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.
Real-time heat-related illness
Data tracking heat-related emergency department visits during hot weather.
Young and middle-aged adults (ages 15 to 44) do not typically die from the natural causes that kill older adults. …
Lead is a harmful metal that can cause serious health issues. When lead poisoning makes headlines, the focus is …
Imagine your child has asthma. One summer night, a powerful storm rolls in and knocks the power out. Your child …
Using public health to prevent violence Experiencing violence affects people in many ways. It not only causes …
For health, place matters What determines whether or not you’re healthy? You may think about what you eat, whether …
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