LocationPortland Metro region: Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties
Oregon
Organization Oregon Health Authority, Metro Regional Government
Transportation produces 25% of the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan region’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing to a warming climate that could severely affect public health and quality of life. The Climate Smart Communities Scenarios project was the Portland Metro Regional Government’s (Metro) response to a legislative requirement to meet state GHG emissions reduction goals for small trucks and cars. This health impact assessment, conducted by Oregon Health Authority, aimed to support Metro in its consideration of public health and health equity in the selection and implementation of transportation and land use decisions related to GHG reduction policy in the region.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
