The Maternal Emergency Preparedness Dashboard provides a visualization for each Virginia locality of:
- The number of pregnant people
- Maternal vulnerability, and
- Major disaster declarations
Disaster declarations included in the dashboard have occurred in the past ten years (2017 – 2026). Each locality is assigned a color. This color is used to show the relationship between the number of pregnant people and maternal vulnerability.
Hover over the legend to view the pregnancy quartile and MVI category assigned to each color. You may also use the legend as a filter by clicking on any colored square. When using the Disaster Declaration Filter, you will see the localities that have experienced a major disaster declaration for:
- Any Disaster
- Hurricane
- Tropical Storm
- Severe Winter Storm
- Snowstorm
- Severe Ice Storm
- Baha
Key Considerations for Interpreting the Dashboard:
- The President of the United States issues Major Disaster Declarations. These declarations come after a request from the State Governor. States submit this request when federal help is needed. This is because damages from the disaster are more than what the state could help with to recover.
- Even with no major disaster declaration, a locality can experience a disaster or severe weather-related event. Most, if not all, disaster types shown on the map have occurred in each Virginia locality.
- Maternal vulnerability exists in normal conditions and disaster events. Maternal vulnerability can still exist even if a disaster does not happen.
Refer to the 'About the Data' below the dashboard to learn more.
