Local Environmental Priority

Definition: Local environmental priorities are the issues community members identify as most important to their health and quality of life, such as clean air, safe water, waste management, or wildfires.

 

Data Highlights

19%

respondents prioritize climate change

18%

respondents prioritize wildfires

17%

respondents prioritize loss of water

Metric Data

In a representative survey of EIPH community members, respondents were asked what they think the most pressing environmental issue is in their community.

The top responses vary by county but tended to either be wildfires, loss of water, or climate change. Details can be found in the linked dashboard.

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What is EIPH Doing?

Environmental Health continues to be one of the major issues facing our society. Citizen interest and demands for solutions to environmental health problems are at an all time high. However, at the same time people want less government interference and fewer regulations in their lives.

Environmental Health recognizes the connection between human health and the health of our environment and strives to prevent disease and injury through control and protection of environmental factors such as water, air, and food. 

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Community Partner Resources

Department of Environmental Quality

Department of Environmental Quality: “We are proud to protect human health and the quality of Idaho’s air, land, and water."

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