Community Health Projects at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites
Past Successful Cooperative Agreement Funding Projects
Purpose:
ATSDR's mission is to serve the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures to environmental contaminants. Sites such as Brownfield/Land Reuse sites may be the source of potentially harmful exposures because of contamination from previous property uses. Addressing public health concerns and issues related to the restoration of contaminated properties is essential.
From 2008 – 2015 ATSDR funded community health projects that were robust in demonstrating how public health is an integral part of the land reuse process. Average awards for these projects were $150,000 for a one-year project. These projects aimed to increase capacity among states, tribes, health agencies, and local governments to identify, address, and improve public health in redeveloping Land Reuse sites, ensuring that particular attention was paid to identifying and addressing health issues prior to redevelopment and assessing changes in community health associated with reuse plans and redevelopment. These community health projects that addressed impacts of contamination at Land Reuse sites furthered ATSDR's public health mission to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures.
Approach:
The funded projects integrated the ATSDR Community Health Project (CHP) Logic Model. The CHP Logic Model depicts how the problem statement, purpose, outcomes, and strategy of each project are interrelated.
- Name
- Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites
| STRATEGIES | EARLY ACTIVITIES | LATER ACTIVITIES | OUTCOMES | LONG TERM OUTCOMES/ IMPACTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build the Development Community* Capacity | Promote collaboration within the development community at the local and/or state level | Expand capacity for development community/ communities in developing models, strategies, and/or initiatives on promoting community health in Brownfield/Land Reuse redevelopment projects | Strengthen relationships among the development community
Increase community and health agency involvement in redevelopment Increase development community capacity to address health disparities |
Establish development community coalition to promote health solutions to disparities in coordination with revitalization of communities
Prevent or reduced exposures to contaminants |
| Measure Success of Environmental and Health Change | Build capacity to measure improvement of community health and other issues related to Brownfield/Land Reuse
Build capacity to address health disparities Promote development community adoption of indicators of changes to address health disparities |
Assess short- and long-term changes in indicators
Develop recommendations for sustainability once funding period has ended |
Develop community health model to address community health concerns through Brownfield/Land Reuse projects
Increase capacity to plan, measure and track success of environmental and health change through Brownfield/Land Reuse projects Increase capacity to create baseline, short-term, and/or long-term tracking of environmental and health change through Brownfield/Land Reuse projects |
Long term tracking success of environmental and health change through Brownfield/Land Reuse projects
Inclusion of community health model into master plan, guidance, policy, or other means of sustainability to address health issues Reduce health disparities through redevelopment |
| Characterize and Address Health Risks and Community Concerns | Increase capacity to catalog the Brownfield/Land Reuse sites in the redevelopment area
Increase capacity to characterize potential environmental exposures using the best science |
Communicate health risks to the community
Recommend changes to address health risks Educate the community on the health risks |
Increase risk communication and health education knowledge of community
Decrease or prevent the risks of human health effects from toxic exposures at Brownfield/ Land Reuse sites |
Decrease the risks of human health effects from toxic exposures |
| Expand ATSDR CHP Promotion | Report the success story of the project, including project results, health impact, and lessons learned. | Assist ATSDR in developing videos, fact sheets, books, and other resources to promote models for including health in redevelopment | Increase public health considerations in redevelopment
Expand resources for promoting community health considerations in redevelopment |
Decrease the risks of human health effects from toxic exposures
Reduce health disparities through redevelopment |
*Note: The development community includes residents, planners, city agencies, health departments, environmental agencies, developers, and any other stakeholders in the community of redevelopment.
Past Funding Announcements at grants.gov:
| Funding Number | Name |
|---|---|
| CDC-RFA-TS15-1502 | Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites |
| CDC-RFA-TS14-1404 | Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites |
| CDC-RFA-TS12-1202 | Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites (2 year) |
| CDC-RFA-TS11-1103 | Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites (1 year) |
| CDC-RFA-TS11-1104 | Public Health Support for Land Reuse/Brownfield and Legacy Sites in the Areas of Concern (AOC) for the Great Lakes (1 year) |
| CDC-RFA-TS10-1002 | Community Health Projects Related to Brownfield and Land Reuse Sites |
| CDC-RFA-TS10-1003 | Public Health Support for Land Reuse/Brownfield and Legacy Sites in the Areas of Concern (AOC) for the Great Lakes (1 year) |
| CDC-RFA-TS09-904 | Community Health Projects Related to Brownfield/Land Reuse (1 year) |
| CDC-RFA-TS08-803 | Community Health Projects Related to Brownfield/Land Reuse (1 year) |
ATSDR CHPs Awards:
FY2015
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Expanding Land Reuse Projects in Albany and Utica, NY to Promote Healthy Communities | $150,000 |
| City of Temple, TX | City of Temple, TX Bend of the River Botanic Gardens, Brownfield Site remediation and community engagement, CDC Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites Grant | $150,000 |
| Philadelphia Department of Public Health | Transforming Vacant Land into Community Empowered Urban Agriculture Projects in Philadelphia | $150,000 |
| Panhandle Area Development District | Nebraska Panhandle Brownfields Inventory and Community Capacity Building for Community Health | $113,272 |
| Florida Department of Health in Duval County | Healthy/Fresh Food Initiative in Health Zone 1, Jacksonville, Florida | $150,000 |
| City of Middletown, CT | Engaging Community Stakeholders to Increase Recreational Opportunities for Children in Middletown's Urban Districts through Brownfield Reuse | $143,970 |
| Arizona Department of Health Services | Community Health Projects Related to Contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites | $130,000 |
FY2014
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Finding Common Ground: Partnering with Community Organizations for Land Reuse Projects in New York’s Capital District | $149,936 |
| Medical University of South Carolina | Rebuilding the Graniteville, SC, Community through Public Health Communication and Promotion, and Public Health Tracking | $150,000 |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | Leveraging the Triple Bottom Line in Distressed Neighborhoods in San Antonio, Texas: Creating a Future for Sustainability, Social Justice, and Economic Development | $150,000 |
| City of Cincinnati (Ohio) | Project Cool It! A City of Cincinnati Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative | $149,998 |
| Georgia Department of Public Health | Assessing Brownfields and Community Health in Georgia | $149,997 |
| Oregon Health Authority | Oregon Public Health Division Brownfields Initiative | $150,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Sustainable Environmental Health Infrastructure and Cumulative Ranking Development for South Cook County with Community Stakeholder Participation | $130,405 |
FY2013
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Piqua (Ohio) | Piqua Riverfront STAMP Proposal | $148,010 |
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Enhancing Community Health of Residents of Utica, NY, through steps to reduce exposure and increase public health awareness related to contamination at land reuse and Brownfield sites | $197,094 |
| Oregon Health Authority | Oregon Public Health Initiative | $149,995 |
| Rock County Health Department (Wisconsin) | Brownfields to Promote Health, Businesses, Residents, and Organizations Working Now For Initiatives that Encourage Local Development Strategies to Promote Health | $88,396 |
FY2012
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Piqua (Ohio) | Piqua Riverfront STAMP Proposal | $148,000 |
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Enhancing Community Health of Residents of Utica, NY, through steps to reduce exposure and increase public health awareness related to contamination at land reuse and Brownfield sites | $197,094 |
| Oregon Health Authority | Oregon Public Health Initiative | $149,990 |
| Rock County Health Department (Wisconsin) | Brownfields to Promote Health, Businesses, Residents, and Organizations Working Now For Initiatives that Encourage Local Development Strategies to Promote Health | $148,433 |
FY2011
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Brownfield and Community Well-Being in the Hudson/Mohawk River Industrial Corridor | $149,399 |
| Oregon Department of Human Services | Oregon Brownfields Initiative | $149,929 |
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Enhanced Public Health Support For Land Reuse | $279,960 |
FY2010
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Department of Human Services | Oregon Public Health Brownfield Initiative | $124,767 |
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| County of Muskegon, Public Health- Muskegon County (Michigan) | Muskegon Environmental Contamination Health Assessment and Community Outreach Program | $163,316 |
| Illinois Department of Public Health | Waukegan Harbor Brownfield Fish Advisory Education | $118,849 |
| New York State Department of Health /Health Research, Inc. | Enhancing public health support for Brownfields and Land reuse and characterizing community well-being in New York's Areas of Concern of the Great Lakes. | $193,809 |
FY2009
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County Board of Health (Ohio) | East Cleveland Health and Development Initiative: Integrating health into land use and brownfield redevelopment in East Cleveland and county-wide | $70,000 |
| Lummi Nation | Lummi Indian Seafood Consumption Survey | $75,000 |
| Missouri Department of Health and Human Services | Support Development and Monitoring of Brownfield Sites in Missouri | $75,000 |
FY2008
| Grantee | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Department of Health, Risk Assessment and Health Consultation | Arizona Brownfield Land Reuse Project | $68,478 |
| Cuyahoga County Board of Health (Ohio) | East Cleveland Health and Development Initiative | $70,000 |
| Elkhart County Health Department (Indiana) | WIMBY – What’s In My Backyard | $70,000 |
| Georgia Dept of Human Resources, Chemical Hazards Program | Atlanta Brownfield Community Health | $69,000 |
| Iowa Department of Public Health | Perry, Iowa, Community Health Project | $17,100 |
| Minnesota Dept of Health | Healthy Communities Count! Indicators of Community Health along the Central Light Rail Transit Route | $60,269 |
| Missouri Dept of Health and Senior Services, Section for Environmental Public Health | Support Development and Monitoring of Brownfield Sites in Missouri | $57,954 |
Most Community Health Projects included one or more of the following:
- Developing stronger stakeholder partnerships and capacity in the Development Community to leverage additional expertise, tools, resources, and relationships to promote the success of the project and/or program.
- Planning for actions to address issues identified at local and state level Evaluation of health risk from environmental contaminant exposures at Brownfield/Land Reuse sites.
- Identifying community health status indicators (pre- and post-development).
- Developing inventories of current land reuse sites, including associated potential health risks of exposure to contaminants at these sites, former site uses, citizen complaints, accidental releases.
- Developing stronger stakeholder partnerships and capacity in the Development Community to leverage additional expertise, tools, resources, and relationships to promote the success of the project.
- Engaging underrepresented populations in Brownfield/Land Reuse efforts through culturally specific and culturally competent approaches.
- Evaluating health risk from environmental contaminant exposures at Brownfield/Land Reuse sites.
- Developing risk communication and/or health education programs related to environmental hazards associated with Brownfield/Land Reuse sites or health status of the community.
- Designing programs to assist communities in implementing new programs focused on land revitalization activities associated with areas impacted by environmental hazards associated with one or more Brownfield/Land Reuse sites.
- Integrating equity through the inclusion of social justice, social determinants of health, and vulnerable populations into Brownfield/Land Reuse planning, environmental assessment and sampling, and site use after redevelopment.
- Assessing residual contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse sites before, during, or after redevelopment.
- Creating measurable, short-term intervention strategies focused on Brownfield/Land Reuse sites.
- Utilizing geospatial analysis maps to characterize land reuse sites and associated health risks and connect the community to available services.
Leading Change for Healthy Communities and Successful Land Reuse (Nov 2010)
Leading Change for Healthy Communities and Successful Land Reuse is a series of case studies or "success stories" showing redevelopment to achieve a variety of health-related goals: recreation/greenspace; quality, affordable housing; access to health care, community policing, and other services; education; revitalization of tribal lands; and new jobs and economic development to benefit the community. Each case study tells a story of how community health was successfully integrated into brownfields redevelopment and land reuse, highlighting key elements such as leadership, financing and other resources tapped, stakeholder involvement, actions taken, measures of success, and lessons learned.
Leading Change Case Studies
- From Waste Site to Thriving Neighborhood—Kenosha, Wisconsin
- From Abandoned Gas Station to Community Health Center—Clearwater, Florida
- From Polluted Flood Plain to Thriving Greenway—Jefferson County, Alabama
- From Run-Down Public Housing Complex to Safe, Sustainable Community—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- From Century-Old "No Man's Land" to Healthy Hub for Outdoor Activity—L'Anse Indian Reservation, Michigan
- From Sprawling Urban Junkyard to Sustainable, Thriving Industry—Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- From Drug-Related Crime to National Honor Society—Raleigh, North Carolina
- From Meth Lab to Art and Education Center for Youth—Boise, Idaho
- From Contamination to Health — Without Breaking the Bank—Alaska and Yukon