This course discusses the importance of community engagement in setting environmental health priorities, reviews and describes how the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH) can be used to conduct a community environmental health assessment, identifies strategies for working with communities, and the importance of integrating community environmental health assessments into larger public health planning.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand the importance of community engagement in setting environmental health priorities
2. Understand that the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH) is one approach that can be used to conduct a community environmental health assessment
3. Identify strategies for working with communities
4. Review the importance of integrating community environmental health assessments into larger public health planning

Tier Level: Tier 3
Modality: Self-Paced
Length: 13 minutes 01 seconds

Resources:
PACE-EH Resources
PACE-EH Toolkit
NACCHO’s Model Practice Database: Advancing Environmental Equity Using PACE-EH
Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
Public Health Accreditation Board Standards