The Creation of a Multidomain Neighborhood Environmental Vulnerability Index Across New York City.

ABSTRACT: Compared to previous studies commonly using a single summary score, we aimed to construct a multidomain neighborhood environmental vulnerability index (NEVI) to characterize the magnitude and variability of area-level factors with the potential to modify the association between environmental pollutants and health effects. Using the Toxicological Prioritization Index framework and data from the 2015-2019 U.S. Census American Community Survey and the 2020 CDC PLACES Project, we quantified census tract-level vulnerability overall and in 4 primary domains (demographic, economic, residential, and health status), 24 subdomains, and 54 distinct area-level features for New York City (NYC). Overall and domain-specific indices were calculated by summing standardized feature values within the subdoma

SUBMITTER: Uong SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature