Health Output Files

When the model is run with RUN_HEALTH, the output files will be generated for three excess mortality endpoints for PM_2.5 (all cause mortality, ischemic heart disease, and lung cancer) and two health impact endpoints for DPM (excess cancer and chronic hazard quotient). This page applies to each of the three.

Individual Health Endpoint Mortality Maps

With each run, there will be individual map figures in the format [batch][run]_total[endpoint]_excess_mortality.png. Each map figure contains four maps: total population density, total exposure, total endpoint outcome, and total endpoint outcome per 100K people. An example is shown below.

Individual Health Endpoint Data

Each run also generates a CSV spreadsheet file with the format [batch][run]total[endpoint]_excess_mortality.csv for each of the three PM_2.5 endpoints and with the format [batch][run]total[endpoint]_excess_incidence.csv for the two DPM endpoints. The CSV file has the following columns (specific columns will vary depending on what population groups are input): ISRM_ID, CONC_UG/M3 (concentration levels), Asian (# People), Black (# People), Hispanic/Latino (# People), Native American (# People), White (# People), Total (# People), Other (# People), [endpoint]_ASIAN, [endpoint]_BLACK, [endpoint]_HISLA, [endpoint]_INDIG, [endpoint]_TOTAL, [endpoint]_WHITE, and [endpoint]_OTHER.

Individual Health Endpoint Shapefiles

Each run generates shapefiles with in the format: [batch][run]total[endpoint]_excess_mortality.shp or [batch][run]total[endpoint]_excess_incidence.shp

After each run, a file named “shapes” will be generated, containing shapefiles associated with each endpoint with the following extensions: “.cpg”, “.dbf”, “.prj”, “.shp”, and “.shx”.

Each extension serves a specific purpose:

.shp (Shapefile):

This file contains the spatial data’s geometry (points, lines, or polygons). .shx (Shape Index):

This file stores an index of the feature geometry for faster access. .dbf (dBASE Table):

This file is a database that stores attribute data associated with the shapes. .prj (Projection File):

This file holds information about the coordinate system and projection used. .cpg (Code Page File):

This file specifies the character encoding used in the attribute data.