Tobacco Usage – Current Smokers

This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke every day or some days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance…

Walking or Biking to Work

This indicator reports the percentage of the population that commutes to work by either walking or riding a bicycle. Source US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019-23. Source Description The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with reliable and timely social, economic, housing, and demographic data every year. The…

Breastfeeding Initiation (HRSA)

This indicators reports the estimated percentage of infants who were breastfed any amount at six months of age 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…

STI – HIV Incidence

This indicator reports the incidence rate of HIV infection or infection classified as state 3 (AIDS) per 100,000 population. Incidence refers to the number of confirmed diagnoses during a given time period, in this case is January 1st and December 31st of the latest reporting year. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center…

STI – HIV Prevalence

This indicator reports the prevalence of HIV in the report area as a rate per 100,000 population over age 13. The data reflect persons living with diagnosed HIV infection at the end of the latest reporting year, or persons living with infection ever classified as stage 3 (AIDS) at the end of the latest report…

Physical Inactivity

This indicator reports the percentage of adults aged 20 and older who self-report no leisure time for activity, based on the question: “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?” This indicator is relevant because…

STI – Chlamydia Incidence

This indicator reports the number of 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…

STI – Gonorrhea Incidence

This indicator reports the number gonorrhea 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…

Alcohol – Binge Drinking

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…