title: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources: clean land, water, and air for healthy people and communities.
abstract: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources works with communities and other agencies to sustain clean air, water, and land. Sustainability efforts include protecting air quality through community design, community enhancement through brownfields revitalization, community development strategies to protect water resources, and the integration of natural resource conservation.
authors.affiliation: Natural Heritage Trust Fund, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA. lisa.riegel@ncdenr.gov
authors.forename: Lisa Diaz
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Riegel
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wakild
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boothe
authors.forename: Heather J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009657:North Carolina; D011634:Public Health