PACE EH Development

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the National Association for County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) partnered to develop the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH). Representatives from federal agencies, academia, and research institutions, as well as local environmental health professionals and community organizers were also involved in the process. The protocol was also pilot tested by local health departments before it was finalized.

Many communities continue to use PACE EH as a way to involve their communities in making decisions about environmental health. Explore these resources and consider undertaking a PACE EH project in your community.

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

Community Environmental Health Assessment Library – PACE EH training, publications, and other resources from NACCHO.
PACE EH Guidebook – Resource outlining the 13 steps of PACE EH
PACE EH in Practice – Results from 10 pilot sites used to finalize the PACE EH methodology
PACE EH: Tool for Community Environmental Health Assessment [PDF - 202 KB] – Fact sheet describing PACE EH
Process Evaluation [PDF - 1.7 MB] – Extensive process evaluation of PACE EH impacts.
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Health Agencies Through Community-Based Assessment and Planning [PDF - 232 KB] – Article in Public Health Reports summarizing findings from the PACE EH process evaluation.
The PACE EH Demonstration Site Project: Communities in Action – Results from public health agencies that received funding to conduct PACE EH activities

PACE EH Implementation in the United States

Assessment in Island County – Educational materials on the top priority issues in Island County, Washington: illegal dumping and improving walkability in the county [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]
Community Environmental Health Assessment Resources on EH Capa-City – Tools and products from CDC environmental health capacity-building grantees
PACE EH Program in Florida – Information about county health departments across Florida who have implemented PACE EH in communities
PACE EH Toolkit – Toolkit developed by the Island County Health Department (Washington) for conducting a community-based environmental health assessment using the PACE EH protocol [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]
Power of PACE EH – Narrated presentation on PACE EH and its impact in the West Wabasso community of Indian River County, Florida