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Digital Infrastructure Scorecard

The burden (data centers β€” air, water, grid) AND the benefit (broadband β€” the rural telehealth on-ramp), grouped by the four PHIT Health Lenses. Built for the two mandates funders ask for: efficiency and rural health. Every number carries a source label so nothing reads as false precision.

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Environmental Health β€” The Burden
Where Β· Dr. Rob Β· air, water & the machine next door
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Social Health β€” Grid, Cost & Civic
Us Β· Coach Lucy Β· who pays, who decides
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Physical Health β€” Outcomes to Watch
Me Β· Dr. Rob Β· presence β†’ exposure β†’ outcome
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Connectivity β€” The Benefit (Rural Health)
Where + Us Β· Coach Lucy Β· the telehealth on-ramp
The efficiency + rural-health case lives here: broadband is the cheapest per-capita health-access investment, and rural counties carry both the sharpest connectivity gap and a growing share of the siting burden. This lens is where the "cost without the benefit" trade becomes visible.
LIVE β€” pullable open feed REAL β€” published figure MODELED β€” estimated NEEDS SOURCE β€” not wired yet
Open backbone (all FIPS-joinable): OpenStreetMap/Overpass Β· EPA ECHO / FRS (NAICS 518210) Β· EPA EJScreen Β· CDC PLACES Β· U.S. EIA Open Data Β· FCC National Broadband Map / ACS digital-equity. Proposals & subsidies: Data Center Watch Β· Good Jobs First Β· FERC RM26-4. Evidence: Caltech / UC Riverside (2024) Β· EDGI Β· LBNL 2024 U.S. Data Center Energy Usage Report.
"β€” wire β€”" cards are LIVE-ready slots: the source is identified, the join is defined, the feed connects on deploy. Figures marked REAL reflect the best available public reporting as of mid-2026; contested ranges are shown as ranges. Grant-facing framing uses demographic / population-segment language. Not legal, financial, or clinical advice.
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