The San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins into the River and Residents Say Their Bodies |
Websites |
Integumentary; Male Reproductive; Female Reproduction; Cancer |
Water; Pollution |
Total Population; Geography; Occupation; Health status; Incidence; Mortality |
2012 |
2014 |
Community Health Profiles |
Websites |
COPD; Asthma; Lung Cancer |
Occupational Hazard; Access to care; Water; Pollution; Waste; Air; Pollution |
None |
2014 |
2017 |
Houston and Harris County State of Health |
Websites |
Alimentary; Kidney; Respiratory; Cancer; Heart Disease; Stroke; Diabetes; Pneumonia; Alzheimer's Disease; COPD; Lung Cancer; Breast cancer; Cerebrovascular disease; Prostate cancer; Oral Disease; Oral Cancer; Low Weight Births; Preterm Births; Colorectal Cancer; Chlymadia; Gonorrhea; HIV; Syphilis; Tuberculosis; Infectious Disease; Mental Disorders; Pharynx Cancer |
Air; Water; Built Environment; Toxic Chemicals |
Socio-economic Status |
None |
2017 |
Harris Health System Community Assessment Statistics and Maps (Maternal Infant Health Indicators Maps) |
Websites |
Cancer; Lung Cancer; Breast cancer; Prostate cancer; Low Weight Births; Preterm Births; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer |
-- |
Teen Pregnancy Rate; Children; Occupation |
2016 |
2017 |
A Closer Look at Air Pollution in Houston |
PDF Reports |
Alimentary; Respiratory; Immune; Kidney; Nervous; Eyes; Development; Cardiovasular; Kidney; Hematologic; Endocrine |
Air; Pollution; Occupational Hazard |
Total Population; Occupation |
2004 |
2006 |
Chronic Disease Profile |
PDF Reports |
Alimentary; Respiratory; Cardiovasular; Cancer; Heart Disease; Stroke; Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease; Diabetes; Asthma; Lung Cancer; Malignant neoplasms; Cerebrovascular disease; Breast cancer; Prostate cancer; Obesity; Oral Disease; Oral Cancer |
Built Environment; Access to exercise opps.; Access to Grocery |
Total Population; Leading Causes of Mortality |
2014 |
2016 |
EPA Houston TX |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Cancer; Birth |
Air; Pollution |
Children |
2011 |
2017 |
Air Pollution and Health Risks Due to Vehicle Traffic |
Published Research |
Respiratory; Respiratory; Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease; Asthma |
Air; Pollution |
People living near major roadway |
2010 |
2013 |
Air Quality Index |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Respiratory; Cancer; Lung Cancer |
Air; Radon |
Geography |
2014 |
2017 |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Houston Metropolitan Area |
Contains Raw Datasets; Websites; Interactive Maps |
-- |
Air |
Total Population |
2017 |
2017 |
Hazardous Air Pollutants Special Report |
PDF Reports |
Hodgkin's Disease; Lymphoma; Leukemia |
Air; Pollution |
Age Distribution; Gender; Socio-economic Status |
2003 |
None |
A Closer Look at Air Pollution in Houston: Identifying Priority Health Risks |
PDF Reports |
Respiratory; Cardiovasular; Immune; Male Reproductive; Female Reproduction |
Air; Pollution |
Geography |
2004 |
2007 |
American Lung Association State of the Air 2016 Report |
PDF Reports |
Cardiovasular; Diabetes; Asthma; COPD |
Air; Pollution; Toxic Chemicals |
Total Population; Age Distribution; Geography; Children |
2016 |
2016 |
Texas: Possible Cancer Clusters in East Harris County and Houston |
Websites |
Skin Cancer; Melanoma; Brain Cancer ; Eye Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Lymphoma |
Pollution |
Children |
2015 |
2015 |
Oil Refineries Required to Reduce Toxic Pollution into the Air Communities Breathe |
News Article |
Cancer; Nervous; Respiratory; Hematologic; Birth Defects; Asthma; Debilitating Illness; |
Air; Pollution |
Total Population |
2012 |
2014 |
Houston?s Most Polluted Neighborhood Draws the Line at Alberta Tar Sands |
News Article |
Integumentary; Nervous; Hematologic |
Air; Pollution |
Socio-economic Status; Children; Proximity to refinery |
2005 |
2013 |
The World Health Organization has Determined that the Specific Kind of Dioxin Dumped at the Pits?2.3.7.8-TCDD?is a Human Carcinogen |
News Article |
Cancer |
Water; Pollution |
Total Population |
2017 |
2017 |
A Closer Look at Air Pollution in Houston: Identifying Priority Health Risks: Report of the Mayor's Task Force on the Health Effects of Air Pollution |
PDF Reports |
Alimentary; Respiratory; Immune; Kidney; Nervous; Eyes; Development; Cardiovasular; Kidney; Hematologic; Endocrine |
Air; Pollution |
Total Population |
2006 |
2006 |
Ambient Air Concentrations Exceeded Health-Based Standards for Fine Particulate Matter and Benzene During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |
Published Research |
Hematologic; Leukemia; Cancer |
Air; Pollution |
Total Population |
2010 |
2015 |
EPA Contaminent Superfund Maps |
Interactive Maps |
Cancer |
-- |
Total Population |
2017 |
2017 |
Community Health Profile Report Area A |
PDF Reports |
Cardiovasular; Heart Disease |
Occupational Hazard; Access to care; Water; Pollution; Waste; Air; Pollution |
Socio-economic Status; Children; Obese/ overweight |
2010 |
2014 |
Births in Harris County |
PDF Reports |
Birth |
-- |
Total Population; Births |
2013 |
2016 |
Teen Birth Rates |
PDF Reports |
Teen Birth |
-- |
Total Population; Teen Pregnancy Rate; Births |
2013 |
2016 |
Preterm Births |
PDF Reports |
Preterm Births |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Low Birth Weight Births |
PDF Reports |
Low Weight Births |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Very Low Birth Weight Births |
PDF Reports |
Low Weight Births |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Prenatal Care First Trimester |
PDF Reports |
No PNC (prenatal care) |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Cancer Community Needs Assessment and Patient Navigation |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Lung Cancer; Breast cancer; Prostate cancer; Obesity; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer |
Access to care |
Total Population |
2012 |
2014 |
Episcopal Health Foundation County Health Data |
Interactive Maps |
-- |
Air; Crime |
Insurance coverage; Year; Educational Attainment; Health status |
2016 |
2016 |
Harris County - Medically Underserved Areas and Medically Underserved Populations |
PDF Reports |
Medically Underserved |
Access to care |
Total Population |
2012 |
2012 |
Prenatal Care Late-None |
PDF Reports |
No PNC (prenatal care) |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Health of Houston Survey 2010 CATI Questionaire |
PDF Reports |
-- |
Pollution; Access to Grocery; Crime; Transport; Housing |
Age Distribution; Educational Attainment; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status; Insurance coverage; Health status |
2010 |
2011 |
Houston State of Health Access to Exercise Opportunities |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Access to exercise opps. |
Physical activity |
2016 |
2016 |
An Evaluation of Water Quality in Private Drinking Water Wells Near Natural Gas Extraction Sites in the Barnett Shale Formation |
Published Research |
None |
Water; Pollution; Toxic Chemicals |
Total Population |
2013 |
2013 |
Institute for Health Policy Data Repository |
Websites |
Cancer; Cardiovasular; Diabetes; Obesity; Colorectal Cancer; Asthma; High Blood Pressure |
Access to care; Access to Grocery; Crime; Transport; Housing; Water; Pollution |
English Profiicient; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition:Age Distribution:Children; Age DistributionGender |
2011 |
2017 |
No Prenatal Care |
PDF Reports |
Birth |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Infant Mortality |
PDF Reports |
Birth |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Fetal Mortality |
PDF Reports |
Birth |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Maternal Mortality |
PDF Reports |
Birth |
-- |
Total Population |
2013 |
2016 |
Houston State of Health Indicators Annual Ozone Air Quality |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air |
Total Population |
2015 |
2017 |
Harris County - Medically Underserved Areas. Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas |
PDF Reports |
-- |
Access to care |
Total Population |
2012 |
2012 |
Health of Houston Survey |
Websites |
-- |
Air; Pollution |
Total Population |
2010 |
2017 |
Breast Cancer- New Cases |
PDF Reports |
Breast cancer |
-- |
Total Population |
2009 |
2012 |
Houston State of Health 2015-2016 Executive Summary |
PDF Reports |
-- |
Air; Water; Access to care |
Total Population; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Gender; Age Distribution; Educational Attainment; Socio-economic Status; Obese/ overweight |
2016 |
2017 |
Breast Cancer- Hospital Discharges |
PDF Reports |
Breast cancer |
-- |
Geography; People living near major roadway |
2007 |
2009 |
Breast Cancer- Deaths |
PDF Reports |
Breast cancer |
-- |
Geography; Gender; Mortality |
2008 |
2012 |
Community Needs Index |
Interactive Maps |
-- |
Access to care |
Socio-economic Status |
2017 |
2017 |
Cervical Cancer- New Cases |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Cervical Cancer |
-- |
Geography:Incidence |
2009 |
2010 |
Houston State of Health Children with Low Access to a Grocery Store |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Obesity; Oral Disease |
Food; Access to Grocery |
Children |
2015 |
2017 |
Cervical Cancer- Deaths |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Cervical Cancer |
-- |
Geography; Mortality |
2008 |
2012 |
Kinder Houston Area Survey |
PDF Reports |
-- |
-- |
Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status |
2017 |
2017 |
Single Inicator Analysis Health of Houston Survey 2010 |
Interactive Maps |
-- |
-- |
Geography; Educational Attainment |
2010 |
2010 |
Colorectal Cancer- New Cases |
PDF Reports |
Colorectal Cancer |
-- |
Geography |
2009 |
2012 |
Houston State of Health Children with Low Access to a Grocery Store (% of Total Pop) |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Obesity; Oral Disease |
Food; Access to Grocery |
Children |
2015 |
2017 |
Colorectal Cancer- Hospital Discharges |
PDF Reports |
Colorectal Cancer |
-- |
Geography |
2007 |
2009 |
Houston State of Health Annual Particle Pollution |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air; Pollution |
Geography; Year |
2013; 2014; 2015 |
2017 |
Single Indicator Analysis Health of Houston Survey 2010 Demographics |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air; Water; Pollution; Crime; Transport; Housing |
Total Population; Age Distribution; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status; Geography; Occupation; Insurance coverage; Mortality |
2010 |
2010 |
County Health Ranking and Road Map |
Websites |
Alimentary; Obesity; Low Weight Births; Infectious Disease; Mental Disorders |
Air; Water; Transport; Housing |
Total Population; Educational Attainment; Socio-economic Status; Children; Teen Pregnancy Rate; Geography; Insurance coverage; Health status; Physical activity |
2017 |
2017 |
Health of Houston Survey 2010 Mail Questionaire |
PDF Reports |
-- |
Air; Water; Food |
Age Distribution; Educational Attainment; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Occupation; Insurance coverage; Health status; Physical activity |
2010 |
2010 |
Lung Cancer- Hospital Discharges |
PDF Reports |
Lung Cancer |
-- |
People living near major roadway; Geography |
2009 |
2007 |
Prostate Cancer- New Cases |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Prostate cancer |
-- |
Total Population |
2012 |
2007 |
Houston State of Health Recognized Carcinogens Released into Air |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air; Pollution |
Year |
2016 |
2017 |
Houst State of Health Children-Disparities Dashboard |
Websites |
-- |
Access to care; Access to exercise opps.; Transport; Housing |
Age Distribution; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition |
2015 |
2017 |
Houston State of Health Farmers Market Density |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Obesity; Oral Disease |
Food |
Total Population |
2016 |
2017 |
Houston State of Health Fast Food Restaurant Density |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Obesity; Oral Disease |
Food |
Total Population |
2014 |
2016 |
Houston State of Health Drinking Water Violations |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Water; Pollution |
Total Population |
2013; 2014 |
2015 |
Houston State of Health Houses Built Prior to 1950 |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air; Pollution |
Year |
2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015 |
2017 |
Houston State of Health PBT Released |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
-- |
Air; Pollution |
Year |
2016 |
2017 |
Health of Houston Survey |
Websites |
-- |
-- |
Geography |
None |
2017 |
Health of Houston Survey 2010 A First Look |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Cerebrovascular disease; Asthma; Diabetes; High Blood Pressure |
Access to care; Access to exercise opps.; Access to Grocery; Crime; Air; Water; Pollution |
Total Population; Age Distribution; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status; Geography; Insurance coverage; Health status |
2010 |
2011 |
Health of Houston Survey 2010 Map |
PDF Reports |
-- |
-- |
Geography |
2010 |
2012 |
Health of Houston Survey 2010 Zip Code Areas |
PDF Reports |
-- |
-- |
Geography |
2010 |
2012 |
Health of Houston Mapping the Houston Area |
Websites |
-- |
-- |
Geography |
2010 |
2017 |
UV Index Search Results |
PDF Reports; Websites |
-- |
UV |
-- |
None |
2017 |
A Citizen's Guide to Radon: The Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Radon |
PDF Reports |
Cancer; Lung Cancer |
Air; Water; Pollution; Radon |
-- |
2001 |
2016 |
Colorectal Cancer- Deaths |
PDF Reports |
Colorectal Cancer |
-- |
Obese/ overweight |
2008 |
2012 |
Researching Dirty Air's Effect on Health: Are Some Texans Immune? |
News Article |
Respiratory; Cardiovasular; Cancer; Asthma; |
Air; Pollution |
Total Population; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status; Geography; Health status; Mortality; Proximity to refinery |
2013 |
2013 |
Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Lung Disease |
PDF Reports; Contains Raw Datasets |
Respiratory; Cancer; Asthma; COPD; Lung Cancer; |
Occupational Hazard |
Total Population; Children; Incidence |
2012 |
2014 |
Harris County Health Data - Episcopal Health Foundation |
Interactive Maps; Websites |
Respiratory; Diabetes; Obesity; Chlymadia; Infectious Disease |
-- |
Total Population; Age Distribution; Educational Attainment; Gender; Racial and Ethnic Composition; Socio-economic Status; Children; Occupation; Health status; |
2016 |
2016 |
Fracking - Wasting and Contaminating Texas Water |
News Article |
Kidney; Hematologic; Cancer; Road Traffic Accident; Liver Disease; |
Air; Water; Pollution; Natural Disaster; Accident; Waste |
Total Population |
2013 |
2015 |
Benzene Leaks from Pipelines have been Quietly Adding to the Ship Channel Toxic Mix |
News Article |
Cancer; Birth Defects; Spina Bifida |
Water; Pollution; Waste |
Total Population |
2013 |
2015 |
County Health Rankings |
Interactive Maps |
-- |
Air; Water; Access to care |
Geography; |
2017 |
2017 |