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Physical Activity and Nutrition:
Fruit and vegetable consumption among adults aged >=18 years
Fruit and vegetable consumption among youth
Obesity among adults aged >= 18 years
Overweight or obesity among adults aged >= 18 years
Overweight among youth
Recommended physical activity among adults aged >=18 years
Vigorous physical activity among youth
Television viewing among youth
Tobacco and Alcohol:
Alcohol Use Among Youth
Binge drinking among youth
Binge drinking among adults aged >= 18 years
Binge drinking among women of childbearing age
Heavy drinking among adult females aged >= 18 years
Heavy drinking among adult males aged >= 18 years
Chronic liver disease, mortality
Cigarette smoking among adults aged >= 18 years
Cigarette smoking among youth
Smokeless tobacco use among youth
Sale of cigarette packs
Cancer:
Invasive cancer (all sites combined), incidence
Cancer (all sites combined), mortality
Cancer of the bladder (in situ and invasive), incidence
Cancer of the bladder, mortality
Invasive cancer of the female breast, incidence
Cancer of the female breast, mortality
Invasive cancer of the cervix, incidence
Cancer of the cervix, mortality
Cancer of the colon and rectum, incidence
Cancer of the colon and rectum, mortality
Cancer of the lung and bronchus, incidence
Cancer of the lung and bronchus, mortality
Invasive melanoma, incidence
Melanoma, mortality
Invasive cancer of the oral cavity or pharynx, incidence
Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx, mortality
Invasive cancer of the prostate, incidence
Cancer of the prostate, mortality
Clinical breast examination among women >= 40 years
Mammography use among women aged >= 40 years
Papanicolaou smear use among adult women aged >= 18 years
Fecal occult blood test among adults aged >= 50 years
Fecal occult blood test or sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy among adults aged >= 50 years
Sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy among adults >= 50 years
Cardiovascular Disease:
Cerebrovascular disease (Stroke), mortality
Congestive heart failure, mortality
Coronary heart disease, mortality
Diseases of the heart, mortality
Major cardiovascular diseases, mortality
Hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction1
Hospitalization for cerebrovascular accident or stroke1
Hospitalization for cerebrovascular accident or stroke among Medicare-eligible persons aged >= 65 years
Hospitalization for congestive heart failure1
Hospitalization for congestive heart failure among Medicare-eligible persons aged >= 65 years
Medicare-eligible Persons aged >=65 years hospitalized for congestive heart failure1
Medicare-eligible persons aged >=65 years hospitalized for cerebrovascular accident or stroke1
High blood pressure awareness among adults aged >= 18 years
Taking medicine for high blood pressure control among adults aged >= 18 years
Cholesterol screening among adults aged >= 18 years
Diabetes:
Diabetes prevalence among adults aged >= 18 years
Hospitalization with diabetes1
Mortality with diabetes
Amputation of a lower extremity attributable to diabetes1
Dilated eye examination among adults aged >= 18 years with diabetes
Foot examination among adults aged >= 18 years with diabetes
Influenza vaccination among adults aged >= 18 years with diabetes
Pneumococcal vaccination among adults aged >= 18 years with diabetes
Self blood glucose monitoring among adults aged >= 18 years with diabetes
Arthritis:
Arthritis among adults aged >= 18 years
Activity limitation due to arthritis among adults aged >=18 years
Physical inactivity among adults aged >=18 years with arthritis
Arthritis among adults aged >=18 years who are obese
Arthritis among adults aged >=18 years who have diabetes
Arthritis among adults aged >=18 years who have heart disease
Fair or poor health among adults aged >=18 years with arthritis.
Adults aged >=18 years with arthritis who have taken a class to learn how to manage arthritis symptoms
Overarching Conditions:
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years
High school completion among adults 18-24 years
Poverty
Life expectancy at birth2
Life expectancy at age 65 years2
Premature mortality among adults aged 45-64 years
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults aged >= 18 years
Recent physically unhealthy days among adults aged >=18 years
Recent mentally unhealthy days among adults aged >=18 years
Recent activity limitation among adults aged >=18 years
Other Diseases and Risk Factors:
Asthma, mortality
Hospitalization for asthma1
Mortality with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults aged 45 years and older
Influenza vaccination among adults aged >= 50 years
Pneumococcal vaccination among adults aged >= 65 years
Mortality from end-stage renal disease
Mortality with end-stage renal disease
Incidence of treated end-stage renal disease
Incidence of treated end-stage renal disease attributed to diabetes
All teeth lost among adults aged >= 65 years
Teeth cleaning among adults aged >= 18 years
Visits to dentist or dental clinic among adults aged >= 18 years
Hospitalization for hip fracture among Medicare-eligible persons aged >= 65 years
 
1 Rates are not available that are comparable across states.
2 Data not available.



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