Sacramento County Vehicle Emissions Project (VEP)

Where We Were (2022-2023)
Led by a diverse coalition, the Sacramento County Vehicle Emissions Project (VEP) established a community-driven mobile air monitoring network in communities located in the West Arden Arcade, North Highlands, South Sacramento, Vineyard and Gardenland/Northgate neighborhoods to assess public health and environmental impacts due to vehicle emissions.
In 2023, the VEP coalition, through community engagement and outreach efforts, provided residents in the neighborhoods with air quality information including the public health impacts of vehicle emissions exposure, in addition to gathering health data surveys. The project was initially funded by the Department of Justice until December 2023, but the Sacramento County Department of Public Health and the VEP coalition successfully advocated for an extension through September 30, 2024, in order to collect more air quality data and effectively share health survey findings with residents in the project areas.
Learn about neighborhood specific health data in the community health report findings below:
Learn about county-wide health data in the report here.
Read the full Vehicle Emissions Project summary here.
Where We Arrived (2024)
In 2024, Valley Vision, United Latinos, and ClimatePlan led educational air quality and public health events, hosting over 150 residents from neighborhoods in Sacramento, including South Sacramento and North Vineyard. These impactful activities empowered residents with important public health and air quality resources necessary to protect and advocate for their health and clean air. Additionally, community health data and air monitoring data that were collected in 2023 were shared back with community members.
Read more about the air quality and public health events in 2024:
For more information about the educational community events in South Sacramento, please contact Kathy Saechou at kathy.saechou@valleyvision.org.