CDC/ATSDR SVI Publications & Materials

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The list below includes select CDC/ASTDR SVI publications and materials authored by and recommended by GRASP for the scientists, researchers, emergency responders, and public health professionals in the SVI community.

CDC/ATSDR SVI Materials

Introduction to the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Indexexternal icon

Methods for the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Indexexternal icon

*Flanagan, B.E., Gregory, E.W., Hallisey, E.J., Heitgerd, J.L., & Lewis, B. (2011). A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management. pdf icon[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.pdf iconexternal icon Journal of Environmental Health, 80(10), 34-36.

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.external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon 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?”external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon 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. pdf iconA guidance document for Emergency Managers: First edition. Atlanta (GA): CDC; 2015.

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

SVI Community Materials

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.external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon 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.external icon Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 13(2), 121-130.

An, R. & Xiang, X. (2015). Social Vulnerability and Obesity among U.S. Adults.pdf iconexternal icon 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.pdf iconexternal icon 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.external icon 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.external icon Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 58(5), 802-818.

Tate, E. (2013). Uncertainty Analysis for a Social Vulnerability Index.external icon 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.®external icon 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 Assessmentexternal icon(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.external icon U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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

Vick, J., Thomas-Trudo, S., Cole, M., & Samuels, A.D. (Eds.). (2015). Health equity in Nashville.pdf iconexternal icon 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.external icon Tennessee Department of Health.

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

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

Georgia Institute of Technology – COVID-19 Outbreak Detection Toolexternal icon

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

Surgo Foundation – The COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Indexexternal icon

STAT – COVID-19 Preparedness Scores Dashboardexternal icon

COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition – Vulnerable Population Dashboardexternal icon

Jvion – COVID Community Vulnerability Map external icon

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

Esri – Understanding your Community, CDC Social Vulnerability Index external icon

Direct Relief – Hurricane Florence Social Vulnerability Dashboardexternal icon