Chartbook
Welcome to Quick Health Data Online |
Quick Health Data Online is an interactive system that provides reliable and easily accessible health data to help
assess needs, develop programs, and inform policies. The system is for anyone looking for US health data and is
used by the public health community, policymakers, grant writers, researchers, and students.
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: June 10-16 is National Men's Health Week
Men's Health Week is celebrated each year during the week leading up to and including Father's Day. The goal of Men's Health Week is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.1
Quick Health Data Online offers many different types of data related to the objectives of National Men's Health Week, including information on:
- Preventive screenings for colorectal cancers,
- Morbidity rates for diseases including diabetes and hypertension,
- Health status measures including obesity, binge drinking, and smoking, and
- Healthcare access measures including dental visits, dental cleanings, and health insurance coverage.
Data on the Quick Health Data Online are provided for men and women as well as by race and ethnicity to enable comparisons between different population groups. Data can be used to generate tables such as these, which present
percent of males who are obese
and the
percent of men who report having been diagnosed with hypertension.
1Men's Health Week, available online at the Men's Health Network Men's Health Month website: http://www.menshealthmonth.org/week/index.html.
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