Environmental Health Investigations and Data
Environmental Health Investigations and Data
Environmental Health Investigations and Data OHA works to understand the connection between environment and health. Our environment consists of the air we breathe, the soil beneath our feet, the water we drink, the food we eat and the schools, buildings and homes where we spend our time. Our health can be a reflection of the environment we live in. When our land, water, air and food are healthy and safe, we are more likely to be the same. Environmental health investigations and data help us understand how we are affected by our environment. Contact Us Environmental Health Investigations Contaminated Sites The Environmental Health Assessment program (EHAP) works with communities and agency partners to assess and prevent human exposure to contamination and hazardous waste found at Superfund and other contaminated sites. Investigation sites in Oregon EHAP reports Policy and Project Evaluation The Health Impact Assessment (HIA) program evaluates policies, projects and programs to provide decision-makers with information about how community health and wellbeing may be affected. HIAs conducted by the Oregon Health Authority HIAs conducted by local health jurisdictions and tribal public health Pesticide Investigations The Pesticide Exposure, Safety and Tracking program (PEST) conducts pesticide surveillance of acute pesticide poisoning incidents in Oregon. Coos Bay Children’s Academy Pesticide Exposure Investigation, October 2017 (pdf) View all pesticide reports Cancer Rate Analyses The Oregon State Cancer Registry (OSCaR) monitors overall rates and trends in cancer in the population in order to target and evaluate public health actions that can help all Oregonians. Under limited conditions, Cancer Registry data may be used to investigate concerns that an area may have higher than expected numbers of people with a certain cancer. See Cancer Data Inquiries and Understanding Cancer Rate Analysis (pdf) for more information. Recent reports: Neighborhood Cancer Rate Evaluation: Elevated Environmental Heavy Metal Levels SE and North Portland, OR 1999–2013 (pdf) Osteosarcoma in West Salem, OR, 2008-2012 Additional OHA Reports Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), February 2015 (pdf) OHA Data Sources Environmental Public Health Tracking The Oregon Tracking Program is part of a national network that tracks environmental hazards, exposures, and health effects. A data portal provides information on a range of environmental and health indicators. Go to EPHT Data Explorer Drinking Water Data Oregon Drinking Water Services administers and enforces drinking water quality standards for public water systems in the state of Oregon, and maintains a data access site called Data Online. Go to Drinking Water Data Online See also: School Drinking Water Data Private Domestic Well Data More... Harmful Algae Blooms Occupational Health Indicators (OHI) Oregon Licensed Food, Pools and Lodging Facility Statistics Oregon Choose Safe Places Radiation Monitoring Radon Risk Data from Other Agencies Drug Lab Properties See Also Brownfield Initiative Healthy School Facilities Healthy Homes and Neighborhoods Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)