CDC PLACES
PLACES
A CDC dataset providing local-level estimates of chronic disease, health risk behaviors, and prevention measures down to the census-tract level.
Related terms
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The U.S. federal public health agency that tracks disease and is the body that officially evaluates and designates cancer clusters. Public Health The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of whole communities through education, policy, disease surveillance, and environmental regulation. Census Tract A small statistical subdivision of a county (typically 1,200 to 8,000 people) used by the Census Bureau as a stable geographic unit for reporting demographic and health data. Asthma Rate The percentage of a population diagnosed with asthma. Frequently used as a public-health indicator of air-pollution exposure, since particulate matter and ozone trigger attacks.