New: The Environmental Justice Index (EJI) is the first national, place-based tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of environmental justice and health equity. Learn more about the EJI: bit.ly/3QCbyaC. #PlaceAndHealth

Our new video explains how factors like pollution, pre-existing health conditions, and social factors can combine to impact communities.

Watch to learn how the #EJI measures cumulative impacts. #PlaceAndHealth

Reflection is such a metaphor for, well, reflection! Pen Yr Ole Wen reflected in Llyn Idwal at sunset 💚 #EveryoneNeedsNature #Natureformentalhealth #landscapelovers #placeandhealth #mountains Snowdonia National Park

As the pandemic progresses, it is evident that living in disadvantaged neighborhoods can also make people more vulnerable. We know in general that #placeandhealth are linked. Life expectancy can differ by decades between people living across town from each other. #NMA2020 3/6

I love the light element in these, it almost has a texture #placeandhealth #BlueSpace #cornishbeaches #seaforthesoul

The Environmental Justice Index ( #EJI ) measures the cumulative impacts of environmental burden on human health.

Hear examples of cumulative impacts by watching our new video.

Tune in to next week’s #TriviaTuesday to test your knowledge! #PlaceAndHealth

Social factors such as poverty, ethnicity, and pre-existing health conditions can change how environmental burden affects people’s health. Learn more about the Environmental Justice Index (EJI) bit.ly/3QCbyaC #PlaceAndHealth

Interested in learning more about the new Environmental Justice Index? Join APHA and CDC/ATSDR for an EJI webinar and demonstration in one week! #PlaceAndHealth Register here: apha.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Looking forward to this session today 🤗🤓🎤 @ia4phs Dr. Sharrelle Barber #Radical_Imagination Public Health PDX Dr Dawn Richardson Aileen Duldulao PhD MSW Drexel Public Health

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Poverty, lack of access to transportation, & crowded housing may weaken a community’s ability to prepare for, respond to, & recover from emergencies. Learn more about the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): bit.ly/3JNNgaP. #MeetPeopleWhereTheyAre #PlaceAndHealth

#DYK ? “Cumulative impacts” refers to how a person's health is affected by a combination of environmental, social, and health factors.

Learn how the Environmental Justice Index ( #EJI ) measures the cumulative impacts of environmental burdens. #PlaceAndHealth

Collaboration is 🔑

Watch ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP) overview video to learn about ways we can team up to create a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable future for everyone. bit.ly/44exCiB #PlaceAndHealth

#DYK ? The Environmental Justice Index ( #EJI ) can be used to compare environmental burdens in communities across the U.S.

Use our new #EJI fact sheet to learn how you can use the tool for local or regional #EnvironmentalJustice challenges bit.ly/475S46J #PlaceandHealth

Answer: All of the above.

The #EJI considers a range of environmental factors such as water, air, and noise pollution to define the level of environmental burden a community experiences. Watch our new video to learn more bit.ly/4awz82Z #PlaceAndHealth

Have you used the Environmental Justice Index ( #EJI ) tool?

Use our new fact sheet to learn how the tool can help you identify and address injustices bit.ly/47nvy8y

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Public Health Professionals:

Use our new Environmental Justice Index ( #EJI ) fact sheet to learn how state and local organizations use the EJI to assess #EnvironmentalJustice concerns in the communities.

Learn more: bit.ly/3ufLprZ
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Timely evidence as we consider how #NPF4 will contribute to health and wellbeing outcomes.

Amount of time spent in poor health is rising ⬆️

“Closely linked to the circumstances in which we are born, grow, live, work and age”

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.CDC Environment Social factors such as poverty, ethnicity, and pre-existing health conditions can change how environmental burden affects people’s health. Environmental Justice Index (EJI) bit.ly/3QCbyaC. #PlaceAndHealth

#DYK ? The Environmental Justice Index (EJI) measures the cumulative health impacts of environmental burden through the lens of human health and #HealthEquity .

Use the #EJI to help prioritize action for communities most in need. Visit bit.ly/3QCbyaC. #PlaceAndHealth

Happening today at 2 pm ET! It’s not too late to register for the APHA & CDC Environment webinar on the Environmental Justice Index. #PlaceAndHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
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