CDC’s Tracking Network in Action

"See how the Tracking Network’s data and tools help keep people safe and improve where we live, work, and play.

CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network) has been connecting people with vital public health information since 2009. Over the past decade, CDC has made continual improvements to the Tracking Network’s data by increasing its accessibility, updating its timeliness, and expanding geographic coverage. Today, Tracking Network users can view over 500 environmental health measures and more than two billion rows of nationally comparable data in customizable maps, charts, and tables, and interactive infographics and dashboards.

Beyond Data: Tracking in Action

The Tracking Network’s Wildfire Smoke Tool shows how communities might be affected by wildfire smoke.

Tracking Network data allow users to stay informed about environmental health trends and emerging issues. As the 2020 wildfire and hurricane seasons showed us, having up-to-date, reliable information can be key to staying safe.

• Hurricane Laura: Before, during, and after the hurricane, CDC used Tracking Network data maps on flood vulnerability, community characteristics, and population characteristics to identify potential public health issues within the areas most affected. The data helped CDC communicators select and share relevant health and safety messages for those communities.
• Wildfires: The Tracking Network’s wildfire smoke tool provided information to help public health practitioners and emergency responders in the western United States identify populations at risk for exposure to wildfire smoke, keep the public informed, and facilitate response planning..."
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