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The Public Health Accreditation Board sets standards for community health assessments, which include the use of relevant secondary data. This may include information related to vital statistics (births and deaths), demographics, behavioral risk factor rates (such as tobacco smoking), and other data that are relevant to your community.  Read more about PHAB standards here. Standards related to community health assessment can be found under Domain 1.
 

 

Data Source

Data Year(s)*

County level data

Description

Topics

1

American FactFinder

Varying

Yes

Provides data tables from the American Community Survey. Use the “Add/Remove Geographies” function to compare county-level estimates to state and national estimates in side-by-side tables.

Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics

2

America’s Health Rankings

Varying; as recent as 2016

No

This resource provides information on state health rankings across a variety of health indicators. Charts and graphics are available to download and share.

Health behaviors, policy, environment, health outcomes

3

CDC WONDER

Varying

Yes; small counts may be suppressed

Online database that uses various data sources to produce customizable tables on AIDS, births, cancer statistics, environmental data, mortality, and sexually transmitted disease morbidity. Can also save web links to reports.

Vital statistics, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, cancer

4

Community Commons

Varying

Yes

Community Commons has map-making and report-building capabilities. Users can select data of interest from a wide range of sources to generate reports and maps once they’ve created an account (free!).

Various

5

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

Varying

Yes

The Rankings contain county-level data on numerous health indicators and health outcomes. Users can also compare health statistics between counties.

Various

6

Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health

Varying, as recent as 2016

No

The Data Resource Center pulls together data from five surveys on child and adolescent health. Users can build queries based on survey, topic, year, and location.

Child and adolescent health

7

Disability and Health Data System

As recent as 2014

No

The CDC’s Disability and Health Data system provides access to health and demographic data about adults with disabilities.

Persons with disabilities

8

KIDS COUNT Data Center

Varying

Yes

The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides information on children and families. Users can explore topics by state, county, and year.

Child and family health

9

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

Varying; as recent as 2016

Yes

Users can build maps to compare state and county rates for a selection of health indicators, with a focus on environmental health indicators. Data can also be viewed in tables and charts. County environmental health profiles are available with the "Info by Location" tool.

Environmental health and hazards, health effects, population health

10

PeriStats

Varying

No

PeriStats is developed by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center. It provides data on maternal and infant health.

Maternal and child health

11

SAMHSA State Profiles of Treatment Facilities and Summaries of Client Admissions

As recent as 2016

No

Users can generate state profiles from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), and view demographics and substance use characteristics of admissions for treatment from the Treatment Episodes Data Set (TEDS).

Substance use and treatment

12

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

As recent as 2016

Yes

Use the SAIPE Interactive Data Tool to view maps and tables of population, income, and poverty estimates.

Income and poverty

13

State Cancer Profiles

Varying

Yes

State Cancer Profiles present data on cancer incidence, prevalence, and mortality. Information on demographics and screening & risk factors is also accessible. Users can create maps and tables, and examine trends over time.

Cancer

14

Trust for America's Health

As recent as 2016

No

Provides data on key health indicators, public health preparedness, and public health funding indicators; state rankings are available for selected data points.

Various

15

United States Census QuickFacts

Varying

Yes

Contains demographic and socioeconomic data such as education, income, race, ethnicity, sex, housing, and insurance status.

Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics

16

West Virginia Annual Outbreak Report

2016

Yes; in some cases, by region

Contains counts of disease outbreaks that occurred throughout the state in 2015 and county-level data on outbreak performance measures. Outbreaks by type are presented by region.

Infectious disease

17

West Virginia Annual Surveillance Data for Reportable Diseases

2015

Yes

Contains counts of confirmed, probable, and suspect cases of diseases defined in the Reportable Disease Rule.

Infectious disease

18

West Virginia Behavioral Health Profiles

Varying; as recent as 2014

Yes; in some cases, by region

Contains data on demographics, behavioral risk factors, alcohol, tobacco, drug use, and mental health. Profiles are organized by county.

Demographics, mental health, drug use

19

West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Report

Varying, as recent as 2014

Yes (2010-2014^)

WV BRFSS contains information on behavioral risk factors, such as physical activity, disability, tobacco use, alcohol use, chronic disease, and other health indicators.

Risk behaviors, chronic conditions, use of preventive services

20

West Virginia Department of Education Data Dashboard

Varying, as recent as 2017

Yes; also by school

The WV Department of Education's data dashboard contains information on educational data for pre-k through grade 12, including enrollment, state assessment results, and graduation rates.

Primary education

21

West Virginia Drug Overdose Deaths Historical Overview

2001-2015

Yes

Provides an overview of overdose deaths by year, sex, age, geographic distribution, and drug type in WV, and includes comparison to national data.

Opioids and overdose deaths

22

West Virginia Cancer Burden Report

2009-2013

Yes

Provides statewide and county-specific data on cancer incidence and mortality in West Virginia.

Cancer

23

West Virginia Health Care Authority Inpatient Discharge Data

Varying; as recent as 2014

Yes; small counts may be suppressed

Allows queries of patient discharge information on all patients discharged from West Virginia general acute care, psychiatric, and medical rehabilitation hospitals.

Hospital discharges

24

West Virginia Health Care Authority Standard Reports

Varying; as recent as 2016

No, by hospital

Annual reports that contain the number of discharges from West Virginia hospitals by the patient’s county of residence.

Hospital discharges

25

West Virginia HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report

Varying; as recent as 2016

No, by region only

Contains data on incident (new) and prevalent (existing) cases of HIV and AIDS by demographics and exposure categories. Also contains data on deaths among persons with HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS

26

West Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Surveillance Report

2014

No

The West Virginia Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) identifies maternal behaviors that may affect both maternal and child health. Data on family planning, prenatal care, risk factors, and maternal and infant health care are included.

Maternal and child health

27

West Virginia Surveillance Indicators

2015

Yes

Contains evaluation data of surveillance indicators for selected diseases in the West Virginia Electronic Disease Surveillance System.

Infectious disease

28

West Virginia Viral Hepatitis B and C Surveillance Report

2012-2015

Yes

This report contains surveillance data on viral hepatitis B and C. It includes information on acute and chronic cases of viral hepatitis b, acute and chronic cases of viral hepatitis b, and risk factors for infection.

Viral hepatitis

29

West Virginia Vital Statistics Report

2014

Yes

The WV Vital Statistics Report contains information on births, deaths, pregnancy risk factors, marriages, and divorces.

Vital statistics

30

West Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Varying, as recent as 2017

No

Measures behaviors among high school and middle school students related to unintentional violence and injuries, tobacco use, drug use, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, and physical activity.

Risk behaviors among youth, including violence, drug use, sexual behaviors, diet, and physical activity

31

West Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey

2013

No

Assesses high school and middle school students’ knowledge and perceptions of tobacco, smoke-free policies, marketing awareness, and use of tobacco products.

Tobacco

32

WV FOODLINK County Profiles

Varying; as recent as 2015

Yes

Summarize issues related to food security in West Virginia counties. Topics covered include food access, emergency food assistance, SNAP and WIC enrollment, school meal programs, and socioeconomic factors.

Food security

 
 
 
 

* The year reflects the time period that data were collected, not necessarily the year that the report or data source was published or made available.

^When data are presented at the county level, years may be combined to protect the confidentiality of survey respondents and to ensure data are reliable.

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