Promising Practices to Improve Community Performance and Sustainability

The following publications were created through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program.

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  • Promising Practices to Improve Community Performance and Sustainability (PDF)(32 pp, 788 K)
    This publication shares promising practices and tips for communities seeking to reduce environmental health risks. It describes 14 successful practices CARE communities employed to reduce risks and improve environmental quality while creating sustainable programs.
  • Promising Practices to Improve Community Performance and Sustainability - Part II (PDF)(38 pp, 9 MB)
    This document builds upon information in Promising Practices to Improve Performance and Sustainability: Tips for Better Care. It describes 13 more promising practices and tips drawn from communities that participated in the CARE program's collaborative process to find new ways to reduce risks and improve environmental quality while creating sustainable programs.