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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 [email protected]
ThankYou
Ambarish Vaidyanathan, PhD [email protected]