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Climate change impacts public health on public health are well documented - whether it's
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extreme heat or flooding, some populations have existing illnesses that are exacerbated by
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Platt Park
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criteria:
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Asthma (8.3%)
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Chronic Kidney Disease (8.3%)
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Poor Physical Health (8.3%)

Obesity (8.3%)

Supporting improved health for all residents

CLIMATE-SMART CITIES DENVER: HEALTH EQUITY PRIORITIES TM

March 9, 2018. Special thanks to the City and County of Denver and and all of our partners on the Technical Advisory Team. Copyright © The Trust for Public Land. The Trust for Public Land and The Trust for Public Land logo are federally registered marks of The Trust for Public Land. Information on this
map is and DRAFT and provided for purposes of discussion and visualization only.web.tplgis.org/denver_csc/ These draft map results were created as a demonstration of final products that will be produced for the CLIMATE - SMART CITIES DENVER™ and are not meant for planning.