CECHE Dashboard
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The CECHE Dashboard is a public tool for exploring how extreme weather, environmental conditions, and health intersect across Chicago’s communities. Developed by CECHE’s Geospatial and Data Analytics Core with input from our Community Advisory Board, the dashboard brings together more than 60 indicators across four areas: Weather & Environment, Green Space & Infrastructure, Health & Wellbeing, and Community.
For each indicator, you can view neighborhood-level maps, explore trends over time, and download the data, all powered by the Chicago Health Atlas, a trusted source of Chicago health data.
Explore the CECHE Dashboard
How to Use the Dashboard
Start with the section that matters to you. Air quality, green space, health outcomes, or community conditions. Within each section, expand a category to see its indicators. Click the map icon to see how an indicator varies across Chicago’s community areas, the trends icon to see change over time, the download icon to save the data, or the info icon to see where the data comes from.
Resources for Action
Data is a starting point. The resources below connect you to organizations, tools, and programs that can help you act on what you see in the dashboard.
Resource Categories
Select a category below to explore resources. More categories will be added soon.
Learn
Find definitions for environmental or health problems and solutions, and browse learning resources.
Definitions
| Resource | Source |
|---|---|
| Types of Pollution and Pollutants | |
| Air pollution | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Air Quality Index (AQI) | AirNow |
| Introduction to indoor air quality | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Indoor Pollutants | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Volatile organic compounds | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Particulate matter | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Mold | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Asbestos | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Radon | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Carbon monoxide | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Nitrogen dioxide | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Second hand smoke and aerosols | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Indoor Allergens | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| Control indoor allergens | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| Dust mites | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Pet allergens | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Cockroaches | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Mold | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Outdoor air pollution | |
| Pollutants | |
| Particulate matter | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Nitrogen dioxide | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Carbon monoxide | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Lead | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Ozone | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Sulfur dioxide | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Outdoor Allergens | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Pollen | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Tree pollen | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| Weed pollen | Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| Mold | American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology |
| Water pollution | Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
| Pollutants | |
| Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Agricultural Pollution | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Bacteria and E. Coli | United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Lead | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Lead service lines | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) |
| Noise pollution | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Light pollution | National Geographic Kids |
| Soil pollution | |
| Soil contaminants | Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) |
| Heavy metals | Illinois Extension |
| Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Arsenic | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Radium | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) |
| Radon | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) |
| Flooding | |
| Combined sewer overflow | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) |
| Impervious surface | United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Flash flood | National Weather Service |
| Erosion | Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
| Climate change | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Sustainability | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Nature-based solutions | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| Environmental justice | Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
| Urban heat island effect | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Sacrifice zone | Climate Reality Project |
| Plants | |
| Invasive species | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Native plants | Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) |
| Compost | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Health | |
| Social determinants of health | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
| Morbidity | New York Department of Public Health |
| Mortality | New York Department of Public Health |
| Incidence | New York Department of Public Health |
| Prevalence | New York Department of Public Health |
| Comorbidity | Cleveland Clinic |
| Quality of life | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Data centers | National Wildlife Foundation |
| Impact on human health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Data centers and urban heat | Yale School of the Environment |
| AI’s physical footprint | Roosevelt Institute |
| Ecological impacts of data centers | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Climate and Sustainability Consortium |
| Quantum computing | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
Learning Resources
| Resource | Source |
|---|---|
| Air quality | |
| Health impacts of air pollution | American Lung Association |
| Air Knowledge Course | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| EPA Webinar Series | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Air Sensor Toolbox | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Water quality | |
| Drinking water and human health | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| EPA Drinking Water Quality Report | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Lead | |
| Lead service line inventory | Chicago Department of Water Management |
| Lead service line replacement program | Lead Safe Chicago |
| Flooding | |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology rain ready resources | Center for Neighborhood Technology |
| Chicago Green Alley Handbook | City of Chicago |
| Is My Home Rain Ready? Quiz | Center for Neighborhood Technology |
| Documenting damage | Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
| Stormwater Calculator | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Mosquito-Borne Diseases | City of Chicago |
| Human health | |
| Health impacts of air pollution | American Lung Association |
| Air pollution, heart disease, and stroke | American Heart Association |
| Air pollution and asthma | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Heat-related illness | Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
| Green space and mental health | Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Climate change | |
| Climate change impacts | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| Plants | |
| Invasive species | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Plants | |
| How to deal with woody invasive plants on your property | Morton Arboretum |
| Guide to invasive plants | National Resources Conservation Service |
| Insects | |
| Report an invasive insect | University of Illinois |
| Spotted lanternfly | Illinois Department of Agriculture |
| Emerald ash borer | Illinois Extension |
| Native Plants | |
| Native plants | National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) |
| Chicago Native and Pollinator Garden Resources | City of Chicago |
| Food | |
| Food Sovereignty and Food Justice | Food Lifeline |
| Food Insecurity | Feeding America |
| Food Deserts | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Food Apartheid | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| Urban Agriculture | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Seasonal Eating Guide | Seasonal Food Guide |
| Edible plants | |
| Falling fruit edible plants map | Falling Fruit |
| Home vegetable gardening | Illinois Extension |
| Plant Based Eating | International Food Information Council |
| Data centers | |
| What are data centers? | Earth Justice |
| Data centers and water consumption | Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) |
| Data centers map | Powered by Who |
| Quantum computing | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| Quantum computing vs AI | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Understanding data | |
| GIS 101 | Center for Neighborhood Technology |
| Mapping Spatial Health Data (video) | R Consortium |
| Understanding Weather Maps | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
| How To Read Graphs | Lumen Learning |
| Environmental justice | |
| The Environmental Justice Movement | Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
| Chicago Environmental Justice Action Plan | City of Chicago |
| Social Determinants of Health & Place Toolkit | University of Illinois |
| Policy resources | |
| Chicago residential landlords and tenants municipal code | American Legal Publishing |
| For teachers | |
| Air Quality Classroom Activities | University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) |
| High School Student Curriculum | University of Washington School of Public Health |
| Humans and the Environment Toolkit | Learning to Give |