Spray Parks in Monroe County
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.
Air Quality: Current Wildfire and Wildfire Smoke
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
New Data Available, including Social Vulnerability and Public School Information
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).
March National Health Observances: Nutrition, Colorectal Cancer, and HIV/AIDS
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.
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month: Exploring childhood poverty data for Monroe County
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.
Check out the newest map layers at RocHealthData
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).
November: Diabetes, COPD, Aviation, Sweet Potatoes, and Charity
What does this wide variety of topics have in common? All are represented as data layers in RocHealthData.
Tree Coverage and Equity in the City of Rochester
Data show that tree coverage in our neighborhoods is related to many other things. Census tracts with sparse tree coverage have higher summer temperatures, higher rates of poor mental health, and higher rates of poverty.
October is National Substance Use Prevention Month
Substance abuse prevention plays a pivotal role in community and public health. In 2021 more than 100,000 people in the US died from a drug overdose, with a predicted 6.7% increase nationally for 2022.
September is Suicide Awareness Month
The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of students in Monroe County reports that 8% of high school students overall attempted suicide in 2019, with females having more suicidal behaviors than males.