Human Health
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on whether northwesterners are becoming healthier.
Northwesterners’ health is a key indicator of the Cascadia Scorecard, Sightline's index of sustainability for the Northwest. In this section, you'll find all Sightline's research, articles, graphics, and solutions on human health. See also Cascadia Scorecard 2006, which focuses specifically on how urban design affects human health.
- Research & Publications
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Counter
Car Crashes, by the Numbers
The car crash counter estimates the human and economic costs of crashes--a huge and underappreciated risk to Cascadians’ health. -
Report
Policy Analysis: Bulk Discounts for Polluters
According to a new analysis by Seattle-based Sightline Institute, one of Washington State’s few fees designed to discourage toxic pollution is undermined because it gives bulk discounts to the state's biggest polluters.
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Measure Gross National Happiness
Society needs to measure happiness as carefully as we do financial indicators such as income or gross domestic product. And we need to use these measurements to shape public policy. -
Prove Safety First with New Chemicals
There are some 85,000 synthetic chemicals approved for commercial use today, but few have been tested for their effects on human health. We need to test them before putting them into widespread use.
- Resources
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Resource site
Sightline Daily news: Health
Sightline Daily is an online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's health headlines. http://daily.sightline.org -
Resource site
CDC Wonder
CDC Wonder makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information. http://wonder.cdc.gov/
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