Projects

This project aims to work with community groups, government agencies, and agricultural leaders to identify priority metrics and support for local communities to make measurable progress towards resilience.

This study aims to respond to community concerns and provide opportunities for Brawley residents living in the community next to PureGro, a former agrochemical facility, to document their lived experiences and have their soil tested.

This study aims to track and prevent harmful algal bloom illness state-wide, while also working locally in the Clear Lake, Lake County area to improve outreach, illness reporting, and drinking water monitoring.

This project aims to develop an action plan for emergency response to heat waves and HABs with Tribal and local partners in Lake County.

This study aims to reduce wildfire smoke exposures and health risks among farmworkers and other low-income families by designing and field testing an affordable, effective filtration system for swamp coolers.

The project aims to improve access to quality healthcare, reduce health disparities, and increase awareness of the disease by providing data, conducting analyses, and communicating information to SCD partners throughout the state.

This study examined the use of agricultural pesticides near California public schools in 2010.

Tracking California worked with the AIRE Collaborative and StoryCenter to develop digital stories highlighting lived experiences and work to improve air quality in environmental justice communities.

A retrospective surveillance research project in two diverse metropolitan areas: Los Angeles (LA) county and the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA). The large diverse sample allowed us to describe the epidemiology of ALS cases in these metro areas and calculate incidence rates by race and ethnicity.

This study mapped areas of California with elevated breast cancer rates based on input from community stakeholders.

Tracking California provided technical assistance to community groups across the state to help set up particulate matter and methane monitoring networks using low-cost sensor technology.

An analysis of economic burden of four childhood conditions related to the environment: asthma, cancer, lead exposures, and neurobehavioral disorders.

In this study, we examined over 3 million SARS-CoV-2 infections and about 50,000 COVID-19 deaths in California from Feb 2020 to Feb 2021 to evaluate risks associated with long-term neighborhood levels of PM2.5

The Hormones And Meat: does Beef Under-Regulation Generate Estrogenic Residues? (HAMBURGER) is a preliminary investigation into the potential impact of hormone residues in beef on breast cancer risk.

An analysis of the effectiveness of childhood lead screening strategies across the states.

The Imperial Air Project established a community air monitoring network to to provide real-time air quality data to residents.

Over 3,000 premature births in California could be avoided by reducing preventable PM pollution, saving $170 million each year.

Investigating drinking water contaminants and cancer risk in California with the Tapwater Analysis Project (TAP).

Tracking California initiated and operated the first statewide effort to collect and digitize maps of California's public drinking water systems service areas through the creation of the Water Boundary Tool.