Environmental Health
In recent years, the Desert Healthcare District & Foundation has commissioned reports on the status and challenges related to air quality, water quality, and land use in the Coachella Valley.
The data provided in the following reports inform the agency's environmental health initiative and efforts supporting strategic plan goal No. 6, which is to "be responsive to and supportive of selected community initiatives that enhance the environment in the District’s service area."
Environmental Health in the Eastern Coachella Valley
Authored by HARC (June 2024)
How to monitor and interpret air-quality data.
Policies and Strategies to Improve Air Quality and Public Health in the Coachella Valley
Authored by Tracking California (June 2023)
Air quality hazards in the Coachella Valley, including health rates and disparities among residents
Air Pollution Trends in the Coachella Valley, 2017-2019
Authored by California Department of Public Health and Tracking California (March 2021)
Analysis of air pollution data (from air monitors) -- ozone, respirable and fine particle manner
Rates of Respiratory and Cardiovascular Disease Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations in the Coachella Valley, 2016-2018
Authored by California Department of Public Health and Tracking California (January 2021)
Analysis of emergency department and hospitalization data
Air Quality Emergency Communication Plan
Authored by Concur Inc.