Community Health Overlay¶
Health Burden in Port-Adjacent Communities¶
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Port emissions don't affect all communities equally. Port Everglades' location in a densely populated urban area — with Broward County's 1.95 million residents making it the second-most-populous county in Florida — means even modest per-capita exposure increases affect a very large population. Dania Beach, the closest residential area, sits directly south of the port's cruise terminals with minimal buffer zones.
This analysis maps health outcomes at census tract resolution for communities surrounding Port Everglades.
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Data Sources¶
| Source | Publisher | Data Provided | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC PLACES | CDC | Census-tract-level health estimates: asthma, COPD, heart disease, cancer prevalence | cdc.gov/places |
| EJScreen | EPA | Environmental justice screening indicators by census tract | ejscreen.epa.gov |
| EPA/Port Everglades 2015 Baseline Air Emissions Inventory | EPA OTAQ | Facility-level emissions data complementing tract-level health estimates | epa.gov |
| American Community Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | Demographics, income, poverty, housing by census tract | census.gov |
| Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) | EPA | Facility-level chemical releases | epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program |
Data Source
CDC PLACES provides modeled estimates for 40 health measures at census tract level. Broward County data covers 360+ tracts. The EPA/Port Everglades 2015 Baseline Air Emissions Inventory partnership provides facility-level emissions data that complements tract-level health estimates.
Full Assessment Available
The complete analysis for this section — including census-tract-level health quantification, monetized health damages, environmental justice scoring, 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