Track or Treat
Protect yourself from public health frights that might be lurking in your neighborhood!
Carbon monoxide, UV and sunlight, poor air quality… these are just a few of the public health frights that may be haunting your neighborhood! Check out the animated public-health-themed Halloween cards from CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to learn more about the connection between our health and the environment. (Click images below to view a larger version.)
Join us for Track or Treat
Join CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program as we celebrate Halloween each week in October with our “Track or Treat” series. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook as we share some public health frights in addition to Tracking’s unique data, tools, and resources. The Halloween season may be filled with frights, but staying informed can help protect you all year long!
Spread the Halloween spirit and raise awareness about public health frights that impact our health by sharing these cards with your followers and friends on social media!
Don’t be in the dark! Illuminate areas of concern with several of our topic-specific dashboards to help public health planners, the media, and the public stay informed about extreme heat, environmental justice, and more!
Radon causes over 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year. Every home should be tested for radon so individuals living there can see if their home has elevated radon levels and take steps to reduce it, if needed. View radon test data on CDC’s Tracking Network today!
Did you know Tracking Network data can be used to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or other public health emergencies? With customizable maps, charts, and tables, our data explorer allows you to view data related to wildfires, precipitation & flooding, heat vulnerability, & more. Use our tools and stay prepared!
Environmental justice may seem mysterious, but it’s just the idea that all people are entitled to equal protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. View environmental justice data or use our dashboard today!
Knowledge of historical data about a community is essential for many public health practices, such as program planning and epidemiologic studies. For example, understanding unique community characteristics, such as flood vulnerability, land use, and medical infrastructure, can help establish priorities and take proper actions during the emergency or disaster response.
Did you know certain factors, like sex, age, or income, can influence an individual’s health, risk for certain diseases, and risk for being seriously affected by public health emergencies? The same is true for population groups. From demographic data to health status and more, you can view data on populations and vulnerabilities on the Tracking Network today!
High quality drinking water is important to public health. Learn more about the types of drinking water contaminants CDC tracks and view community water system data with our Data Explorer tool.
Make sure your house isn’t haunted by carbon monoxide (CO) or radon! Install CO detectors and test your home for radon. The environment in your community also affects your health. Check for environmental health issues in your zip code.
Make sure your house isn’t being haunted by carbon monoxide! Install a carbon monoxide (CO) detector and check the batteries regularly. Keep all generators or gasoline powered engines at least 20 feet from any door, window, or vent.
- Learn how to protect your family from CO poisoning.
- Explore CO poisoning data and learn why we track CO on the CDC Tracking Network.
Excessive sunlight and UV radiation exposure can come back to haunt you – it causes most melanomas (skin cancer).
- Protect the skin you’re in.
- Learn more about ultraviolet radiation.
- Explore sunlight & UV data and learn why we track sunlight & UV on the CDC Tracking Network.
We dare you to make a map and share it with your friends and family! The Data Explorer on CDC’s Tracking Network allows you to make customizable maps, charts, and tables on 471 environmental health measures.
- Carve up a map on the Data Explorer.
- Learn more about CDC’s Tracking Network.
Don’t fall off your broomstick at this news: pollutants like ozone and PM 2.5 (very small particulate matter, like smoke or dust) can cause lung problems.
- Check the AQI (Air Quality Index) for where you live.
- Learn more about particle pollution and how it affects your health.
- Find out how ozone can affect your health.
- Explore data on outdoor air quality levels on the CDC Tracking Network.
- Visit the Tracking Network to learn more about the health impacts of fine particles in the air.
Some important indoor asthma triggers are: secondhand smoke, dust mites, air pollution, and mold. Know your triggers and have medication on hand in case you are exposed.
Explore asthma data and learn why we track asthma on the CDC Tracking Network.
Tracking has over a billion lines of data on health & environmental topic areas – and you don’t need eye of newt, just an internet connection. Brew up some data.
About the Tracking Network
The Tracking Network makes environment and health data easy to access and use, helping people stay healthy where they live, work, and play. Visit the Tracking Network to explore over 500 environmental health data measures, including ones featured above!