Mitigating Extreme Heat in the Mountain Empire
IPS has partnered with the Mountain Empire School District in southeastern San Diego County to develop a comprehensive, community-driven plan for addressing extreme heat-related issues within the rural communities of Tecate, Potrero, Campo, Boulevard, Live Oak Springs, Boulevard and Jacumba Hot Springs. All of these communities fall within census tracts that have been deemed “disadvantaged” by one or more State of California agencies, are eight miles or closer to the U.S./Mexican Border and adjacent to Las Colonias census designated areas in Imperial County.
Clean Coast Collaborative
The Clean Coast Collaborative (CCC) engages youth in San Diego’s South Bay to be vocal advocates of the region’s southernmost and border-adjacent coastal region, particularly Imperial Beach, as it experiences a health crisis stemming from water pollution.
Resource Conservation District
To support the Otay Valley Regional Park (OVRP)’s revitalization efforts, IPS lends its expertise in upstream prevention of health problems to support the planning process. As social determinants of health – the non-medical factors that impact our health behaviors and outcomes – IPS is committed to preserving and improving the neighborhood and built environment and the social and community context to create clean, safe, and healthy sources of recreation, self-healing, community cohesion, belonging, and social capital for all San Diegans.
