Environmental Health Checklist-LUP

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The Tri-County (CO) Health Department has developed an environmental health checklist for planners and health officials. This tool may serve as a comprehensive assessment tool for review of land use plans as well as and educational tool. The checklist can be modified to be more appropriate for your jurisdiction. Click on the PDF version for links to health data or other related resources.

Local Health Departments working towards implementing Health in All Policies (HiAP) in their jurisdictions will find this checklist useful when collaborating with local planning departments and elected officials in developing land use plans and communities that encourages healthy living.

Toolkit:

Environmental Health in All Policies (HiAP)

Keyword Area:

Air Quality, Injury Prevention, Water Quality

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NACCHO

Submitted:

02/28/2007

Modified:

11/08/2012

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