Community Involvement Resources

PACE EH Resources

Improving Environmental Public Health Services Performance to Meet Community Needs [PDF – 1.35 MB] – approaches (including PACE EH) to improve and align your program with broader public health department initiatives

PACE EH: Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health [PDF – 5.75 MB] – guidebook outlining the 13 steps of PACE EH

PACE EH Demonstration Site Report – report summarizing main concepts derived from eight sites who used PACE EH

PACE EH in Practice [PDF – 3.81 MB] – results from 10 sites who piloted PACE EH in their communities

PACE EH: Tool for Community Environmental Health Assessment [PDF – 202 KB] – fact sheet describing PACE EH

Strengthening the Capacity of Local Health Agencies Through Community-Based Assessment and Planning [PDF – 232 KB] – article in Public Health Reports summarizing findings from a process evaluation of PACE EH

Working to Build Healthy Communities: Community Environmental Health Assessments Using PACE EH. [PDF – 187 KB] – article on using PACE EH to build healthy communities (this is one of our monthly columns in the Journal of Environmental Health.

PACE EH Use in the United States

• PACE EH Program in Florida – site describing PACE EH efforts of health departments across Florida
• PACE EH Post Project Assessment of Quality of Life Changes in a Florida Community Related to Infrastructure Improvements [PDF – 381 KB] – article reporting quality of life improvements among community members following PACE EH actions (posted with permission from the Journal of Environmental Health (2008;70(10):40–6))
• Power of PACE EH [PDF – 1.33 MB] – narrated presentation on the impact of PACE EH in a Florida community

PACE EH Use in International Settings

• Community Environmental Health Assessment in Peru [PDF – 260 KB] – fact sheet on CDC’s community environmental assessment efforts in Peru
• Community Environmental Health Assessment in Peru’s Desert Hills and Rainforest [PDF – 703 KB] – article about the use of PACE EH to develop the ability of Peruvian communities to address environmental health problems

Spanish-language Resources for CEHA and PACE EH

• El Protocolo para Evaluar la Excelencia de la Comunidad en Salud Ambiental – Versión Español [PDF – 2.25 MB]
• Hoja de Información – Evaluación de la Salud Ambiental Comunitaria en Perú [PDF – 124 KB]
• Evaluación Comunitaria de Salud Ambiental Fortalece los Servicios Públicos de Salud Ambiental en la Amazonía Peruana [PDF – 145 KB]

Other CDC Resources

Brownfield and Land Reuse Initiative (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) – resources for promoting community health during redevelopment of brownfields

Community Health Online Resource Center – resources for community health interventions and programs addressing chronic disease and health disparities

Community Health Status Indicators – overview of more than 200 key health indicators for U.S. counties

Culture Shift: Strengthening the Role of Environmental Health in Public Health Performance Improvement Efforts. [PDF – 551 KB] – article exploring PACE EH as a performance improvement tool (one in a series of our monthly columns in the Journal of Environmental Health)

Environmental Public Health Performance Standards – tool for measuring and improving capacity to deliver the essential services of environmental public health

Environmental Public Health Tracking Network – system integrating data on health, exposures, and hazards

Healthy Places – information on health impact assessments and other tools to design and build healthy places

Principles of Community Engagement – practical guidelines for engaging the public in community decision-making about public health

External Resources

Community Toolbox (University of Kansas) – tips and tools promoting community health by connecting people, ideas, and resources

Environmental Health Resources for Community Members (Environmental Protection Agency) – resources to help communities address environmental issues and health concerns

National Association of County and City Health Officials – free online courses and a community driven planning tool

• Environmental Health Courses on Community Environmental Health Assessments
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) – program fostering partnerships between and among community residents/organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders in the research process

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