This dataset provides environmental, health, and socio-demographic information for census tracts in California. It focuses on pollution metrics, population characteristics, and related health outcomes. Key features include exposure to lead, pesticides, hazardous waste, corresponding percentiles, and socio-economic factors like poverty and unemployment.
Study Population: Residents of the Bay Area.
Time Frame: When information was collected for the 2019 census.
Research Question: How do exposures to environmental hazards such as lead, pesticides, and hazardous waste correlate with health outcomes like asthma and cardiovascular disease in the Bay Area? How do these exposures intersect with socio-economic vulnerabilities?
Importance and Use: Policy-making: Identifying high-risk areas to guide resource allocation and interventions. Public Awareness: Informing communities about local environmental risks and health impacts. Academic Research: Enabling studies on environmental justice and public health. Monitoring Progress: Tracking improvements or deteriorations in environmental and socio-demographic conditions over time.
Potential Risk for lead exposure in children living in low-income communities with older housing.
Correlation between the total pounds of selected active pesticides ingredients used in production-agriculture per square mile correlate and the percent of low birth weight.
The age-adjusted rate of emergency department visits for heart attacks per 10,000 in Bay Area Counties.
County | Rates |
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Santa Clara | 372 |
Alameda | 360 |
Contra Costa | 207 |
San Francisco | 195 |
San Mateo | 157 |
Sonoma | 99 |
Solano | 96 |
Marin | 55 |
Napa | 40 |