SUMMARY OF CORE INDICATORS
Topics
- Air, Ambient (Outdoor)
- Air, Indoor
- Disasters
- Lead (Pb)
- Noise
- Pesticides
- Sentinel Events
- Sun and Ultraviolet
- Light
- Toxics and Waste
- Water, Ambient
- Water, Drinking
Hazard Indicators (potential for exposure to
contaminants or hazardous conditions)
- Criteria pollutants in ambient air
- Hazardous or toxic substances released in ambient air
- Residence in non-attainment areas (for criteria air pollutants)
- Motor vehicle emissions
- Tobacco smoke in homes with children
- Residence in a flood plain
- Pesticide use and patterns of use
- Residual pesticide or toxic contaminants in foods
- Ultraviolet light
- Chemical spills
- Monitored contaminants in ambient and drinking water
- Point-source discharges into ambient water
- Contaminants in shellfish and sport and commercial fish
Exposure Indicator (biomarkers of exposure)
- Blood lead level (in children)
Health Effect Indicators (occurrence of morbidity
or mortality attributed to exposure)
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Deaths attributed to extremes in ambient temperature
- Lead poisoning (in children)
- Noise-induced hearing loss (non-occupational)
- Pesticide-related poisoning and illness
- Illness or condition with suspected or confirmed environmental
contribution (a case or an unusual pattern)
- Melanoma
- Possible child poisoning (resulting in consultation or emergency
department visit)
- Outbreaks attributed to fish and shellfish
- Outbreaks attributed to ambient or drinking water contaminants
Intervention Indicators (programs or
official policies addressing environmental hazards)
- Programs that address motor vehicle emissions
- Alternate fuel use in registered motor vehicles
- Availability of mass transit
- Policies that address indoor air hazards in schools
- Laws pertaining to smoke-free indoor air Indoor air inspections
- Emergency preparedness, response, and mitigation training programs,
plans, and protocols
- Compliance with pesticide application standards (among pesticide
workers)
- Activity restrictions in ambient water (health-based)
- Implementation of sanitary surveys
- Compliance with operation and maintenance standards for drinking
water systems
- Boil-water advisories
Other Environmental Hazards & Health Effects Topics
- Air Pollution
& Respiratory Health
Asthma, carbon monoxide, mold ...more
- Environmental
Public Health Tracking Program
About the program, communication library, conferences and meetings, data
resources, partnerships ...more
- Health Studies
Cancer clusters, CAFOs, harmful algal blooms, water, pesticides, chemicals,
disaster epi ...more
- Radiation
Studies
General radiation facts, public health research, radon research ...more
