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New “PLACES” website provides U.S. data to help inform better health decisions
A new online research option has been created by the CDC, giving people a birds eye view of chronic disease and behaviors on all levels, including state, local and even neighborhood level.
January 26, 2021
ATLANTA The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in coordination with the CDC Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is out with a new tool – called PLACES – that provides hyper-localized health data.
This data was previously not available to the entire country, but is now searchable down to the zip code. The website features maps highlighting areas of interest on many facets, including health conditions.