What is the ATSDR Brownfields /Land Reuse Action Model ?
Using the community identified public health concerns and the corresponding measures, ATSDR develops what they refer to as an “Action Model”. The ATSDR Action Model is a 4-step process to assess local health issues and addresses the ways they can be measured and eventually improved. The 4 steps are:
- What are the issues in the community?
- How can redevelopment address these issues?
- What are the corresponding community health benefits?
- What data are needed to measure change?
The action model encourages people to think about broad public health topics connected to community health:
- Health – physical and mental health
- Community – education, economy, safety, security ,
- Land and Environment – contaminated soil/water/air, parks, waterways, and
- Buildings and Infrastructure dilapidated building, grocery stores, sidewalks
Action Model Community Health Pilots
The Action Model has proven useful in pilot-scale community health projects in the following cities:
Baraboo, WI; Blue Island, IL; Cuyahoga County, OH; Detroit, MI; Milwaukee, WI & St. Paul-Minneapolis
A Sustainable Blue Island 