The Washington Environmental Health Disparities (EHD) map is an interactive mapping tool that compares areas across Washington based on their exposure and vulnerability to pollution. These assessments are meant to guide decisions by state agencies to address historical and current inequities and ensure an equitable distribution of environmental benefits and harms. The map also supports local, municipal, community, and government advocacy actions.
The EHD map was created by community organizations, researchers, and government agencies. Communities identified critical factors that helped guide the selection and development of measures in the map through 14 listening sessions. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Environmental Justice Council, is required to continue to develop and maintain the EHD map. The map is evaluated every three years, ensuring updates to the map include community and Tribal engagement, and incorporate new data and science.
How to use the map
A guidance document (PDF) provides background on the EHD map, outlines how to access and use the map’s data. This guidance is also available in Spanish (PDF), Vietnamese (PDF), Russian (PDF), Simplified Chinese (PDF), Ukrainian (PDF), and Chuukese (PDF).
Learn more about the work of the Environmental Justice Council here on the Collaboration Portal.