Community Involvement Resources
PACE EH Resources
Improving Environmental Public Health Services Performance to Meet Community Needs pdf icon[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 icon[PDF – 5.75 MB] – guidebook outlining the 13 steps of PACE EH
PACE EH Demonstration Site Reportexternal icon – report summarizing main concepts derived from eight sites who used PACE EH
PACE EH in Practice pdf icon[PDF – 3.81 MB] – results from 10 sites who piloted PACE EH in their communities
PACE EH: Tool for Community Environmental Health Assessment pdf icon[PDF – 202 KB] – fact sheet describing PACE EH
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Health Agencies Through Community-Based Assessment and Planning pdf icon[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 icon[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 Floridaexternal icon – 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 icon[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 icon[PDF – 1.33 MB]external icon – 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 icon[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 icon[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 icon[PDF – 2.25 MB]
- Hoja de Información – Evaluación de la Salud Ambiental Comunitaria en Perú pdf icon[PDF – 124 KB]
- Evaluación Comunitaria de Salud Ambiental Fortalece los Servicios Públicos de Salud Ambiental en la Amazonía Peruana pdf icon[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
Culture Shift: Strengthening the Role of Environmental Health in Public Health Performance Improvement Efforts. pdf icon[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 Toolboxexternal icon (University of Kansas) – tips and tools promoting community health by connecting people, ideas, and resources
National Association of County and City Health Officialsexternal icon – free online courses and a community driven planning tool
- Environmental Health Courses on Community Environmental Health Assessmentsexternal icon
- Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnershipsexternal icon
Partnerships for Environmental Public Healthexternal icon (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) – program fostering partnerships between and among community residents/organizations, researchers, and other stakeholders in the research process