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Student-developed Websites on Environmental Health Topics

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COVID-19 & Environmental Health

COVID-19 has had a massive impact on environmental health. MPH students explored different angles to find impacts on every area we looked.

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Explore COVID-19 & Environmental Health

Marriott, L.K., Boyd, J., and MPH Graduate Students. COVID-19 and Environmental Health. (2020, December 22). https://sites.google.com/view/envhealthcovid/

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Rays of Light in Environmental Health

This site summarizes some of the new advances and hopeful progress within environmental health today. With the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the world can seem pretty grim sometimes. Looking to science can help us see some bright spots -- how can we work together to turn some sour environmental health lemons into hopeful lemonade?

Explore Rays of Light in Environmental Health

Snyder, M. & Marriott, L.K. (eds). Rays of Light in Environmental Health. (2021, December 17). https://sites.google.com/view/raysoflightenvhealth

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Wildfire & Human Health

In progress! Fall 2022.

Mitchell, R. & Marriott, L.K. (eds). Wildfire & Human Health. (in preparation for December 2022 publication). Website in development.

Get Involved

Local!

Women in Environment non-profit group
Oregon Association of Environmental Professionals
Blueprint Foundation - Workforce development for a diverse green sector

Topical Help

American Public Health Association

Visit their Main Page or Topics and Issues to learn all sorts of amazingness.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) characterizes harmful health effects related to exposure to natural and man-made hazardous substances. They have the very awesome sub-sites:
ATSDR Toxicology Profiles - Get the details on all sorts of hazardous substances
ATSDR Toxic Substance Portal - More details based on chemical classification

Amazing Data Visualizations

Earth.nullschool.net

Real time visualization of air and water patterns, pollution, and aurorae.

Super amazing, so simple. Click on "Earth" to find the filter you want

https://earth.nullschool.net/

CDC's "Places"

CDC's new "Places" initiative has lots of interactive maps on important health indicators that connect place to health issues

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, December 8). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/places/.

Vulnerability Index, 2015. Source: Oregon Health Authority

Social Vulnerability Index

From CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR):

"Social vulnerability refers to the potential negative effects on communities caused by external stresses on human health. Such stresses include natural or human-caused disasters, or disease outbreaks. Reducing social vulnerability can decrease both human suffering and economic loss."

"CDC Social Vulnerability Index (CDC SVI) uses 15 U.S. census variables to help local officials identify communities that may need support before, during, or after disasters."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). CDC's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://svi.cdc.gov/map.html.

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Interactive Cancer Risk Matrix

This infographic tool from the American Institute for Cancer Research shows the relation of diet, weight and physical activity on cancer risk.

Interactive Cancer Risk Matrix. WCRF International. (2021, April 26). https://www.wcrf.org/diet-and-cancer/interactive-cancer-risk-matrix.

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Environmental Justice: Evaluating Zip Codes And Pollution Burdens

In this Science Friday (NPR) activity, you can use open data sets about environmental exposure and demographics to look for geographic connections between polluting industries, different types of communities, and human health impacts. Then you can explore how communities use the power of data to advocate for accountability and change. Finally, you can take your own action for environmental justice by uniting the power of data with the amplifiers of storytelling and social media.

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Ripple Mapping Demonstrates Collective Impact, Partnership and Enhances Program Implementation

Multnomah County Health Department’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program collaborates with over 65 community-based partners to implement its three primary strategies, two cross-cutting strategies and many activities addressing chronic disease in the African American and African immigrant/refugee communities.

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Other Data Sources

Source: United States Census Bureau

Census Data

Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore census data with visualizations and view tutorials.

Bureau, U. S. C. (n.d.). Census.gov. https://www.census.gov/.

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Oregon Labor Statistics

Access labor statistics for Oregon, different counties, and for other states. From the Western Information Office U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Oregon. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/regions/west/oregon.htm#eag.

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County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

County data of factors that shape community conditions, highlighting the stark differences in health that stem from injustices and barriers to opportunity.

How Healthy is your County?: County Health Rankings. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. (n.d.). https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/.

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State Cancer Profiles

Interactive graphics and maps provide support for deciding where to focus cancer control efforts. State Cancer Profiles is one tool of the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal which provides access to Web-based resources.

State Cancer Profiles. (n.d.). https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/.

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Oregon Health Authority

Public Health Data & Statistics collects and analyzes data on health behaviors, diseases and injuries, shares findings, and designs and promotes evidence-based programs and policies to improve the health and safety of Oregon residents

Data and Statistics. Oregon Health Authority : Data and Statistics : Data and Statistics : State of Oregon. (n.d.). https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/datastatistics/pages/index.aspx.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.html
SAHIE (Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program) - insurance data from all across nation broken down by county, gender, age, etc.
ALERT immunization records - Oregon Health Authority
Healthy Teens survey - Oregon Health Authority - adolescent behavioral data

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