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Health Databases
- 2005 BRFSS Maps Now Available
The CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
has just released the 2005 BRFSS Maps, an interactive web site that allows
users to generate maps graphically displaying the prevalence of behavioral
health risk factors by state and metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas
(MMSAs). Maps and data are available from 2002 through 2005 online at:
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/gisbrfss/default.aspx.
- America's Health Rankings: A Call to Action for People and Their
Communities
The United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association, and
Partnership for Prevention™, announced the release
of the 2006 edition of America's Health Rankings™: A
Call to Action for People and Their Communities. This report documents many
praiseworthy efforts that are advancing the health of people in all of our
states, however, it also points to significant challenges that continue to
confront communities across the nation:
http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/ahr2006.
- Data
Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
- Compare results for your state, the nation, or subgroups of children.
- View state and regional profiles on key measures.
- Explore survey content relevant to Healthy People 2010.
- Search and compare national, state, or regional prevalence estimates.
- Look for national, state, or regional results on key indicators and MCHB
outcomes.
- Compare findings for CSHCN from different age, race, income, or health
status groups.
- Health, United States, 2006
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this 30th annual report on
the nation's health last week. The
report consists of two main sections: •A chartbook containing text and figures
that illustrate major trends in the health of Americans; and
•A trend tables
section that contains 147 detailed data tables. The two main components are
supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive
appendix and reference section, and an index. See:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Database
Prevention Institute, with funding from The California Endowment, announces a
searchable database, designed to provide community advocates, health
professionals, policymakers and those working in related fields with concrete
examples of local-level policies that have been adopted and/or implemented to
improve nutrition and physical activity environments. From joint use agreements
to formula restaurant ordinances, we hope to capture what cities, counties,
special districts, regional bodies and school districts are doing to make
healthy eating and activity a more realistic option.
Database:
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/policies/index.php.
- Prevention
Communication Research Database
The Prevention Communication Research Database (PCRD), a project of the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), is a searchable collection of audience research
conducted or sponsored by HHS. PCRD contains reports on prevention, to include
audience research reports on beliefs and attitudes about specific risk factors
and screenings for various diseases.
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