The CDC has released a new CDC Hurricane Dashboard is a pre- and post- hurricane event tracking tool designed for public health and emergency response planners. The dashboard can be used to follow emerging and post-landfall storms by their origin and projected path, identify impacted populations, and aid in public health decision making. 

With the CDC Hurricane Dashboard, you can: 

• Identify and track active and recently active hurricanes and tropical storms that may affect the United States.
• Investigate geographies and populations of at-risk or affected areas using data including:
  • FEMA-designated flood hazard areas 
  • Near real-time flood data from NASA’s MODIS satellite 
  • Demographic data
  • Health characteristics of the impacted area, including number & percent of hospitals and hospital beds
• Add relevant points-of-interest layers to maps including nursing homes, pharmacies, and wastewater treatment plants, among others.
• Track real-time power outages.

Using the CDC Hurricane Dashboard 

1. Click on the name of a storm to track its origin, projected path, and other details.
2. Select population characteristics to view data in different geographic scales, including census tract and county level.
3. Gain further insights on populations in affected areas by selecting health characteristics and adding points of interest.
4. Examine environmental characteristics, like flood hazards and air quality, that may worsen the effects of a hurricane on a community.
5. Share dashboard data with others through links, an image file, or embed code. 

CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Program , in partnership with CDC’s Geospatial Application Portfolio | Place and Health - Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP) | ATSDR, created the CDC Hurricane Dashboard. 

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