Community Environmental Health Assessment

Community Environmental Health Assessment Programs Include:

Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH)

Through a multi-year partnership with the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO provides technical assistance to local health departments and their constituents in conducting community-based environmental health assessments (CEHA). To this end, NACCHO developed the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH), a methodology to guide local communities in identifying and addressing environmental health priorities. NACCHO is dedicated to assisting local health officials conduct community environmental health assessment. More »

Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnvPHPS)

EnvPHPS The Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnvPHPS) are a set of ten standards modeled after the National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) and based on the ten Essential Services of Environmental Health. The EnvPHPS being developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide an important benchmark for participating agencies to measure the capacity of their local environmental public health system. More »

Tool Book for Initiating Effective Policy Change: What You Can Do in Your Community to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning

Each year, thousands of toddlers are irreparably harmed by the very homes in which they live. Understanding the need for effective primary lead poisoning prevention tools at the local level, Berrien County Health Department, Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan, and Public Health-Muskegon County worked in collaboration to develop a guide, Tool Book for Initiating Effective Policy Change: What You Can Do in Your Community to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning, for local agencies that are looking to eliminate lead poisoning in their communities.

In the Spotlight

Post PACE EH Project Assessment in Florida

Following their PACE EH processes, Indian River and Escambia Counties conducted post-assessment surveys. The goal of their survey work was to assess quantitatively how the community members felt about the changes that occurred in response to their initial community needs assessment. More »

PACE EH Course

PACE EH Online Training

The purpose of this course is to equip environmental/public health professionals with strategies for successfully using the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH) guidebook, a flexible and collaborative community environmental health assessment process developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with support by the National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »