Community Health Overlay¶
Health Burden in Port-Adjacent Communities¶
Port emissions don't affect all communities equally. The health impact of the Philadelphia / Camden port's operations falls disproportionately on Southwest Philadelphia (Eastwick), South Philadelphia's Delaware River neighborhoods, and — most acutely — Waterfront South Camden, an EPA-designated environmental justice community covered by New Jersey's 2020 EJ Law.
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Data Sources¶
| Source | Publisher | Data Provided | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC PLACES | CDC | Census-tract-level health estimates | cdc.gov/places |
| EJScreen | EPA | Environmental justice screening indicators by census tract | ejscreen.epa.gov |
| NJ EJ Mapping Tool | NJ DEP | NJ EJ Law overburdened communities designations | nj.gov/dep/ej |
| PA Department of Health | PA DOH | Philadelphia health surveillance, disease reporting | health.pa.gov |
| NJ Department of Health | NJ DOH | Camden County health surveillance | nj.gov/health |
| American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | Demographics, income, poverty, housing | census.gov |
| Toxics Release Inventory | EPA | Facility-level chemical releases — 60+ facilities in Philadelphia/Camden counties | epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program |
Full Assessment Available
The complete analysis for this section — including census-tract-level health quantification, monetized health damages, environmental justice scoring, NJ EJ Law compounding-burden analysis, and scenario modeling — is available through our research services.
See the full methodology in action: Our Duluth-Superior assessment and New York/New Jersey assessment demonstrate the complete analytical depth available for every port on this site.
Contact us to discuss a site-specific assessment for this port community: research@porthealthwatch.org