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Mapping for Public Health Data Tools for Healthy Communities

Understanding the connections between environment, place, and health is essential for creating healthier communities. This page highlights powerful mapping tools that visualize key public health indicators—from pollution burden and cancer rates to access to green space and rural health disparities. Explore resources like UCSF’s Health Atlas, the Healthy Places Index, MIT’s Treepedia, CalEnviroScreen, the Rural Health Mapping Tool, and the National Cancer Institute’s State Cancer Profiles. These tools support data-driven decision-making for researchers, policymakers, and advocates working to advance health equity and environmental justice across California and beyond. Dive in to see what the data reveals.

Healthy Places Index (PHA)

Visualizes community conditions that shape health, like housing, education, and access to care. A key tool for health equity and policy planning in California.

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CalEnviroScreen (OEHHA)

Maps pollution burden and environmental risk factors in California communities. Identifies areas most affected by environmental hazards.

Cal Enviro Screen Map of Northern California

Health Atlas (UCSF)

Explores neighborhood-level data to see how it relates at the population level. Captures social determinants of health and relevant health outcomes.

US health data points from UCSF's Health Atlas

State Cancer Profiles (NCI)

Offers state and county-level cancer statistics, including incidence, mortality, and screening. Supports cancer control planning, policy, and surveillance.

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Rural Health Map (NORC)

Maps the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination rates and other health outcomes across urban and rural communities in the US. Supports policy and planning in underserved regions.

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Treepedia (MIT)

Measures and compares urban tree coverage around the world. Promotes green infrastructure and environmental quality in city planning.

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