A-Z Report Index

The HSC has published many reports, briefs, and fact sheets on specific health topics such as kidney disease, tobacco use, asthma, and firearm-related mortality. Below is a list of these publications by topic.

The year of publication is included in parenthesis after the report title. The reports are listed in reverse chronological order by publication date.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), 2014, (2017)

Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia / Coginitive Decline

Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet, 2017 (2019)

An Overview of Dementia: The Growing Crisis in West Virginia: 2003 (2005),

2007 (2011)

Arthritis

Burden of Arthritis, 2003 (2005)

Asthma

Asthma Burden Report, 2009 (2013)

Surveillance, 2000-2009 (2011)

Hospitalizations, 1996-2006 (2008)

Among Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Participants, 2005 (2007)

Among Medicaid Participants: 2002 (2004), 2003 (2007), 2001-2003 (2007)

Prevalence, 2006 (2007)

Among the Elderly, 2004 (2006)

Birth

WV Resident Birth Defects Fact Sheet 2017-2021 (2024)

Late-Preterm Births, 1993-2007 (2009)

Birth Weight

Two Generations of Low Birth Weight, 1996-2006 (2008)

Cancer

Cancer Fact Sheet, 2021 (2024)

Prevalence and Survivorship: 2009 (2010), 2010 (2011)

WV Comprehensive Cancer Program Evaluation Report, 2009-2010 (2012)

Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Disease Fact Sheet 2017 (2019), 2021 (2024)
The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in West Virginia, 2007 (2011)
Understanding Stroke in West Virginia, 2001 (2004)

Caregiving

Caregiving in West Virginia, 2015 (2017)

Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD)

CLRD: A State and National Problem, 2002 (2003)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD: An Overview, 2008 (2011)

Diabetes

Diabetes and Health Equity, 2010 (2012)

Pregnancy and Diabetes, 2001-2005 (2007)

Drug Overdose Mortality

Synthetic Opioid Fact Sheet, 2013-2017 (2019)

Heroin Fast Stats, 2013 (2015), 2017 (2018)

Falls

A Review of Accidental Falls, 2010 (2013)

Firearm

Health Status

Demographics, Disease, and Risk Factors Among Older West Virginians, 2010 (2012)

Life Expectancy, Mortality, and Health-Related Behaviors by Sex, 2003 (2005)

Health Risks: The Appalachian Lifestyle, 1993 (1995)

Induced Termination of Pregnancy (ITOP)

Induced Termination of Pregnancy (ITOP) Report Quarter 4: October-December 2024

Infant Mortality

Infant Mortality Statistics by Race, 1980-1999 (2002)

Influenza / Pneumonia

Influenza and Pneumonia Fact Sheet, 2017 (2019)

Kidney Disease

The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease in West Virginia, 2004 (2006)

Leading Causes of Death

Ten Leading Causes of Death, 2016 (2018)

Minority Health

Minority Health in West Virginia, 2005 (2007)

Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality, 2004 (2006)

Obesity

Obesity in West Virginia, 2009 (2011)

Obesity: Facts, Figures, and Guidelines, 2000 (2002)

Osteoporosis

The Burden of Osteoporosis, 1999 (2004)

Physical Activity / Exercise

Physical Activity Among Youth, 2007 (2010)

Population

West Virginia’s Aging Population: 1950 to 2013 (2017)

West Virginia's Population by Decade, 1950-2000 (2002)

Suicide

Suicide Rates by Demographic: 2001 (2004), 2004 (2008)

Tobacco

WV Resident Smoking During Pregnancy

Tobacco Use in West Virginia, 2017 (2018)

Youth Tobacco-Use from the Youth Tobacco Survey: 2002 (2003), 2005 (2007), 2007-2009 (2011), 2013 (2015)

Lifetime Spending on Cigarettes in West Virginia, 2009 (2011)

Tobacco Use, Mortality, and Health Care Costs, 2002-2006 (2009)

Smoking Effects on Mothers and Babies: 1992-2001 (2003), 1996-2005 (2007)

Racial Disparities Among Smoking Adults, 2006 (2007)

West Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey (WVATS), 2005 (2007)

Women's Health

Vital Statistics, Chronic Disease, and Risk Factors Among Women, 2007 (2009)