A RSEI Score is a unitless value that accounts for the size of the chemical release, the fate and transport of the chemical through the environment, the size and location of the exposed population, and the chemical’s toxicity. A RSEI Score 10 times higher than another RSEI Score suggests that the potential for risk is…
This indicator reports the non-cancer respiratory hazard index score. This score represents the potential for noncancer adverse health effects, where scores less than 1.0 indicate adverse health effects are unlikely, and scores of 1.0 or more indicate a potential for adverse health effects. Source EPA – AirToxScreen, 2019. Source Description The Air Toxics Screening Assessment…
This indicator reports the percentage of days per year with Ozone (O3) levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb). Figures are calculated using data collected by monitoring stations and modeled to include census tracts where no monitoring stations exist. This indicator is relevant because poor air quality contributes…
This indicator reports the number of hospitals with Cardiac Rehabilitation Units in the report area. This indicator is relevant because hospitals are community assets that provide health care to vulnerable populations. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC – Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke , 2019. Source Description The Centers for Disease Control…
This indicator reports the average life expectancy at birth. Life expectancy measures the average number of years from birth a person can expect to live, according to the current mortality experience (age-specific death rates) of the population. Life expectancy takes into account the number of deaths in a given time period and the average number…
This indicator reports the number and rate (per 1,000) of adults age 20 and older who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the last year, i.e., the difference between their age at the time of the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and the age they provided to the question, “How old were…