Welcome to Quick Health Data Online
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The system provides state- and county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
and US territories and possessions. Data are available by gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety
of national and state sources.
The system is organized into eleven main categories, including demographics, mortality, natality,
reproductive health, violence, prevention, disease and mental health. Within each main category, there are
numerous subcategories.
Spotlight: February is American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month, and February 6 is National Wear Red Day which calls attention to the topic of women and heart disease1. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and accounted for nearly 27% of deaths in 20052. Within one year of having their first recognized myocardial infarction (heart attack), 38% of women will die as compared to 25% of men3. A person’s risk for developing heart disease can be influenced by factors such as family history of heart disease, levels of cholesterol and blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, diet and exercise. Individuals can monitor blood levels related to predisposing conditions and can make changes to physical activity, dietary intake and tobacco use as ways of preventing or slowing the progression of heart disease.
Quick Health Data Online provides several types of data related to heart disease risk factors, morbidity and mortality.
The site includes information on topics such as:
- Adults with high cholesterol
- Cigarette smoking rates
- Percentage of adults with high blood pressure
- Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension death rates
- Exercise and physical activity at work
Data are available by race, gender and across time and can be used to assess differences in behaviors, risk factors,
and mortality among various population groups over time. The system can generate maps as well as charts and tables to
present data such as the three-year age-adjusted average percent of
women who have ever had a heart attack .
Additional Chart features in the system can present data in horizontal or vertical bar charts, showing trend lines, or in pie charts.
What's New, May 2008
The Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook is now available. The Chartbook presents 27 health indicators, which highlight some of the key issues related to women's health that are being measured regularly at the state level. The Chartbook is a statistical resource on women's health in each of the states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and was developed to provide readers with an easy-to-use collection of current state data on critical issues of relevance to women.
New Data Have Been Added! Detailed Mortality and Reprductive/Maternal Health data have been added for 2004. In addition, disease data on HIV/AIDS, STDs, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis for 2005 have been added to the system. 2006 Prevention and Chronic Disease data are now available as well.
What's New, April 2008
The Health Disparities Profiles are now available. These profiles examine key health indicators for different racial and ethnic populations in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Twenty one health indicators are presented, highlighting key areas related to health disparities among different populations.
What's New, January 2008
Quick Health Data Online has added data. New this month are 2003 cancer morbidity data, 2005 female incarceration counts and rates, and 2005 children's immunizations rates. In addition, data on breastfeeding are now available by birth year from 2000 through 2004.
What's New, October 2007
New Data Have Been Added! State disease data for 2004 have recently been added to the system. This includes data on HIV/AIDS, STDs, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis. In addition, we have added 2005 demographic data including population counts and percentages by age, race and gender.
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