Michigan Environmental Health Burden — CDC PLACES County Index
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The current reading for this indicator updates live on the
Michigan Gateway dashboard.
The data feed below is fetched from CDC PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates) via the
public /api/places endpoint.
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What this means
CDC PLACES is the first national project to map chronic disease rates, health behaviors, and prevention measures at the census-tract level. For Michigan it shows where asthma, COPD, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are concentrated — often overlapping with industrial corridors (downriver Detroit, southwest Detroit, central Saginaw) and historic redlining areas.
What you can do
- Find your census tract's health profile at https://www.cdc.gov/places/
- If you live in a high-asthma area, ask your doctor about an asthma action plan and free MDHHS home-visit programs.
- EPA EJScreen maps cumulative environmental risk on top of this data: https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen
- Detroit residents: free indoor air-quality assessments are available via the Detroit Health Department.
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