Case Study: Henry Ford Health System measures air quality impacts with Unacast mobility data

Henry Ford Health System links reduced movement to lower air pollution with Unacast

Henry Ford Health System, a major healthcare provider in Detroit, sought to understand how vehicle traffic contributed to poor air quality, a known factor in patient health conditions. They identified a unique opportunity to study this during the pandemic when vehicle movement was reduced. Their challenge was to move from speculation to proof, and they turned to Unacast and its Social Distancing Scoreboard data for a solution.

Unacast provided human mobility data that was layered with air quality metrics. This allowed Henry Ford Health System to concretely measure the correlation between reduced human movement and lower pollution levels. The result was valuable proof for their research, showing a measurable positive impact. The data proved so insightful that the health system is now exploring other research areas where Unacast's information can be incorporated.

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