Radon Data Debuts with Call for Testing
The Maine Tracking Network released new radon data this week, making radon in air test results and household survey data publicly available for the first time in Maine.
2018 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 21-27, 2018, is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and we are spreading the word about how to protect children from lead. Data describing childhood lead poisoning, screening tests, and risk factors on the Maine Tracking Network help organizations understand and respond to the issue in their community.
Now Available: Near Real-Time Tickborne Disease Data
How often are near real-time data updated? For the Maine Tracking Network’s new data dashboard for tickborne diseases, it can be daily.
New Data Highlight Effects of Universal Blood Lead Testing Policy
The Maine Tracking Network released 2019 data about childhood lead poisoning and blood lead testing - reminding public health professionals of the importance of testing all children for lead poisoning at ages 1 and 2 years.
Maine CDC Offers Tips to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
As Mainers head to camps, pull out their grills, and put boats in the water for the first time this season, health officials of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (MeCDC) have issued an advisory to raise awareness of the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and how best to prevent it.
“Each year, we see a handful of poisonings and most could have been avoided,” said Dr. Sheila Pinette, director of the Me CDC. “You have to know how to prevent yourself from getting poisoned by carbon monoxide so a day of fun doesn’t become a day of tragedy,” said Pinette.
Tick Talk - New Tickborne Content
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. To help Mainers prepare for tick season and prevent the spread of tickborne diseases, the Maine Tracking Network has released updated Lyme disease data through the year 2017. In Maine, 1,844 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2017, an increase of 347 cases from 2016.
Asthma Awareness Month: Tips for Controlling Your Asthma
In Maine, almost 150,000 people live with asthma. Maine is one of the few states where asthma affects more adults than children. Approximately 1 in 9 adults in Maine has asthma compared to
1 in 12 nationally.
Private Well Water Metadata: Well Water Quality (Testing) Data
Origin:
Well water quality data are from the Maine Center for Disease Control's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.
Dates Available:
1999 - 2019
Geographic Resolution:
County, Town
Abstract:
The Maine EPHT program receives well water sample data on an ad hoc basis from the Maine Center for Disease Control's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (HETL).
Private Well Water Metadata: Homes on Well Water and Testing Behavior
Origin:
Adults with homes on well water and water testing behavior data are from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Dates Available:
Single years 2012, 2014-2019, 2021; combined years 2016-2019 and 2021
Geographic Resolution:
State, Public Health District, County