CDC/ATSDR SVI Publications & Materials

*Flanagan, B.E., Gregory, E.W., Hallisey, E.J., Heitgerd, J.L., & Lewis, B. (2011). A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management. [PDF – 2 MB] Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 8(1).

*Flanagan, B.E., Hallisey, E.J., Adams, E., & Lavery, A. (2018). Measuring Community Vulnerability to Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index.  Journal of Environmental Health, 80(10), 34-36.

Fletcher KM, Espey J, Grossman M, Sharpe JD, Curriero FC, Wilt GE, Sunshine G, Moreland A, Howard-Williams M, Ramos JG, Giuffrida D, García MC, Harnett WM, Foster S. (2021). Social vulnerability and county stay-at-home behavior during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, United States, April 7–April 20, 2020.Annals of Epidemiology. 2021;64:76-82. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.08.020

Ramesh B, Jagger MA, Zaitchik B, Kolivras KN, Swarup S, Deanes L, Hallisey E, Sharpe JD, Gohlke JM. Flooding and emergency department visits: Effect modification by the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2022;76:102986. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102986

Li Z, Lewis B, Berney K, Hallisey E, Williams AM, Whiteman A, Rivera-González LO, Clarke KEN, Clayton H, Tincher T, Opsomer JD, Busch MP, Gundlapalli A, Jones JM. Social vulnerability and rurality associated with higher SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced seroprevalence: A nationwide blood donor study, United States, July 2020 – June 2021. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022; ciac105. doi:10.1093/cid/ciac105

Sharpe JD, Rickless DS. Hurricane disasters as a public health problem: The Hurricane Harvey disaster in Texas. In: LeBlanc TT, Kim-Farley RJ, eds. Public Health Emergencies: Case Studies, Competencies, and Essential Services of Public Health. Springer; 2021:97-113.

Troppy S, Wilt GE, Whiteman A, Hallisey E, Crockett M, Sharpe JD, Haney G, Cranston K, Klevens RM. Geographic associations between social factors and SARS-CoV-2 testing early in the COVID-19 pandemic, February-June 2020, Massachusetts. Public Health Reports. 2021;136(6):765-773. doi:10.1177/00333549211036750

Barry V, Dasgupta S, Weller DL, Kriss JL, Cadwell BL, Rose C, Pingali C, Musial T, Sharpe JD, Flores SA, Greenlund KJ, Patel A, Stewart A, Qualters JR, Harris L, Barbour KE, Black CL. Patterns in COVID-19 vaccination coverage, by social vulnerability and urbanicity — United States, December 14, 2020–May 1, 2021.Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2021;70(22):818-824. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7022e1

Hughes MM, Wang A, Grossman MK, Pun E, Whiteman A, Hallisey E, Sharpe JD, Ussery EN, Stokley S, Musial T, Weller DL, Murthy BP, Reynolds L, Gibbs-Scharf L, Harris L, Ritchey MD, Toblin RL. County-Level COVID-19 vaccination coverage and social vulnerability – United States, December 14, 2020-March 1, 2021.Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2021;70(12):431-436. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7012e1

Rickless DS, Wilt GE, Sharpe JD, Molinari N, Stephens W, LeBlanc TT. Social vulnerability and access of local medical care during Hurricane Harvey: A spatial analysis. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2021;1-9. doi:10.1017/dmp.2020.421

Flanagan B, Hallisey E, Sharpe JD, Mertzlufft CE, Grossman M. On the validity of validation: A commentary on Rufat, Tate, Emrich, and Antolini’s “How valid are social vulnerability models?” Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2021;111:4, em-i-em-vi.

Dasgupta S, Bowen VB, Leidner A, Fletcher K, Musial T, Rose C, Cha A, King G, Dirlikov E, Pevzner E, Rose D, Ritchey MD, Villanueva J, Philip C, Liburd L, Oster AM. Association between social vulnerability and a county’s risk for becoming a COVID-19 hotspot — United States, June 1–July 25, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020;69(42):1535-1541. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6942a3

Adams EA, Wilt G, Flanagan B, Hallisey E. Spatial exploration of the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index and heat-related health outcomes in Georgia. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020;46:101517.

Wolkin, A., Patterson, J.R., Harris, S., Soler, E., Burrer, S., McGeehin, M., & Greene, S. (2015). Reducing Public Health Risk During Disasters: Identifying Social Vulnerabilities. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 12(4), 809–822.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Planning for an Emergency: Strategies for Identifying and Engaging At-Risk Groups. A guidance document for Emergency Managers: First edition. Atlanta (GA): CDC; 2015.

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Data Explorer (Populations and Vulnerabilities)

Introduction to the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index

Methods for the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index

Horney, J., Nguyen, M., Salvesen, D., Dwyer, C., Cooper, J., & Berke, P. (2017). Assessing the Quality of Rural Hazard Mitigation Plans in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 37(1), 56–65.

Lue E. & Wilson, J.P. (2016). Mapping fires and American Red Cross aid using demographic indicators of vulnerability. Disasters, 41(2), 409-426.

Bakkensen, L.A., Fox-Lent, C., Read, L.K., & Linkov, I. (2016). Validating Resilience and Vulnerability Indices in the Context of Natural Disasters. Risk Analysis, 37(5).

Ikeda, M. & Ozanne, A. (2016). Human Security, Social Competence and Natural Disasters in Japan and New Zealand: A Case study of Filipino migrants. Japan Social Innovation Journal, 6(1).

Gay, J.L., Robb, S.W., Benson, K.M., & White, A. (2016). Can the Social Vulnerability Index Be Used for More than Emergency Preparedness? An Examination Using Youth Physical Fitness Data. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13(2), 121-130.

An, R. & Xiang, X. (2015). Social Vulnerability and Obesity among U.S. Adults. International Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 7-12.

Berke, P., Newman, G., Lee, J., Combs, T., Kolosna, C., & Salvesen, D. (2015). Evaluation of Networks of Plans and Vulnerability to Hazards and Climate Change: A Resilience Scorecard. Journal of the American Planning Association, 81(4), 287-302.

An, R. & Xiang, X. (2015). Social Vulnerability and Leisure-time Physical Inactivity among US Adults. American Journal of Health Behavior, 39(6), 751-760.

Horney, J., Simon, M., Grabich, S., & Berke, P. (2015). Measuring participation by socially vulnerable groups in hazard mitigation planning, Bertie County, North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58(5), 802-818.

Tate, E. (2013). Uncertainty Analysis for a Social Vulnerability Index.  Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 103(3), 526-543.

Tarling, H.A. (2017). Comparative Analysis of Social Vulnerability Indices: CDC’s SVI and SoVI.® Lund University Master’s Thesis.

Balbus, J., Crimmins, A., Gamble, J.L., Easterling, D.R., Kunkel, K.E., Saha, S, & Sarofim, M.C. (2016). The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment(Ch. 1. Climate Change and Human Health & Ch. 9. Populations of Concern). U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC.

Nayanee G., Clavin, C.T., Petropoulos, Z.E., Mudd, A.B., Nek, R., & Tinkle, S.S. (2016). Case Studies of Community Resilience Policy. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Hurst, H. (2015). Disaster Recovery Centers: Catchment Analysis. Technical Report. Federal Emergency Management Agency Recovery Directorate.

Vick, J., Thomas-Trudo, S., Cole, M., & Samuels, A.D. (Eds.). (2015). Health equity in Nashville. Metro Nashville Public Health Department Division of Epidemiology and Research and RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College.

Mukhopadhyay, S. (2013). Environmental Public Health Tracking ASTHO Fellowship Report. Tennessee Department of Health.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – COVID-19 Pandemic Vulnerability Index (PVI)

Surgo Foundation/Ariadne Labs – Vaccine Allocation Planner for COVID-19

Georgia Institute of Technology – COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Tool

Esri – Living Atlas of the World – CDC Social Vulnerability Index 

Surgo Foundation – The COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index

STAT – COVID-19 Preparedness Scores Dashboard

COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition – Vulnerable Population Dashboard

Jvion – COVID Community Vulnerability Map 

Esri – Tutorial on Location Allocation for COVID-19 Response (video)

Esri – Understanding your Community, CDC Social Vulnerability Index 

Direct Relief – Hurricane Florence Social Vulnerability Dashboard

Save the Children/Natural Hazards Center at U.C. Boulder – Gap Analysis of VOADs, Children, and Disaster Services

Habitat for Humanity Social Vulnerability & Distressed Communities Indexes 

Catholic Charities USA Disaster Operations Map – Social Vulnerability 

North Carolina Social Vulnerability Index Tool 

Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Wisconsin Flood Risk Mapping Application

BRACE – Illinois: Building Resilience Against Climate Effects 

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Social Vulnerability Index 

Vermont Department of Health Social Vulnerability Index 

King County, WA – Social Vulnerability Index 

The Best Friends Network Human & Pet Vulnerability Study

U.S. Department of Transportation Historically Disadvantaged Communities

U.S. Diabetes Surveillance System

Georgia Department of Public Health – OASIS

Harduvel, J. (2015). Public Housing under HOPE VI: A Spatial Analysis of Chicago.  GIS at Tufts GIS Poster Expo Gallery.

Hurst, H. (2015). Allocating Disaster Recovery Centers.