California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviro Screen) Results, Version 2.0

CalEnviroscreen 2.0is the latest iteration of the CalEnviro Screen tool. In October 2014, a minor correction was performed to the August 2014 release to update data in several San Diego and Imperial County communities located on the Mexican border. CalEnviroScreen 2.0 uses the same methodology as Version 1.1 except that the two indicators for drinking water and unemployment have been added, and the tool looks at pollution burdens and vulnerabilities in census tracts rather than ZIP codes. The two new indicators incorporate potential burdens to communities posed by contaminants in drinking water and potential social stressors relating to unemployment. The use of census tracts as the geographic scale may allow for a more precise screening of pollution burdens and vulnerabilities in communities. While race and ethnicity will not beused in compiling a score using CalEnviro Screen, an analysis that provides information on the racial and ethnic composition of communities throughout the state as it relates to CalEnviroScreen scores is being released separately. This information will help us to better understand the correlation between race/ethnicity and the pollution burdens facing communities in California. CalEPA  and OEHHA are committed to updating and expanding this section as new versions of the tool are released.

For full Guidance and Screening Tool document.