Data Resources

CalEnviroScreen (OEHHA)

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

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (UW)

Highlights health disparities across communities and promotes policies to advance equity and help all people thrive.

Dartmouth Atlas (DC)

Uses Medicare and Medicaid data to reveal major geographic variations in U.S. medical resource use and healthcare practices.

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSP)

Gathers population and health data in over 90 countries, using GIS to link survey results with geographic and environmental factors for deeper analysis and planning.

Fire Hazard Severity Map (Cal Fire)

Classifies wildfire hazard—not risk—based on long-term physical conditions like vegetation, terrain, weather, and fire behavior.

GIS Open Data (CDPH)

Provides GIS data from the California Department of Public Health.

GIS Portal for Cancer Research (NCI)

Offers mapping tools and data on cancer rates, risk factors, and policies to support research and cancer control efforts across the US.

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.

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.

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (UW)

Produces data-driven metrics, including the Global Burden of Disease, to inform health policy worldwide.

PLACES: Local Data for Better Health (CDC)

Provides health and health-related data using small-area estimation for counties, incorporated and census designated places, census tracts, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) across the United States.

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.

SEER*Stat (NCI)

Offers user-friendly software for analyzing cancer databases and generating statistics to study cancer’s impact on populations.

Small Area Estimates for Cancer-Related Measures (NCI)

Produces model-based small area estimates on key health behaviors by integrating survey and census data using advanced statistical methods.

State Cancer Profiles (NCI)

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