This indicator reports the number chlamydia cases occurring in the report area. Rates are presented per 100,000 population. The number of cases is based on laboratory-confirmed diagnoses that occurred between January 1st and December 31st of the latest reporting year. These data are delivered to and analyzed by the CDC as part of the Nationally…
This indicator reports estimated annual expenditures for alcoholic beverages purchased at home, as a percentage of total household expenditures. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health and this indicator may illustrate a cause of significant health issues, such as cirrhosis, cancers, and untreated mental and behavioral health needs. Expenditures data…
This indicator reports estimated expenditures for fruits and vegetables purchased for in-home consumption, as a percentage of total food-at-home expenditures. This indicator is relevant because current behaviors are determinants of future health, and because unhealthy eating habits may illustrate a cause of significant health issues, such as obesity and diabetes. Expenditures data are suppressed for…
This indicator reports the estimated percentage of live births with first trimester prenatal care entry between 2020 and 2022. Data are acquired from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool. Note: Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 live births or 10 events in the county and…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral…
This indicator reports the average 30-day rate of readmission for pneumonia patients in selected hospitals* within the report area. Readmission measures are estimates of the rate of unplanned readmission to an acute care hospital in the 30 days after discharge from a hospitalization due to pneumonia. *For a list of hospitals within the report area,…
This indicator reports the median number of minutes outpatients spent in the Emergency Department. *For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2022-23. Source Description The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a…
This indicator reports the percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen by a doctor*.*For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2022. Source Description The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
This indicator reports the percentage of ischemic stroke patients who received medicine to break up a blood clot within 3 hours after symptoms started.*For a list of hospitals within the report area, see the data tables below. Source Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS – Geographic Variation Public Use File , 2018-20. Source Description…
This indicator reports the percentage of females age 65 years and older who report that they are up to date on a core set of clinical preventive services. Services include: an influenza vaccination in the past year; a pneumococcal vaccination (PPV) ever; either a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past year, a sigmoidoscopy…