The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides air pollution data about ozone and particulate matter (PM2.5) to CDC for the Tracking Network. The EPA maintains a database called the Air Quality System (AQS) which contains data from approximately 4,000 monitoring stations around the country, mainly in urban areas. Data from the AQS is considered the "gold standard" for determining outdoor air pollution. However, AQS data are limited because the monitoring stations are usually in urban areas or cities and because they only take air samples for some air pollutants every three days or during times of the year when air pollution is very high. CDC and EPA have worked together to develop a statistical model (Downscaler) to make modeled predictions available for environmental public health tracking purposes in areas of the country that do not have monitors and to fill in the time gaps when monitors may not be recording data. This data does not include "Percent of population in counties exceeding NAAQS (vs. population in counties that either meet the standard or do not monitor PM2.5)". Please visit the Tracking homepage for this information.View additional information for indicator definitions and documentation by selecting Content Area "Air Quality" and the respective indicator at the following website: http://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showIndicatorsData.action

This dataset provides modeled predictions of PM2.5 levels from the EPA's Downscaler model. Data are at the census tract level for 2011-2014. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate air quality measures. Census tract-level datasets contain estimates of the mean predicted concentration and associated standard error. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about outdoor air quality on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

This dataset provides modeled predictions of particulate matter (PM2.5) levels from the EPA's Downscaler model. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate air quality measures. Data are at the county levels for 2001-2014. The dataset includes the maximum, median, mean, and population-weighted mean concentration. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about outdoor air quality on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

Problems or Questions?
Email trackingsupport@cdc.gov.

This dataset provides data at the county level for the contiguous United States. It includes monthly Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) data from 1895-2016 provided by the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - North Carolina. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about drought on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showDroughtLanding.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

Problems or Questions?
Email trackingsupport@cdc.gov.

This dataset provides modeled predictions of PM2.5 levels from the EPA's Downscaler model. Data are at the census tract level for 2001-2005. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate air quality measures. Census tract-level datasets contain estimates of the mean predicted concentration and associated standard error. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about outdoor air quality on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

This dataset provides modeled predictions of ozone levels from the EPA's Downscaler model. Data are at the census tract level for 2011-2014. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate air quality measures. Census tract-level datasets contain estimates of the mean predicted concentration and associated standard error. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about outdoor air quality on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.

This dataset provides modeled predictions of PM2.5 levels from the EPA's Downscaler model. Data are at the census tract level for 2006-2010. These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate air quality measures. Census tract-level datasets contain estimates of the mean predicted concentration and associated standard error. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

Learn more about outdoor air quality on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showAirLanding.action.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

This dataset provides data at the county level for the contiguous United States. It includes weekly United States Drought Monitor (USDM) data from 2000-2016 provided by the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - North Carolina. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate drought measures. Learn more about drought on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showDroughtLanding.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

Problems or Questions?
Email trackingsupport@cdc.gov.

This dataset provides data at the county level for the contiguous United States. It includes daily Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) data from 1991-2012 provided by the Environmental Remote Sensing group at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) measures. Learn more about sunlight and UV on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showUVLanding.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

Problems or Questions?
Email trackingsupport@cdc.gov.

This dataset provides data at the county level for the contiguous United States. It includes daily Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Population-Weighted Ultraviolet (UV) irradiance data from October 2004-2015 provided by the Environmental Remote Sensing group at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Please refer to the metadata attachment for more information.

These data are used by the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to generate sunlight and UV measures. Learn more about sunlight and UV on the Tracking Network's website: https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showUVLanding.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the following requirements:
1. Use the data for statistical reporting and analysis only.
2. Do not attempt to learn the identity of any person included in the data and do not combine these data with other data for the purpose of matching records to identify individuals.
3. Do not disclose of or make use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and report the discovery to: trackingsupport@cdc.gov.
4. Do not imply or state, either in written or oral form, that interpretations based on the data are those of the original data sources and CDC unless the data user and data source are formally collaborating.
5. Acknowledge, in all reports or presentations based on these data, the original source of the data and CDC.
6. Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Web. Accessed: insert date. www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.

Problems or Questions?
Email trackingsupport@cdc.gov.