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STATE-LEVEL RESOURCES
State-level resources and programs help guide built environment work with interagency partners. The CDPHE Built Environment team supports the implementation of the priorities, strategies, and recommendations outlined in these planning documents and programs. View the state-level resources below to learn more.
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2020 Colorado Resiliency FrameworkDeveloped by the Colorado Resiliency Office, the framework lays out the State’s resiliency vision and goals and explores risks and vulnerabilities across four themes: adapting to our changing climate, understanding risks from natural and other hazards, addressing social inequities and unique community needs, and pursuing economic diversity and vibrancy.
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CDPHE Climate Equity FrameworkThe Climate Equity Framework is a guidance document that outlines ways the state can build equity considerations into the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction rulemaking process to help achieve better outcomes for disproportionately impacted communities in Colorado.
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Colorado Safe Routes to SchoolAdministered by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado Safe Routes to School (SRTS) uses a comprehensive approach to make school routes safe for children when walking and bicycling to school.
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SRTS Statewide Program Scan - Colorado MemoThe Safe Routes Partnership has completed a scan of Safe Routes to School statewide programs across the country, of which we received 26 responses from states with active Safe Routes to School programming or funding. This memo summarizes the survey results, organized into those two categories (program overview and strategic planning), and offers key recommendations for the Colorado Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee’s consideration to prepare a statewide strategic plan.
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Working Together to Make Meaningful Change: A toolkit for engaging communities across Colorado This resource is for individuals, organizations, and government agencies that are working on community engagement in Colorado. Some of you might already be working within a specific community and are looking to refresh your engagement strategy. Others might be coming from an outside agency or organization and want to build relationships with a new community. Regardless of your community engagement background, there is something in this toolkit for you!
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HEAL in Child care ToolkitThis Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) in Child Care Toolkit was created to support professionals with ideas and resources to ensure Colorado children develop healthy habits that can be maintained throughout their lives. The toolkit was designed to follow the Healthy Eating Active Living in Child Care: Self-Assessment developed by a group of Colorado Early Childhood health partners. This self-assessment, when used by early childhood programs, can help identify the program’s strengths and opportunities for improvement. This toolkit was designed to support these improvements with a curated list of handouts, resources, and policy language.
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CDPHE Healthy Housing CoalitionThe Colorado Healthy Housing Coalition is a group of public health, environmental health, and housing experts and advocates that are working to highlight the connection between health and housing. The goals of the coalition are to promote the incorporation of healthy home principles into ongoing programs and practices, focus attention on the relationship between housing and health impacts, and coordinate and leverage statewide healthy homes activities. Learn more about the coalition and visit the resources page.
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CDPHE EJ ProgramThe Colorado Environmental Justice (EJ) Program recognizes that all people have a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, participate freely in decisions that affect their environment, live free from exposures to hazardous levels of toxic pollutants, experience equal protection of environmental policies, and share benefits of a prosperous and vibrant pollution-free economy. Learn more about the program and visit the resources page.
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Green Infrastructure Guide to Downtown ColoradoGreen spaces offer various benefits to communities, and their inclusion can be achieved by implementing green infrastructure. While resources on green infrastructure typically focus on large urban environments, this summary aims to fill the information gap for smaller communities in Colorado. The original guide was created as a capstone project by a team of graduate students from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Masters of the Environment Program, in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This executive summary was created for brevity and clarity by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The information provided in this summary is based on research, interviews, and visits to green infrastructure installations across Colorado.
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Shared-Use Agreements: Expanding Access for Outdoor Enjoyment, Play, and Physical ActivityTihis resource guide provides guidance to create outdoor shared-use agreements, shares the health and equity benefits, and uses a five step process for implementation.
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Inclusive Playgrounds in ColoradoThis resource provides best practices and recommendations for parks and recreation professionals on inclusive playgrounds in Colorado. It serves as a guide for planning and designing new or updating existing playgrounds to ensure they are inclusive for everyone.
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