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Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) gathers, integrates, analyzes and displays data and information to help people better understand relationships between health and the environment.

The environment plays an important role in health and human development. Exposures to environmental hazards can cause or worsen illness or disease. We know from research, for example, that radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer and that exposure to lead can slow growth and cause behavior and learning problems in children. Other suspected links between health and the environment remain unproven, needing more data and research.

Data on this site are used for many public health purposes, including:

  • Identifying environmental hazards
  • Estimating the magnitude of an environmental problem
  • Analyzing trends over time
  • Identifying high priority areas and populations for targeted outreach
  • Identifying effective interventions
  • Preparing community reports
  • Conducting public health studies

The data and information also serve as a "knowledge base" of critical public health monitoring and surveillance systems and information resources.

EPHT also shares environmental health tips and resources. Visit our seasonal pages for tips and resources for getting outdoors and staying healthy year around.

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Environmental Public Health Tracking References

The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

Missouri Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is a program within the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EPHT is part of a network of people and information systems which delivers a core set of health, exposure, and hazards data, information summaries and tools to enable analysis, visualization and reporting of insights drawn from data. Those insights are intended to help data drive actions and improve community health.

Environmental Public Health Tracking

Last updated: June 2023