CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): Nevada Counties

Authors

Vanessa Booth, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Ally M. Beckwith, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Kelliann BeaversFollow
William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

9-23-2021

Publication Title

Demography Fact Sheet No. 20

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

This fact sheet highlights how Nevada counties rank on the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) as defined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR). Socially vulnerable populations are often disproportionately harmed during public health emergencies such as natural disasters and infectious disease outbreaks. The Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP) created the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (CDC/ATSDR SCI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners meet community health needs during response and recovery efforts (ATSDR, 2020).

Keywords

Social vulnerability scores; Nevada; Socioeconomic status; Household composition; Minority status

Disciplines

Health Policy | Human Geography | Income Distribution | Inequality and Stratification | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity | Social Welfare

File Format

pdf

File Size

217 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Booth, V., Beckwith, A.M., Beavers, K., Brown, W. E. (2021). CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): Nevada Counties. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West. Demography Fact Sheet No. 20, 1-2.

Repository Citation

Booth, V., Beckwith, A. M., Beavers, K., Brown, W. E. (2021). CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): Nevada Counties. Demography Fact Sheet No. 20 1-4.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_demography/20