GAM-Analysis-PM25-SVI-ChronicDisease

R code for Generalized Additive Model (GAM) analysis of $PM_{2.5}$ exposure, social vulnerability, and chronic disease prevalence across 498 U.S. cities (2016–2022).

Data Availability

The analytical dataset used in this study is too large to host directly on GitHub. It is permanently archived and publicly accessible on Zenodo:

Data Sources Included in the Merged Dataset:

• PM2.5 Estimates: Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group (Washington University in St. Louis)
• Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): CDC/ATSDR
• Chronic Disease Prevalence: CDC PLACES Dataset (Asthma, Diabetes, COPD, Coronary Heart Disease, and Cancer)

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Repository Structure

├── data/
│   └── [Place Zenodo CSV file here]
├── .gitignore
├── GAMAnalysis_PM25_SVI_ChronicDisease.R
├── LICENSE
└── README.md