Data Sources 2018
Better Information for Better Health
With its team of experts, CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program connects environmental and public health information to drive innovative programs that improve health, save lives, and enable efficient use of resources.
CDC funds health departments in 25 states and New York City to build local tracking networks that contribute to the National Tracking Network. These health departments supply the data below.
Asthma (Hospital Stays)
Asthma (Emergency Dept. Visits)
Birth Defects
Carbon Monoxide (Hospital Stays)
Carbon Monoxide (Emergency Dept. Visits)
Community Drinking Water Supply
Heart Attack (Hospital Stays)
Heat Stress (Hospital Stays)
Heat Stress (Emergency Dept. Visits)
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York City
New York State
Oregon
Pennsylvania**
Rhode Island
South Carolina**
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
* Some data are available from these additional states: NC, TN, WV
Various agencies provide data to the Tracking Network for the content areas on this page.
Most of these data are available for every state depending on the source and/or year.
- Age of Housing
- Air Toxics
- Air Quality (monitor + modeled)
- Annual PM2.5 Levels – Remote Sensing
- Climate Change (Extreme Heat, Flood Vulnerability, Precipitation)
- Community Design
- Access to Parks and Schools
- Proximity to Highways
- Types of Transportation to Work
- Drought
- Sunlight and UV
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Developmental Disabilities
- Heart Disease
- Heat Stress Illness
- Reproductive and Birth Outcomes
- Demographics
(Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Race) - Life Expectancy at Birth
- Lifestyle Risk Factors
(Obesity, Smoking) - Socioeconomics
(Education, Income, Insurance, Poverty) - Vulnerabilities
(Living alone, Diagnosed with chronic disease)
- Acute Toxic Substance Releases
- Biomonitoring: Population Exposures
- Pesticide Exposures
- Air Toxics: Cancer Risk Estimates
- Health Impact Assessment Toolkit
- Mortality Benets Associated with Reducing PM2.5 Concentration Levels
CDC/ATSDR
- Autism & Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
- National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
- National Toxic Substance Incident Program (NTSIP)
- National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Other
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- NAVTEQ
Other U.S. Government Agencies
- Census Bureau
- Department of Education
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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