Environmental Health Justice

NACCHO

Equity and Social Justice Resources

Health

https://www.naccho.org/programs/publichealth-infrastructure/health-equity

The goal of NACCHO’s Health Equity and Social Justice program is to advance the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to confront the root causes of inequities in the distribution of disease and illness through public health practice and their organizational structure.

Physicians for Social Responsibility https://www.psr.org/issues/environment-health/

PSR’s Environment and Health Program amplifies the voices of health professionals and other advocates on the catastrophic consequences of climate change and other environmental hazards to health.

Environmental Health Justice

EPA- Environmental Justice https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

U.S. Climate Resilience ToolkitEJSCREEN: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/ejscreen-environmentaljustice-screening-and-mapping-tool

EJSCREEN is an environmental justice mapping and screening tool that provides the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a nationally consistent dataset and approach for combining environmental and demographic indicators.