Topic: Health impacts
The Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy analysis (APEEP) model is an integrated assessment model that links emissions of air pollution to exposures, physical effects, and monetary damages in the contiguous United States.
Reports model-predicted air quality concentrations and health impacts in 13,189 urban areas worldwide
The Air Toxics Screening Assessment (AirToxScreen) is EPA's screening tool that provides communities with information about health risks from air toxics. AirToxScreen is part of EPA's new approach to air toxics that provides updated data and risk analyses on an annual basis, helping state, local and tribal air agencies, EPA, and the public more easily identify existing and emerging air toxics issues.
This open collection is designed to support and enhance global research initiatives focused on understanding and mitigating the health impacts of environmental exposures.
Case study of diesel engine emissions from data centers in Quincy, Washington. Includes analysis of emissions, modeling of ambient NO2 and diesel particle exposures, and estimation of cancer and non-cancer risks.
The Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI) is a peer-reviewed, open-source, reduced complexity model that draws on peer-reviewed information to rapidly project the annual impacts of climate change within the United States, through the 21st century, under any custom temperature trajectory.
USALEEP (U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project) provides census-tract–level estimates of life expectancy at birth for nearly all neighborhoods in the United States. Developed by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics with partners, it uses death records and population data to show how long people are expected to live, on average, in small geographic areas. These data help researchers, health departments, and communities identify and address stark local differences in longevity linked to social, economic, and environmental conditions.
The Health Impact Assessment site on Community Commons is an online library and hub for all things related to health impact assessment (HIA) and Health in All Policies. It hosts a searchable, filterable database of hundreds of completed HIAs, a national map to explore them by geography, vital conditions, and priority populations, and collections of guides, briefs, datasets, and training resources to help users conduct and apply HIAs in practice. Designed for communities, agencies, and practitioners, the site supports integrating health, equity, and well‑being considerations into policies, plans, and investments across sectors such as housing, transportation, planning, and education.
This site hosts an interactive R Shiny application that explores the relationship between asthma and nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution. Users can view and interact with charts or maps to see how asthma outcomes vary with NOx levels across locations or over time, making it easier to visualize potential links between traffic‑related air pollution and respiratory health.
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) analyzed community-level data on air quality, health, and social factors to identify neighborhoods that should be prioritized for efforts to mitigate and reduce air pollution to better protect public health. The report builds on the commitment to health and racial equity through Healthy Chicago 2025 and initiatives led by local environmental justice organizations. The aim is to provide a resource for future action on environmental health. In developing this report, they consulted with subject matter experts, advocacy groups, and community-based environmental justice organizations.
