CDC s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

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1 CDC s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Gary P. Noonan Acting Chief, MPA, RS, DLAAS Environmental Health Tracking Branch Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects National Center for Environmental Health National Center for Environmental Health Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects

2 The Tracking Network The Tracking Network is a system of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources.

3 The Tracking Network Access to health and environmental information Allows user to query data Provides contextual information and prevention messages

4 Network Content Health Content Asthma Birth Defects Cancer Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Childhood Lead Poisoning Developmental Disabilities Heart Attacks Reproductive & Birth Outcomes Environment Content Climate Change Community Design Homes Water Outdoor Air o Monitor & Modeled data o Health Impacts of Fine Particles in Air (mortality estimate tool) Other Content Population Characteristics Biomonitoring: Population Exposures

5 Growing Over Time State / local networks & capacity Topics / data Functions Use / impact

6 New to the Network in 2012 Content Areas Biomonitoring (11 analytes) Children s Environmental Health Functionality Enhanced mapping capabilities Improved options for charts

7 New in 2012 Resources New communication tools section for each area Animated maps for some content areas

8 Coming Fall 2012 Smoking prevalence (BRFSS) More states reporting birth defects data Extreme heat events Annual blood lead levels in children Access to parks Enhanced functionality Benchmarks Improved metadata integration

9 Network Improvements for 2013 Expansion and Updates Community water Air quality Additions Pesticides Extreme weather events Health behaviors (obesity, alcohol use) Cardiorespiratory ED visits, hospitalizations, deaths

10 Current Tracking Grantees

11 Tracking Resources for Non-Funded States Tools and Communities of Practice Guide to Building an Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Training: online training page on the Network ASTHO Peer-to-Peer Fellowship Success story examples online List-serv:

12 ASTHO Peer-to-Peer Fellowships Enhance capacity of non-grantee states and territories to conduct tracking-related activities Activities Site visit to host grantee site Tracking project Final report 2013 Applications Applications due October/November Notices of award announced in December Projects begin January

13 Tracking Funds

14 Learn More, Stay Informed Communication tools and resources on the Network Program webpage Social Media List-serv:

15 EXAMPLES SUCCESS STORIES

16 Reducing Effects of Extreme Heat in California Cooling centers costly, but can be life-saving San Jose city leaders needed proof of health impacts of heat before approving cooling centers Tracking identified increase of heat-related ER visits during heat events City leaders approved cooling centers to open

17 Tracking Health Effects of Outdoor Air Quality in Maine About one in 10 children and adults in Maine have asthma ozone in air can be health risk Tracking Program linked outdoor ozone data with asthma-related hospital data Health department has used info to identify residents at high risk and in need of prevention services

18 CDC s Tracking Network is the most important accomplishment of the past decade. Questions? Thomas Burke, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Public Health Practice and Training and Professor in Johns Hopkins University s Bloomberg School of Public Health. For more information please contact Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA Telephone, CDC-INFO ( )/TTY: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Environmental Health Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects

19 Providing Neighborhood Level Cancer Data in New York New York residents want to see maps showing new cancer cases in their neighborhoods Tracking Program worked with partners to develop application that shows cancer cases by location while maintaining privacy Health departments can use tool to respond more efficiently to information requests

20 Addressing Air Quality Concerns in Wisconsin Outdoor wood boilers popular in Wisconsin, smoke can affect health Tracking Program provided air quality data so local health departments could address community concerns Data used to target appropriate interventions based on sources of air pollution

21 Monitoring Birth Defects in Florida The possible association between birth defects and environmental contamination is a real concern Tracking Program worked with other state programs to develop a surveillance system to identify and confirm cases Project has helped to identify women that could be at risk Education activities also implemented