There are several online trackers that report one’s local geographic environmental risk for health-related hazards. Enter your zip code or check the map and find out your current status. Here are some to know about:
Heat illness risk cdc.gov/heatrisk
Pollen counts for allergy sufferers pollen.com
Local air quality for asthmatics and other respiratory illnesses airnow.gov
UV Index for sunburn and sun skin damage risk enviro.epa.gov/envirofacts/uv/search
State COVID test positivity and COVID wastewater data (early indicator of rising COVID)
Weekly influenza data www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm
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