Open AccessData Sources for an Environmental Quality Index: Availability, Quality, and Utility
Author(s) -
Danelle T. Lobdell,
Jyotsna S. Jagai,
Kristen M. Rappazzo,
Lynne C. Messer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300184
Subject(s) - data quality , water quality , quality (philosophy) , environmental data , index (typography) , environmental health , air quality index , environmental quality , environmental resource management , data source , geography , environmental science , environmental planning , environmental protection , business , computer science , data mining , medicine , ecology , meteorology , biology , metric (unit) , philosophy , epistemology , marketing , world wide web
An environmental quality index (EQI) for all counties in the United States is under development to explore the relationship between environmental insults and human health. The EQI is potentially useful for investigators researching health disparities to account for other concurrent environmental conditions. This article focused on the identification and assessment of data sources used in developing the EQI. Data source strengths, limitations, and utility were addressed.