CDC PLACES October 2022 Newsletter

October 20, 2022

PLACES provides model-based, population-level analysis and community estimates of health measures to all counties, places, census tracts, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas across the United States. Learn more about PLACES.

New Resources Added: How-to Videos

The PLACES Help web page now includes how-to videos and guides with step-by-step instructions on how to use interactive tools and download data for your own use.

Click here to view the updated PLACES Help page!

Environmental Justice Index Released

CDC/ATSDR released the Environmental Justice Index (EJI). The EJI brings together various data sources, including PLACES data, to rank the cumulative impacts of environmental burden on health for every census tract by using 36 environmental, social, and health factors grouped into 3 overarching modules and 10 different domains.

November Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness and American Diabetes Month Find related estimates in the PLACES Interactive Map and Data Portal: Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among adults aged ≥18 years Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged ≥18 years Find more resources from CDC on COPD and diabetes.

PLACES in Practice

	How is your team using PLACES data? Please share your stories and experience with us by emailing PLACES@cdc.gov. You can also send questions to this mailbox.

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More Information

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