. Background on what the Air Districts are responsible for versus what CARB is responsible for.
  2. A high-level overview of what HRAs are, why they are conducted, and what information we get from them.
  3. Who is required to conduct HRAs?
  4. How CARB, local Air Districts, and facilities use HRAs:
    1. Assembly Bill (AB) 2588
    2. New Source Review
    3. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
    4. Rule Development
  5. How HRA’s can be used by community members and advocates.


This interactive capacity building session will allow community advocates to better understand and utilize this important tool. Technical staff from CARB and the Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will be available throughout the session to answer questions and listen to your suggestions. We look forward to seeing you there!


Date: December 14, 2021

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Zoom Meeting Link: Register Here

(214) 765-0479

(888) 278-0296 (US Toll Free)

Conference code: 900977

 

Spanish Conference Line:

(866) 803-2146

Participant Code: 1083550


More details to follow. If you have any questions or would like to receive updates for this event, please contact Amanda Anderson, at amanda.anderson@arb.ca.gov.

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