Statewide community engagement and project management to develop an open-access mapping tool for environmental justice
IBE led the community engagement and project management for the development of Colorado EnviroScreen – an open-access mapping tool for environmental justice. To help remedy disproportionate impacts of environmental health hazards, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) engaged a team from CSU that included IBE, the Geospatial Centroid, and the Rojas Public Health Lab to develop Colorado EnviroScreen. The interactive environmental health mapping tool enables users to identify communities that have a disproportionate burden of health or environmental harm.
The tool is designed to support policy makers and activists in identifying and driving support toward equity-driven interventions so that everyone in Colorado has the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards. IBE led project management for tool development and led design and analysis of stakeholder engagement, which included interviews, focus groups, and public meetings (in both Spanish and English).
Key Outcomes
- Helping diverse users identify environmental justice priorities and advocate for equity-driven solutions
- Gathered community input to guide future improvements to Colorado EnviroScreen
Deliverables
- Statewide, open-access environmental justice mapping tool and user guides
- Community engagement reports