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Na#onalCenterforEnvironmentalHealthAgencyforToxicSubstancesandDiseaseRegistry

Applica#onsofRemoteSensingDatafortheNa#onalEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingProgram

CDC-NASAcollabora.onJune16th,2016

AmbarishVaidyanathan,PhDEnvironmentalHealthScien:st

EnvironmentalHealthTrackingBranch

Na:onalCenterforEnvironmentalHealthCentersforDiseaseControlandPreven:on

Outline

q Na#onalEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingProgramandNetwork

q CDC–NASApartnership

q NewIni#a#ves

q CDCTrackingNetwork–PortalDemonstra#on

Na#onalEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingProgramq Createdin2002inresponsetoPewCommissionreport

q Recommendeda“Na#onwideHealthTrackingNetworkfordiseasesandexposures”

q CDCcurrentlyfunds25statesandNYC

“…createafederallysupportedNa:onwideHealthTrackingNetworkwiththeappropriateprivacyprotec:on,thatinformsconsumers,communi:es,publichealthprac::oners,researchers,andpolicymakersonchronicdiseasesandrelatedenvironmentalhazardsandpopula:onexposures.”“

Vision:HealthyinformedpeopleNa#onalEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingProgram

Tracking=PublicHealthSurveillance

CornerstoneofProgram:TheNa#onalEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingNetwork

Asystemofintegratedhealth,exposure,andhazardinforma.onanddatafromavarietyofsources,thatisaccessiblethroughapublicwebportalfor

educa.onalandpolicymakingpurposes

VisittheTrackingNetworkat:ephtracking.cdc.gov

Infrastructure+Data+People

CaliforniaWaterBoundaryTool:•  Digi:zingthespa:alextentof

publicwatersystems•  Prepare•  Track•  Inves:gate

AddressingDataGaps

DevelopingTools

UnderstandingTrends

DrivingPublicHealthAc.ons…

HomesLifestyleRiskFactors

OutdoorAirPes#cideExposures

Popula#onCharacteris#csReproduc#ve&BirthOutcomesToxicSubstance

ReleasesWater

CurrentNa#onalTrackingNetworkContent

AsthmaBiomonitoringBirthDefects

CancerCOPoisoningChildhoodLeadClimateChange

CommunityDesignDev.Disabili#esHeartDisease

Redtextindicatescontentareacontainsna:onallyconsistentdataandmeasures

CDC, federal agencies, national organizations

Tracking Grantee State

Tracking Grantee City

ASTHO Fellow State

ASTHO Fellow City

State&LocalPrac##oners

200+

State&LocalGrantees

25/1

TrackingFellowships

34

PublicHealthAc#ons

350+

Partnerships

CDC–NASAPARTNERSHIP

MoreThanADecadeofCollabora#onwithNASAandNASA-fundedResearchers

q FirstMemorandumofUnderstandingsignedin2004

q Scope:§ Conductmee:ngsandshareknowledgetoevaluatetheuseofNASAEarthsystemscience,technology&datatocharacterizinghighpriorityenvironmentalhazards&otherriskfactorstobemeasuredandtrackedbyCDC/ATSDR

§ Verify,validate,andbenchmarkthepoten:alsolu:onsiden:fied

§  Iden:fypublichealthandEarthsystemscienceeduca:on,trainingandcommunica:onsneeds

§ Developanddisseminatemessagesoncollabora:veac:vi:es

§  Establishaninteragencyworkinggrouptoacceleratethedevelopment,evalua:on,andu:liza:onofEarthsystemscience,technology,anddataforenvironmentalpublichealth

h_p://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/partners/nasa_mou.htm

ServingtheNeedsofPublicHealth

PublicHealthNeeds• Measuresorreliablees#matesofpopula#onexposures

Ø  Past,present,andfutureØ  TimelyØ  Flexiblespa#alscaleØ  TranslatableØ  Sustainable

• Uncertaintyes#mates

Adaptedfromh_p://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/aqast/what_is_aqast.html

Goal-tounderstandandreducehealthimpacts

ExamplesofCollabora#ons

q HealthandEnvironmentLinkedforInforma#onExchange(HELIX)§  Ini:atedin2005§  UsedAerosolOp:calDepth(AOD)topredictPM2.5concentra:onsintheMetropolitanAtlantaarea

§  Linkedtohealthoutcomessuchasasthma

q HeatandHealth§  Heateventiden:fica:ontool§  CollaboratedwithNASA,USRA,andUAHondeveloping

county-leveldailyheatmetrics

ExamplesofCollabora#ons(Cont’d)

q CollaboratedwithNASAandEmoryUniversityonenhancingspa#alcoverageofPM2.5intheSoutheast§  AOD-basedPM2.5es:matesavailableontheTrackingNetwork

§  County-levelinforma:onontheannualaveragelevelofPM2.5forAlabama,Georgia,andpartsofSouthCarolina,Tennessee,NorthCarolina,Florida,andVirginia

q EvaluateandEnhanceSuomiNPPProductsforAirQualityandPublicHealthApplica#ons(specificallyUVandskincancer)§  LeadPI:JunWang(UniversityofNebraska–Lincoln)

q NASAROSESCollabora#onProject:Assessingandpredic#ngwildfiresmokerelatedhealtheffectsusingsatellites,in-situmeasurements§  LeadPI:JeffPierce(ColoradoStateUniversity)

q NASAROSESCollabora#onProject:Quan#fySocialVulnerabili#estoHeatStressandStrengthenEnvironmentalPublicHealthTrackingandHeatMi#ga#onEfforts§  LeadPI:TabassumInsaf(NewYorkStateDepartmentofHealth)

ExamplesofCollabora#ons(Cont’d)

LookingForward–Opportuni#esforCollabora#on

q Characterizeexposure,vulnerabili#es,andhealthimpactstotakeac#on§  Prescribedburnings:forest;agricultural§  Traffic-relatedpollutants

§  Naturalandmanmadedisasters

§  Climate-relatedevents

q Jointcollabora#onstoassesstheeffec#venessofpolicyandotherinterven#onsonreducinghealthimpacts:§  Quan:fychangesinAQconcentra:ons/sources,inplaceswithnomonitors

q UsingtheTrackingNetworkasaDecisionSupportSystemandasaplamormtohostearthsciencedataproducts

NEWINITIATIVESONTHETRACKINGNETWORK

NewIni#a#ves:AddressingNeeds

q ChangingUShealthcarelandscape§  ElectronicHealthRecordsandMeaningfulUse§ CommunityNeedsAssessments

q Highergeographicresolu#ononTrackingNetwork§ Addresslocalissuesandresearchneeds

q CommunityProfilesq HealthImpactAssessmenttoolkits

NewIni#a#ves:DataandToolsOntheHorizonq ExtremeWeather/disasters

§  Exploringdailydatafeedsduringanevent§  Iden:fyingvulnerablepopula:ons(socialvulnerability)§  Exploringcommunity-specificheat-healthriskrela:onship§  Developingareal-:meonlinetoolforiden:fyingpopula:onsatrisktowildfiresmoke

hazards§  Drought

q DailyPM2.5sourceimpactsoverthecon#nentalUS

q CountylevelUVradia#on(fromremotesensing)

q Exploringcostdata

CDCTRACKINGNETWORK–PORTALDEMO

Formoreinforma:on,contactNCEH/ATSDR1-800-CDC-INFO(232-4636)TTY:1-888-232-6348www.atsdr.cdc.govwww.cdc.govFollowusonTwiger@CDCEnvironmentThefindingsandconclusionsinthisreportarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyrepresenttheofficialposi:onoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreven:onandtheAgencyforToxicSubstancesandDiseaseRegistry.

Ques#ons?

Arie Manangan, MA amanangan1@cdc.gov

ThankYou

Ambarish Vaidyanathan, PhD rishv@cdc.gov