Environmental Health Indicators
Environmental Health Indicators
Ngā Tūtohu TaiaoExplore our Environmental Health Indicators.
What are Environmental Health Indicators?
Information about the environmental health indicators - what they are, what they cover, who will find them useful, how they are selected.
What is environmental health?
Information about what environmental health is, and why the environment is important to human health.
Indicator list
Current list of our Environmental Health Indicators.
Air quality
Wood and coal fires, vehicles, air pollutants, health impacts
Alcohol-related harm
Hospitalisations, hazardous drinking, motor vehicle crashes, alcohol outlets
Animals & human health
Leptospirosis
Border health
Overseas infectious diseases, order health NZ, high-risk pests caught, exotic mosquitoes established
Children
Children's environmental health indicators
Climate change
Changes in temperature, rainfall and drought, and health impacts
Hazardous substances
Injuries and diseases from exposure to hazardous substances
Indoor environment
Household crowding, second-hand smoke, cold and damp homes, health impacts
Population vulnerability
Population groups more at risk from environmental hazards, Social vulnerability indicators for natural hazards and pandemics
Transport
Motor vehicles, transport modes used, unmet GP need from lack of transport, road traffic injuries, health burden of transport
UV exposure
Ultraviolet (UV) levels, melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, vitamin D deficiency
Water
Suitability for swimming, access to safe drinking water, waterborne diseases and other water-related topics
