Data Source

CalEnviroScreen 4.0 calenviroscreen40resultsdatadictionary.xlsx

Background

San Bernardino County has variable CES 4.0 Scores depending on geographic location. As CES 4.0 Scores take into account both Pollution Burden scores and Population Characteristics, this dashboard aims to explore the areas with both the lowest and highest mean numbers of Asthma-related Emergency Department visits (per 10,000) and their percent of Poverty and Pollution Burden Score from 2015 to 2017 to visualize if differences in Poverty and Pollution Burden lead to differences in numbers of Asthma-related Emergency Department visits in San Bernardino County. This dashboard can guide public health response in San Bernardino County in targeting resources and environmental policy change within areas and populations with the most vulnerability to respiratory illness.

Locations of Interest

Here, we see that Barstow has the relative highest number of Asthma-related ED Visits in 2015-2017, while San Antonio Heights has the lowest relative number.

Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visits

A Closer Look: Barstow and San Antonio Heights

Results

Taking a closer look, we can see that the average percent of Poverty is much higher in Barstow compared to San Antonio Heights. Accordingly, we see that the average Pollution Burden Score of Barstow is also higher compared to San Antonio Heights. As Pollution Burden Scores can reach as high as 10, and the difference between Barstow and San Antonio Heights is only 0.67, it is clear that other factors may be interacting with Poverty to create conditions where Barstow has marginally higher numbers of Asthma-Related ED Visits.

Takeaways

Further research should be done to assess how poverty rates impact resilience against Pollution Burden and other factors that influence and exacerbate Asthma in San Bernardino County, specifically in Barstow and San Antonio Heights.