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Housing creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Economic stability creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Injury deaths in NYC
Injury deaths among young and middle-aged adults in New York City: with a focus on homicide and …
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Housing creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Economic stability creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Injury deaths in NYC
Injury deaths among young and middle-aged adults in New York City: with a focus on homicide and …
Lead poisoning affects adults too
Lead poisoning affects adults too Lead is a harmful metal that can cause serious health issues. When …
The racial wealth gap has big implications for public health and health equity
Throughout history, the distribution of wealth in the U.S. has, and continues to be, largely unequal …
Why trash is a public health issue
Why trash service is crucial for public health New York City’s modern history of public health …
A walk through history
A neighborhood is not only shaped by its residents, but also by governmental practices and policies. …
Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts.
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is …
Staying safe in cold weather
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
ZAPPA: A tool to understand air quality policies
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality …
The redesigned EH Data Portal
The Environment and Health Data Portal looks a little bit different! We recently redesigned our site …
An update on air quality during COVID-19
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial …
How power outages affect health
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. …
The urban heat island effect in NYC
In New York City and across the country, more people die from extreme heat than from all other …
Tracking changes in New York City's sources of air pollution
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s …
Why violence is a public health issue
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not …
The Public Health Impacts of PM2.5 from Traffic Air Pollution
What is PM2.5 and why is it a health risk? PM2.5—or fine particulate matter—are tiny particles that …
A brief history of redlining
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite …
Health, housing, and history
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what …
Environments matter: the road to street safety in NYC
The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed New York City in many ways—including how we get …
Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from …
Neighborhood boundaries on the EH Data Portal
New York City has hundreds of neighborhoods and nearly as many ways of drawing neighborhood …
Our Roadmap: An Open Path Forward
In 2020, we partnered with Open Tech Strategies to review the Environment and Health Data Portal and …
Air quality during COVID-19
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The …
Disparities in violence
Violence has profound effects. An assault, a shooting, a homicide, or any use of force affects …
Why we're working with you to redesign the data portal
We’re making changes, and we need your help.
A few months ago, when we redesigned the home …
Air quality in car-free areas
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. …
What our air quality monitors tell us about NYC's neighborhoods
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of …
Breathe easy: NYC's air quality is improving
The air we breathe can have a major effect on our health — air pollution can make asthma worse and …
What hot weather means for food safety
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health …
Why asthma is a social justice issue
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this …
Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts.
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is …
ZAPPA: A tool to understand air quality policies
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality …
An update on air quality during COVID-19
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial …
Tracking changes in New York City's sources of air pollution
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s …
The Public Health Impacts of PM2.5 from Traffic Air Pollution
What is PM2.5 and why is it a health risk? PM2.5—or fine particulate matter—are tiny particles that …
Air quality during COVID-19
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The …
Air quality in car-free areas
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. …
What our air quality monitors tell us about NYC's neighborhoods
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of …
Breathe easy: NYC's air quality is improving
The air we breathe can have a major effect on our health — air pollution can make asthma worse and …
Why trash is a public health issue
Why trash service is crucial for public health New York City’s modern history of public health …
A walk through history
A neighborhood is not only shaped by its residents, but also by governmental practices and policies. …
Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts.
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is …
ZAPPA: A tool to understand air quality policies
How do we know what air quality policies will have the biggest effect? New York City’s air quality …
An update on air quality during COVID-19
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial …
The Public Health Impacts of PM2.5 from Traffic Air Pollution
What is PM2.5 and why is it a health risk? PM2.5—or fine particulate matter—are tiny particles that …
Environments matter: the road to street safety in NYC
The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed New York City in many ways—including how we get …
Air quality during COVID-19
What happens when NYC stays home? The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of all New Yorkers. The …
Air quality in car-free areas
Does the air improve in car-free zones? People often ask us this, and it’s a great question. …
What our air quality monitors tell us about NYC's neighborhoods
In Part 1, we looked at data from the New York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) - a network of …
Housing creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Economic stability creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Injury deaths in NYC
Injury deaths among young and middle-aged adults in New York City: with a focus on homicide and …
Lead poisoning affects adults too
Lead poisoning affects adults too Lead is a harmful metal that can cause serious health issues. When …
The racial wealth gap has big implications for public health and health equity
Throughout history, the distribution of wealth in the U.S. has, and continues to be, largely unequal …
Why trash is a public health issue
Why trash service is crucial for public health New York City’s modern history of public health …
A walk through history
A neighborhood is not only shaped by its residents, but also by governmental practices and policies. …
Efforts to reduce air pollution should focus on neighborhoods with the worst health impacts.
Every year in NYC between 2015 and 2017 (the most recent years for which this analysis is …
How power outages affect health
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. …
Why violence is a public health issue
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not …
A brief history of redlining
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite …
Health, housing, and history
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what …
Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from …
Disparities in violence
Violence has profound effects. An assault, a shooting, a homicide, or any use of force affects …
Why asthma is a social justice issue
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this …
Staying safe in cold weather
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
How power outages affect health
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. …
The urban heat island effect in NYC
In New York City and across the country, more people die from extreme heat than from all other …
Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat
Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on average die from …
What hot weather means for food safety
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health …
Housing creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
Economic stability creates health
Health is determined by many factors, and people tend to be healthier when they have economic …
A walk through history
A neighborhood is not only shaped by its residents, but also by governmental practices and policies. …
Staying safe in cold weather
Cold weather can be dangerous. Here are some tips for staying safe this winter.
Why violence is a public health issue
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not …
A brief history of redlining
Inside the 90-year-old financial policy that harms our health In public health, we often cite …
Health, housing, and history
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what …
Why asthma is a social justice issue
Poverty affects health in many ways. In New York City, the story of asthma clearly illustrates this …
An update on air quality during COVID-19
Big improvements in outdoor air quality during COVID-19 reveal impacts of traffic and commercial …
Tracking changes in New York City's sources of air pollution
As city life changes, so does its air quality, as sources of emissions that affect the city’s …
What hot weather means for food safety
New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health …
The redesigned EH Data Portal
The Environment and Health Data Portal looks a little bit different! We recently redesigned our site …
Neighborhood boundaries on the EH Data Portal
New York City has hundreds of neighborhoods and nearly as many ways of drawing neighborhood …
Our Roadmap: An Open Path Forward
In 2020, we partnered with Open Tech Strategies to review the Environment and Health Data Portal and …
Why we're working with you to redesign the data portal
We’re making changes, and we need your help.
A few months ago, when we redesigned the home …