B Glossary

Key terms used in the CHORDS Toolkit are defined below and in the NIEHS Climate Change and Human Health Glossary.

Index

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E

Electronic Health Record (EHR)

The digital files describing a patient’s medical history that are maintained by a health provider. EHRs contain information such as demographics, progress notes, diagnoses, medications, and test results.

Context: EHRs are common data sources in various environmental health applications.

Categories: Health-Related, Health Outcomes
Related Terms: FHIR

F

FHIR

A technical standard for health care data exchange. Source: HL7.

Context: FHIR-based tools can be used to process data from EHRs for use in environmental health applications.

Categories: Health-Related, Health Outcomes
Related Terms: Electronic Health Record

G

Geocoded Address

The geographic coordinates (i.e., latitude and longitude) associated with a street address (e.g., home or work location).

Context: Geocoded addresses are commonly used as a basis for geospatial exposure assessment for individuals.

Categories: Research Methods
Related Terms: Geocoding

Geocoding

The process of converting place names or street addresses to geographic coordinates (i.e., latitude and longitude).

Context: Geocoding is a common data processing step in geospatial exposure assessment.

Categories: Research Methods
Related Terms: Geocoded Address

Geographic Unit (Areal Unit)

A specific place defined by administrative or political geographic boundaries (e.g., state, census tract, country, postal code), environmental boundaries (e.g., watershed) or a grid (e.g., grid cell in a 1 km grid).

Context: Data for social and environmental determinants of health are often provided for different types of geographic units (e.g., census tracts, grid cells).

Categories: Research Methods

GeoID

A unique identifying code for a place or geographic unit (e.g., census tract, city, postal code, land parcel, watershed).

Context: GeoID is commonly used as a basis for data integration at the individual and population level.

Categories: Research Methods
Related Terms: Geographic Unit, Data Integration

Geospatial Data

Data that includes information about specific times and places on the Earth.

Context: Geospatial data can be used to assess individual and population level exposures to environmental and social determinants of health.

Categories: Research Methods