We're now in Phase II of the Mountain West Hub! Read more here
Welcome to the Mountain West Alliance for Community Engagement on Climate & Health
Welcome to the Mountain West Hub
A collaborative partnership to promote strong and healthy rural and urban communities.
Based at the Colorado School of Public Health
This research was, in part, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Agreement OT2HL158287. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the NIH.
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Engaging Communities
Identifying Opportunities
Sharing Results
Our Work
This project seeks to understand how rural and urban communities in the Mountain West are experiencing environmental stressors (heat waves, drought, air quality, and wildfires), and what current and future actions they envision to build strong and healthy communities.
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Funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by a team based at the Colorado School of Public Health, the Mountain West Hub facilitates learning and builds partnerships among community members, scientists, public health practitioners, and policy professionals to work towards community resilience.
Phase 1 Activities
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Convene Advisory Boards
We've brought together four advisory boards who are experts in the San Luis Valley, West Denver, Climate Science and/or Public Policy and Practice. Throughout the first year of this project, advisory boards will share their expertise of how our changing environment impacts the West Denver and San Luis Valley.
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Conduct Interviews
The Colorado School of Public team conducted interviews with advisory board members to hear their stories and shape the direction of our work. These interviews, along with regular meetings, help to hold our work accountable to community needs and wants.
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Develop "Mountain West Climate-Health Hub: Community Voices, Volume 1"
Phase II: DIY Indoor Air Cleaners
During Phase I of the Mountain West Hub (MWH), local communities identified air quality as a major concern linked to environmental stressors such as heat, drought, land management practices, and wildfire smoke. These environmental challenges have resulted in elevated levels of particulate matter (PM), which are associated with adverse health outcomes such as asthma exacerbations, cardiovascular issues, and respiratory diseases. The Phase II study aims to address environmental health disparities, focusing on air quality exposures in rural and urban communities in Colorado's San Luis Valley (SLV) and West Denver (WD).
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This community-driven intervention has the potential to reduce health disparities associated with environmental air quality exposures and serve as a model for similar communities in the Mountain West region and beyond.
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To learn more about the study and receive information, click here.