Environmental Justice Index

[kzollove]

This was recommended/ is being used by Bill Adams for Health Equity Explorer and Jim Phuong for AOU integration

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/eji/index.html

Download link: https://eji.cdc.gov/Documents/Data/2022/DBS/United%20States.zip

Data dictionary: https://eji.cdc.gov/Documents/Data/2022/EJI_2022_Data_Dictionary_508.pdf

[p-talapova]

Status update:

• explored the Environmental Justice Index.
• uploaded and analyzed documentation and data sources.
• parsed source codes, descriptions, and indicators such as the Social Vulnerability Module, Environmental Burden Module, and Pre-existing Chronic Disease Burden.
• Joined them with SDOH (Social Determinants of Health) vocabulary.
• A 22% coverage was revealed.
• The remainder is to be mapped manually.