Related Links - Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA)

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA) Program

NACCHO’s CEHA Program supports communities doing environmental health assessments.  Find an array of resources, including Webinars, online modules, and NACCHO’s Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH) Guidebook.  This methodology provides a step-by-step approach and supporting tools to conduct a CEHA.  A PACE EH Toolkit is also available. 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Website

The goal of Community Health Status Indicators is to provide an overview of key health indicators for local communities and to encourage dialogue about actions that can be taken to improve community health.  The database includes county-level data in viewable online or downloadable reports with peer county information for comparison purposes.

Prevention Institute

Prevention Institute houses the Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE).  THRIVE can help communities understand and prioritize factors that can help improve health and safety. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Green Communities

The Green Communities Toolkit provides step-by-step guidelines for planning and implementing sustainable actions at the local level.  Instructions include how to conduct a trends analysis and develop a future community vision.

Sustainable Measures

Sustainable Measures is a private consulting firm whose Web site offers information on sustainable measures, not limited to environmental health.  The Web site also has an on-line training course about developing sustainable indicators and a useful indicator database.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP)

TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System that uses maps of the U.S. to help users visually explore data from EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund sites.  This information can be overlaid with US Census data and health data.  A TOXMAP “tour” and online tutorial are available.

Federal Highway Administration

Community Impact Assessment (CIA)

CIA allows for a community’s concerns (mobility, safety, economic, relocation, etc.) to be addressed in decision-making.  The Federal Highway Administration has sponsored a Web site on CIA, which contains a variety of references and resources, including a key FHWA publication – Community Impact Assessment: A Quick Reference for Transportation.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program

The CARE Resource Guide is a Web-based wealth of information.  The Resource Guide is designed to enable users "to navigate EPA's Web site and find information about toxics in their local communities." 

California Department of Public Health

Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIP)

From exposure to illness: Community health studies and environmental contamination presents the challenges of conducting environmental health studies in small communities.  It includes the step-by-step process epidemiologists use to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a health study.  It also includes case studies. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Community Health and Program Services (CHAPS)

Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health is a resource to encourage the development of new and the expansion of existing initiatives and partnerships to address the social determinants of health.  It highlights lessons learned by communities and provides information and tools to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions. 

Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD)

Participatory Avenues, the Gateway to Community Mapping

Participatory Avenues’ Web site acts as a focal point for sharing lessons learned and innovation in practicing ethically-conscious community mapping and participatory GIS.  It has a wealth of information about participatory GIS, including case studies, a mapping toolbox, and “how-to” guides. 

Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

Community Environmental Health & Justice Program

ELI created Community Environmental Health Workbook: A Guide to Evaluating Your Community’s Health and Finding Ways to Improve It.  This step-by-step guide provides a simplified approach for conducting a CEHA, including hands-on worksheets.