Our enhanced environmental health screening tool for Colorado. Called CO EnviroScreen, the tool will enable users to identify disproportionately impacted (DI) communities based on the definition in Colorado’s Environmental Justice Act (HB21-1266). CO EnviroScreen will be one way Colorado addresses current and historic inequities.
Year Published: Expected Summer 2022
Published by: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Summary
The mapping tool aims to:
- Pinpoint areas that have a disproportionate burden of health and/or environmental harm.
- Build public trust and empower communities to become involved in decision-making.
- Help users maximize funding and resources for policy changes and other interventions to avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental health risks.
- Advance a healthy and sustainable Colorado where everyone has the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards.