Recent Additions
June 2008: Many of the measures in America’s Children and Environment have been updated:
- E1 – Criteria air pollutants – time series extended to 2006
- E2 –Air quality index – time series extended to 2006
- E3 – Criteria air pollutants – time series extended to 2006
- E6 – Drinking water contaminants – time series extended to 2006
- E7 – Drinking water contaminants – time series extended to 2006
- E8 – Pesticide residues – time series extended to 2006
- E9 – Land contaminants – time series extended to 2006
- B2 - Blood lead - revised race/ethnicity categories
- B3 – Blood lead – updated to 2001-2004
- B4 – Blood mercury – updated to 2001-2004
- B5 – Blood cotinine – time series extended to 2006
- D1 – Asthma – time series extended to 2006
- D2 – Asthma – updated to 2003-2006
- D3 – Respiratory diseases – time series extended to 2005
- D4 – Respiratory diseases – time series extended to 2005
- D5 – Childhood cancer – time series extended to 2005
- D6 – Childhood cancer – time series extended to 2005
- D7 – Mental retardation – updated to 2003-2006
- EI2 – Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – updated to 2003-2006
September 2007: The website for America’s Children and the Environment has been redesigned. There is a new tabbed interface for easier navigation of the main measures sections (Environmental Contaminants, Body Burdens, Childhood Illnesses, Special Features, Emerging Issues). The “What’s New” page (this page) has been added to help readers see at a glance which measures have been updated or revised.
July 2007: Several measures in America's Children and the Environment have been updated:
- E1 - Criteria air pollutants - time series extended to 2005
- E6/E7 - Drinking water - time series extended to 2005
- B1 - Blood lead - time series extended to 2003-2004
- B2 - Blood lead medians by subgroup - updated to 2001-2004
- B5 - Cotinine - time series extended to 2003-2004
- D1 - Asthma - time series extended to 2005.
Graphs, data tables and highlights associated with these measures have all been revised to incorporate the newer data.
In addition, we invite you to fill out the Customer Satisfaction survey that has been added to the website. You may access the survey by following the link near the top of the homepage (URL above).
Also, you may want to watch for the release of the interagency America's Children report (childstats.gov) on July 13, which will also present much of the information from the ACE measures listed above.