270654 Environmental literacy training for green jobs: The ROOTS of success curriculum approach

Monday, October 29, 2012

Raquel Pinderhughes, PhD , Department of Urban Studies and Planning, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Environmental Literacy - Throughout the country, training programs are preparing youth and adults with barriers to employment for jobs/careers in the green economy. Crucial to participant's success is that they not only become technically skilled, but that they understand the environmental and social context in which green jobs/careers occur. Currently, no curriculum exists to provide youth and adults with limited skills and education with in-depth information about natural systems, land use planning, environmental decision making, and green jobs. The ROOTS of Success curriculum teaches environmental literacy while enhancing academic literacy and job readiness skills. The purpose of this presentation is to share key tenets of this curriculum.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Diversity and culture
Environmental health sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe the ROOTS training program and how it has been successful in teaching environmental literacy List and explain the key tenets of the program and how it has been adapted and used by different and diverse audiences. Demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in training low literacy workers/students.

Keywords: Literacy, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at San Francisco State University and a nationally recognized expert on green jobs and green job training. I am the founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Literacy Curriculum Project, whose signature curriculum is Roots of Success. The curriculum is being used, in English and Spanish,in job training programs community colleges, high schools, and universities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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