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Core values

- **Addresses Societal Needs and Issues**: The project focuses on identifying and addressing environmental and health disparities, particularly in marginalized communities such as majority Black and Latinx neighborhoods on the South and West Sides of Chicago[2][4][5].
- **Improves Quality of Life**: It aims to reduce cumulative environmental impacts, improve air quality, and enhance public health, which are crucial for improving the quality of life for affected communities[2][4][5].
- **Promotes Positive Change**: The assessment provides actionable policy recommendations in areas like land use, zoning, permitting, enforcement, and transportation planning, which can lead to significant positive changes in environmental justice and public health policies[2][4][5].
- **Contributes to Community Well-being**: The project is part of the broader initiative to close Chicago’s racial life expectancy gap by addressing the root causes of health inequities, as outlined in the Healthy Chicago 2025 plan[2][3].