Understanding when and where disease occurs and the environmental conditions related to disease is a basic community right-to-know issue for both community residents and public health professionals. The Center works in partnership with citizen groups, community advocacy organizations, universities and others to identify and develop environmental health information tools for community-based environmental health interventions and policies. We have developed a citizen's guide to conducting community environmental health assessments that serves as a focal point of the Center’s programs. The workbook can be used with traditional environmental concerns, such as drinking water quality, as well as contemporary issues such as brownfield redevelopment and community revitalization.
Related Publications
- Homeland Security and Drinking Water: An Opportunity for Comprehensive Protection of a Vital Natural Resource (2003)
- A Citizen’s Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice (2002)
- Opportunities for Advancing Environmental Justice: An Analysis of U.S. EPA Statutory Authorities (2001)
- Community Environmental Health Assessment Workbook: A Guide to Evaluating Your Community’s Health and Finding Ways to Improve It (2000)
- Valuing Health for Environmental Policy With Special Emphasis on Children’s Health Issues (Proceedings of the Second Workshop in the Environmental Policy and Economics Workshop Series) (1999)
- Safe Drinking Water Workshop for Consumers (1997)
- Radon Guide for Tenants (1997)
- Radon in Rental Housing: Legal and Policy Strategies for Reducing Health Risks (1994)
- Keeping New Jersey Safe: A City Handbook on New Jersey’s Common Safety Program (1990)
Related Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
- Cleaning Up Our Communities: Tools for Environmental Health Assessment — Atlanta, GA (1998)
- Clean Drinking Water for Consumers Workshop — Washington, DC (1997)
- Lead and the Law Conference: “Enforcement of New Federal Disclosure Requirements” — Washington, DC (1997)