Environmental Health

Healthy People 2010 Objective Details

Environmental Health Focus Area documents
Focus Area	Objective
08- Environmental Health	08-01a – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to ozone
08- Environmental Health	08-01b – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to particulate matter (<=10 µm in diameter)
08- Environmental Health	08-01c – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to carbon monoxide
08- Environmental Health	08-01d – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to nitrogen dioxide
08- Environmental Health	08-01e – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to sulfur dioxide
08- Environmental Health	08-01f – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to lead
08- Environmental Health	08-01g – Harmful air pollutants – Persons exposed to any (thousands)
08- Environmental Health	08-02a – Alternative modes of transportation – Trips made by bicycling
08- Environmental Health	08-02b – Alternative modes of transportation – Trips made by walking
08- Environmental Health	08-02c – Alternative modes of transportation – Trips made by transit
08- Environmental Health	08-02d – Alternative modes of transportation – Persons who telecommute
08- Environmental Health	08-03 – Cleaner alternative fuels
08- Environmental Health	08-04 – Airborne toxins (million tons)
08- Environmental Health	08-05 – Safe drinking water
08- Environmental Health	08-06 – Waterborne disease outbreaks (average number per year)
08- Environmental Health	08-07 – Water conservation (gallons of domestic water usage per capita per day)
08- Environmental Health	08-08a – Water bodies safe for fishing and recreation – Rivers and Streams (percent) [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-08b – Water bodies safe for fishing and recreation – Lakes, ponds, and reservoirs (percent) [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-09 – Beach open and safe for swimming (percent of days during beach season)
08- Environmental Health	08-10a – Fish consumption advisories – Rivers [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-10b – Fish consumption advisories – Lakes [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-11 – Elevated blood lead levels in children – 10 or more µg/dL (aged 1 to 5 years)
08- Environmental Health	08-12a – Risks posed by hazardous sites – National Priority List sites
08- Environmental Health	08-12b – Risks posed by hazardous sites – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act facilities
08- Environmental Health	08-12c – Risks posed by hazardous sites – Leaking underground storage facilities (thousands)
08- Environmental Health	08-12d – Risks posed by hazardous sites – Brownfield properties
08- Environmental Health	08-13 – Pesticide exposures – Resulting in visits to a health care facility (number of visits per year)
08- Environmental Health	08-14a – Production-related waste released by the business sector (per unit of production) [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-14b – Toxic chemicals released by the business sector (per unit of production) [New]
08- Environmental Health	08-15 – Recycled municipal solid waste (percent of total municipal solid waste)
08- Environmental Health	08-16a – Indoor allergens – Group 1 dust mite allergens that exceed 2 micrograms per gram of dust in bed (percent of homes)
08- Environmental Health	08-16b – Indoor allergens – Group 1 dust mite allergens that exceed 10 micrograms per gram of dust in bed (percent of homes)
08- Environmental Health	08-16c – Indoor allergens – German cockroach allergens that exceed 0.1 unit per gram of dust in the bed (percent of homes)
08- Environmental Health	08-17 – Office building air quality – Number that are managed using good indoor air quality practices
08- Environmental Health	08-18 – Proportion of persons living in homes tested for radon – All ages (age adjusted)
08- Environmental Health	08-19 – Radon-resistant new home construction (number (millions))
08- Environmental Health	08-20 – School policies to protect against environmental hazards (percent of schools)
08- Environmental Health	08-21 – Disaster preparedness plans, protocols, and exercises (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-22 – Proportion of persons in pre-1950s homes tested for lead-based paint (age adjusted, aged 18 years and over)
08- Environmental Health	08-23 – Substandard housing (percent of homes with moderate or severe physical problems)
08- Environmental Health	08-24a – Exposure to pesticides – Urine concentrations in µg/g creatinine – 1-naphthol (carbaryl) (aged 6 years and over) [Deleted at Midcourse Review]
08- Environmental Health	08-24b – Exposure to pesticides – Urine concentrations in µg/g creatinine – Paranitrophenol (methyl parathion and parathions) (persons aged 6 to 59 years)
08- Environmental Health	08-24c – Exposure to pesticides – Urine concentrations in µg/g creatinine – 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (chlorpyrifos) (persons aged 6 to 59 years)
08- Environmental Health	08-24d – Exposure to pesticides – Urine concentrations in µg/g creatinine – Isopropoxyphenol (propoxur) (persons aged 6 to 59 years)
08- Environmental Health	08-25a – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Arsenic
08- Environmental Health	08-25b – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Cadmium (µg/L blood)
08- Environmental Health	08-25c – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Lead (µg/L blood)
08- Environmental Health	08-25d – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Manganese
08- Environmental Health	08-25e – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Mercury – Children aged 1 to 5 years (µg/L blood)
08- Environmental Health	08-25f – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – 2,4-D (µg/g creatinine)
08- Environmental Health	08-25g – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – o-Phenylphenol (µg/g creatinine)
08- Environmental Health	08-25h – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – cis-and trans-Permethrin
08- Environmental Health	08-25i – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Diazinon (µg/g creatinine)
08- Environmental Health	08-25j – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Polychlorinated biphenyls
08- Environmental Health	08-25k – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Dioxins
08- Environmental Health	08-25l – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Furans
08- Environmental Health	08-25m – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Chlordane – Oxychlordane (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-25n – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Dieldrin (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-25o – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – DDT (DDE) (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-25p – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Lindane (beta-HCH) (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-25q – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Mercury – Females aged 16 to 49 years (µg/L blood)
08- Environmental Health	08-25r – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Chlordane – trans-Nonachlor (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-25s – Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and selected environmental chemicals – Chlordane – Heptachlor epoxide (ng/g lipid)
08- Environmental Health	08-26 – Information systems used for public health (number of States)
08- Environmental Health	08-27a – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Lead poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27b – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Pesticide poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27c – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Mercury poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27d – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Arsenic poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27e – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Cadmium poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27f – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Methemoglobinemia (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27g – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Acute chemical poisoning (includes chemicals not covered elsewhere in the table) (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27h – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Carbon monoxide poisoning (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27i – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Asthma (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27j – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Hyperthermia (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27k – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Hypothermia (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-27l – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Skin cancer (number of jurisdictions) [Deleted at Midcourse Review]
08- Environmental Health	08-27m – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Malignant melanoma (number of jurisdictions) [Deleted at Midcourse Review]
08- Environmental Health	08-27n – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Other skin cancer (number of jurisdictions) [Deleted at Midcourse Review]
08- Environmental Health	08-27o – Monitoring environmentally related diseases – Birth defects (number of States and D.C.)
08- Environmental Health	08-28 – Local agencies using surveillance data for vector control (number) [Deleted at Midcourse Review]
08- Environmental Health	08-29 – Global burden of disease (number of deaths (thousands))
08- Environmental Health	08-30a – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Ciudad Acuna (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30b – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Matamoros (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30c – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Mexicali (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30d – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Nogales, Sonora (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30e – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Piedras Negras (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30f – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater sewer service provided – Reynosa (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30g – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Ciudad Acuna (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30h – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Matamoros (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30i – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Mexicali (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30j – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Nogales, Sonora (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30k – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Piedras Negras (proportion of population)
08- Environmental Health	08-30l – Water quality in the U.S.-Mexico border region – Wastewater receiving treatment – Reynosa (proportion of population)

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