USING DATA TO EXPLAIN HEALTH DISPARITIES & TARGET INTERVENTIONS

Office of Environmental Public Health Sciences

Health Disparities

Many dimensions contribute to differences in health outcomes between population groups.

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Sex

• Sexual identity

• Disability

• Socioeconomic status

• Geographic location (urban vs. rural)

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Steps Towards Promoting Equity, Undoing Inequity

We all have a role.

We can learn about:

• The influence of race and place on health

• Cultural competency

• Opportunities for involvement

• Data and tools for policy and project planning

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Disparities: People of Color

www.doh.wa.gov/ibl

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Disparities: People of Color

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Low Educational Attainment

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Examples: Lead Poisoning

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Examples: Emergency Response

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Examples: Wildfires

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Examples: Distribution of VW Settlement $

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Environmental health disparities map

• Can be used to target public investments to buffer historic environmental health impacts

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Add context with map layers