The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has recently released census-tract level data for heat vulnerability. Defined as the likelihood of injury or harm during period of hot weather, heat vulnerability has been associated with environmental and sociodemographic characteristics including housing density, proximity to open spaces, race, income, and language spoken.
As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, consider cooling off at a local spray park, mapped at RocHealthData’s map room. While there, view local heat index data.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the NY Upstate Region today (June 6) is expected to exceed 100, a value the Environmental Protection Agency considers unhealthy, particularly for those with asthma or heart disease. RocHealthData hosts a timely set of … Continued
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Health Indicator data from the 13-county Finger Lakes region for 2020, including information by race and by ethnicity are now available.
New data layers have been added this week to RocHealthData: Children Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunches (by school district), Median Household Income (by county), and the Social Vulnerability Index (by county and census tract).
This report contains data on flu and RSV cases in Monroe County, including hospitalization and death rates by age group. Updated weekly, on Mondays, this report will be available throughout the flu season.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected three National Health Observances to raise awareness about nutrition, colorectal cancer, and HIV/AIDS. Several data layers exist within RocHealthData.org about these health topics.
The 5-year (2016-2020) American Community Survey (ACS) census-tract level data show high rates of childhood poverty in the City of Rochester. However, these data do not show the full extent and variability in these data, as many high-rate tracts are lumped into a single category.
Map layers and report data are updated regularly at RocHealthData. Recently available layers include heat index data, the 2021 FEMA National Risk Index, internet usage at broadband speeds. and drought monitoring data (which is updated weekly).