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SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM Using GIS in HIA 3 rd Annual National HIA Meeting Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Lauren Adkins, Amy Prues, Alexander.

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1 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM Using GIS in HIA 3 rd Annual National HIA Meeting Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Lauren Adkins, Amy Prues, Alexander Hall, Justicia Rhodus CSS-Dynamac Florence Fulk U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development 6/16/20151 The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

2 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM EPA’s HIA Case Study in Atlanta, GA 6/16/20152

3 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM GIS Applications in Assessment Using GIS to map the vulnerable populations Percentage of Population over age 65 Percentage of Population reported as Minority Percentage of Householders over age 65, living alone Percentage of Population under age 5 Population density 6/16/20153

4 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM GIS Applications in Assessment Physical environment determinant of interest: Exposure to extreme heat events 6/16/2015 4

5 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM GIS Applications in Assessment Socio-economic determinant of interest: housing costs (property values) 6/16/2015 5

6 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM GIS Applications in Assessment Socio-economic determinant of interest: Vacant and derelict properties 66/16/2015

7 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM Thank You! Florence Fulk EPA – Office of Research & Development Justicia Rhodus EPA Contractor: CSS – Dynamac Amy Prues EPA Contractor: CSS – Dynamac Alex Hall EPA Contractor: CSS – Dynamac 6/16/20157 Lauren Adkins, CPH, MPH CSS-Dynamac Phone: 513-569-7218Email: adkins.lauren@epa.gov

8 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM ADDITIONAL SLIDES 6/16/20158

9 SUSTAINABLE & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES RESEARCH PROGRAM GIS Applications in Scoping Using GIS to map the geographic scope Discharge point 6/16/2015 9


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