Environmental health outcomes
Our environment - the world around us - affects our health. Here are datasets on health outcomes that people experience that may be linked to the environment.
Some of these have clear links to the environment, like lead poisoning. Others have some uncertain links, and are still being investigated and understood.
But while specific health outcomes may have stronger or weaker links to the environment, the environment’s overall effect on our health is clear - we know that one of the strongest predictors of health is where you’re born. For example, significant disparities in premature mortality closely align with neighborhoods that were redlined nearly 100 years ago - showing the effect that disinvesment, racism, and inequality have on public health.
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Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Violence Young and middle-aged adults (ages 15 to 44) do not typically die from the natural causes that kill older adults. Injuries, …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Adult lead poisoning Lead is a harmful metal that can cause serious health issues. When lead poisoning makes headlines, the focus is …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Economic conditions Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Violence Economic conditions Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not only …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Housing maintenance Neighborhood poverty Asthma emergency department visits (ages 5 to 17) Race and ethnicity For health, place …
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Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Transportation-related injuries The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed New York City in many ways—including how we get …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Heat stress: deaths Household air conditioning Hot weather is dangerous. In New York City and across the country, more people on …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Violence-related hospitalizations (all ages) Neighborhood poverty Violence has profound effects. An assault, a shooting, a homicide, …
Since we published this data story, some data in it have been updated. Get updated data on: Neighborhood poverty Asthma ED visits (age 5 to 17) data-explorer/economic-conditions/?id=103#display=summary Poverty affects health …