A Regional Healthy Community Initiative
a community-based assessment and action to improve the environment we share

The Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA) Team is developing a community-based environmental health assessment of the tri-county region.  Currently, the CEHA" team is exploring ways to engage a diverse group of stakeholders in defining the initiative.
 

	Events 11/9:  Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA) Meeting with new members at 10:15am, Atrium Conf. Rm., 2nd floor, Human Services Bldg on S. Cedar 11/9:  Green Infrastructure Meeting in Flint  1-4pm 11/13:  Designing Healthy Communities Conference at the Kellogg Center (all day)  More here 11/14:  “Fostering a Culture of Sustainability” with Doug Worts, Art Gallery of Ontario, 4:00pm 101 Kellogg Center 11/14: "Academic Engines for the Small-Mart Revolution" with Michael Shuman (author of Going Local, Creating  Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age and co-founder of BALLE), 7:30pm, 105 S. Kedzie Hall February:  Statewide Sustainable Business Forum Conference at the Kellogg Center See more "healthy community updates" here
	General Information PACE-EH A Tool for Community Environmental Health Assessment Greening Our Region Collaboratively (draft invitation 10/06) Condensed Version General information about PACE-EH & CARE on-line learning module for PACE-EH Community Action for a Renewed Environment Powerpoint Slide Show Talking Points
	Documents, Meetings, and Communications October 2006 Meeting September 2006 Meeting Draft Timeline 8/31/06 May 22 with EPA May E-mail from Janine August E-mails from Janine + Others
	Coalitions/Groups/Initiatives Regional Planning/Visioning/Summits/etc. Power of We Consortium Regional Growth Project Moving Our Community Toward Health Coalition List of Environmental Groups Jackson County Future Community Initiative Sustainable Campus Initiative Land Use and Health Resource Team

	Links & Resources Environmental Health Briefing Book (2006) Our Environment - Our Health (2005) Capital Area Land Use and Health Resource Team Regional Update www.CACVoices.org/environment Healthy Community Checklists "Secrets" to Large Scale Change
	Forums/Discussions Share ideas and link up with people and projects Mindful Relations "Eco-Blog" Community Voices Sustainable Community Listserv Sustainable Community Dialogue (1st Saturday)