At a glance
Catch up with GRASP news, announcements, publications, meetings, and data & application releases.
2025 - 2026
GRASP and NCIPC Release New Mapping, Injury, Overdose, and Violence Dashboard
GRASP, in collaboration with partner NCIPC, launched the CDC Injury and Violence Data Dashboard. This innovative tool provides comprehensive data on mortality resulting from drug overdose, suicide, homicide, and firearm injury, offering insights down to the census tract level using both provisional and final mortality data dating back to 2019. The dashboard aims to enhance understanding of these critical issues and support efforts in prevention and intervention.
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Visit the CDC Injury and Violence Data Dashboard to explore interactive visualizations of timely, local data to learn more or download data for further research.
2023 - 2024
GRASP and NCHHSTP Release Quarterly Data Updates to the AtlasPlus Application
GRASP in support of partner NCHHSTP, released new quarterly HIV data to AtlasPlus along with updates to application technical notes, glossary, FAQs, footnotes, and hovers. This update also features enhancements to the PowerPoint download functionality, improvements to the Alaska county view, and resolves miscellaneous bugs.
Release Date: December 17, 2024
Visit AtlasPlus to explore the updated data and resources and stay informed.
GRASP and NCCDPHP Release Enhanced Disparities Module on the Diabetes National Atlas
GRASP, in collaboration with the NCCDPHP Division of Diabetes Translation, released new content in the Disparities Module of the Diabetes National Atlas. This update features animated panels that showcase a hotspot analysis of diagnosed diabetes prevalence across the United States. With an interactive "next" navigation button, users can easily progress through a curated narrative highlighting areas with higher and lower diabetes rates.
Release Date: December 10, 2024
Visit the Diabetes Disparities Module and scroll down to the new Hotspot Analysis of Diagnosed Diabetes Prevalence story to explore these insights.
GRASP and NCHHSTP Release Annual Data Updates to the AtlasPlus Application
GRASP, in support of partner NCHHSTP, updated AtlasPlus with an annual release of STI and TB infections in the United States, which includes data for 2023. This annual update features detailed measurements on syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia available through interactive maps, charts, and tables.
Release Date: November 15, 2024
Dive into state-level data and discover some county-level insights with AtlasPlus, a valuable resource for understanding and visualizing STD trends in the U.S.
GRASP and NCEZID Release Updates to the Hantavirus Interactive Dashboard
GRASP, in support of partner NCEZID, released updates to the Hantavirus Interactive Dashboard. The user-friendly interface offers the option to view all cases by state from 1993 through 2022 or choose single year data to explore trends by month or cumulative cases. Map, chart, animation, and table tools feature a dynamic experience to explore more characteristics about hantavirus cases and download visualizations and data. Release Date: October 22, 2024
Visit our interactive dashboard to stay informed about the distribution of hantavirus disease in the U.S.
GRASP and NCIRD Releases New Functionality and Data to FluView Application
GRASP, in support of partner NCIRD, released updated functionality to handle new flu virus strains for this upcoming flu season. The updates enable users to view data from the previous flu season and the current flu season. As the flu season progresses, the charts will phase out the previous flu season data as more weeks of current season data become available.
Release Date: October 11, 2024.
GRASP and NCCDPHP Releases New Hotspot Analysis on the Diabetes National Atlas
GRASP, in support of NCCDPHP, released a new hotspot analysis feature for the Diabetes Atlas. This new tool allows users to visualize clusters of counties with disproportionately high (hotspot) or low (cold spot) values of diabetes surveillance indicators at the national or state level. The available surveillance indicators include diagnosed diabetes, newly diagnosed diabetes, obesity, and physical inactivity.
Release Date: October 7, 2024.
Click the Hotspots Button under the Analysis Tab at the Diabetes National Atlas to explore this powerful tool.
GRASP and NCHS Releases New Fetal Mortality Data on the NCHS Data Query System (DQS)
GRASP, in support of partner NCHS, released fetal death data and expanded the data available on infant mortality. The expanded categories highlight more insight into mortality at the earliest stages of life and enable users of the DQS to examine both trends and single year estimates from 1995 to 2021 for fetal mortality and 1983 to 2021 for infant mortality. Users can also examine multiple race and ethnicity categories.
Release Date: September 3, 2024
Explore these key topics and many more with the NCHS Data Query System (DQS)
May 31, 2024 – Place & Health Index Release
CDC/ATSDR Heat and Health Index (HHI) – Initial Release
GRASP led partners at the NCEH Climate Program, NCEH Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, and the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) released the Heat and Health Index (HHI). The HHI is a national tool that incorporates historical temperature, heat-related illness, and community characteristics data at the ZIP code level to identify areas most likely to experience negative health outcomes from heat. The HHI enables community leaders, planners, and public health professionals to better prepare communities for dangerous heat events.
Release Date: May 31, 2024
Explore the HHI at the NCEH Heat & Health Tracker
May 7, 2024 – Application Release
GRASP & NCHS Release Initial Version of the NCHS Data Query System (DQS)
GRASP, in support of partner NCHS, released the NCHS Data Query System (DQS) initial release to the public. The NCHS Data Query System (DQS) has thousands of estimates on more than 120 health topics in one easy-to-use tool. This modern approach makes data discovery faster and easier because robust health data are now available in a single repository on NCHS's website.
Release Date: May 7, 2024
Explore the 120 key health topics at the NCHS Data Query System (DQS)
March 29, 2024 – Application Release
GRASP & NCCDPHP Release the US Diabetes Surveillance System – Disparities Module
GRASP, in support of partner NCCDPHP/Division of Diabetes Translation, released the United States Diabetes Surveillance System's (USDSS) new Disparities Module. The USDSS Disparities Module enables the examination of data on diabetes-related disparities classified by prevalence, incidence, complications, and more. The new module, a key component of the USDSS, offers additional context and identifies opportunities for change and focused intervention.
Release Date: March 29, 2024
Learn more about diabetes-related disparities at the US Diabetes Surveillance System
March 24-29, 2024 – Global Partner Training
GRASP Training at WHO Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) GIS Capacity Event, Malawi
GRASP, in collaboration with Global Polio Eradication Initiative Partner, WHO, delivered GIS training and expertise at WHO GIS Capacity Building Training in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Event: March 24 – 29, 2024
2021-2022
November 16, 2021 – Place & Health Conference 2021
Place & Health Conference 2021 – National Conference
GRASP, with support from the CDC/ATSDR Geography & Geospatial Sciences Working Group (GeoSWG), led the organization of the Place & Health 2021 National Conference. The conference, which was a first-ever virtual event held on Nov 16, 2021, attracted 700 attendees (700 attended of 1,401 registered) and featured more than 35 presentations (keynote, panel presentations, afternoon remarks and scientific presentations) and 30 posters highlighting applications of geospatial tools and methods at the intersection of place and health. Dr. Nancy Krieger, Professor of Social Epidemiology at Harvard University, was the Plenary Speaker. Her talk, entitled Embodying Place and the People's Health: Critical Science for Health Justice –An Ecosocial Proposal, emphasized the importance of place on health and explored historic place-based patterns, trends, and policies that affect the health of disadvantaged populations today. Additionally, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, provided opening remarks, and NCEH/ATSDR Director Patrick Breysse, PhD, CIH, welcomed conference participants to the afternoon session and gave a summary of the important place-based environmental work underway at NCEH and ATSDR.
Event: November 16, 2021
Check out the Place & Health Conference 2021 Agenda
October 16, 2018 – Place & Health Conference 2018
Place & Health Conference 2018 – National Conference
The Place & Health 2018 Conference, which was held on Oct 16, 2018, attracted over 200 public health scientists and featured more than 40 presentations and 20 posters highlighting applications of geospatial tools and methods at the intersection of place and health. Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, was the Plenary Speaker. His talk, entitled Health Is About Place: A Public Health Approach, emphasized the importance of factors such as transportation, climate, clean water, and air quality in influencing one's health status. Additionally, CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, provided opening remarks, and NCEH/ATSDR Director Patrick Breysse, PhD, CIH, welcomed conference participants and gave a brief summary of the important work happening at NCEH and ATSDR.
Event: October 16, 2018