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Contents 1 New Haven Health Data Atlas: Online Version 1.1 Executive Summary (Document) 1.2 Other Health Data Resources 1.3 Health Atlas Topic Pages 1.3.1 Background 1.3.1.1 Background and Introduction to the New Haven Health Data Work Group 1.3.1.2 Demographics 1.3.1.3 Economic Security 1.3.1.4 Housing 1.3.2 Health 1.3.2.1 Healthy Start: Infant Health 1.3.2.2 Healthy Children: Lead, Asthma, Dental Care 1.3.2.3 Overweight and Obesity 1.3.2.4 Tobacco and Smoking among Adults 1.3.2.5 Substance Abuse among Adults 1.3.2.6 Healthy Lifestyles among Youth 1.3.2.7 Chronic and Communicable Diseases and Prevention 1.3.2.8 Behavioral and Mental Health 1.3.2.9 Access to Health Care 1.3.3 Safety 1.3.3.1 Family Safety 1.3.3.2 Violent Crimes 1.3.3.3 Property Crimes 1.3.3.4 Juvenile Arrests 1.3.4 Education and Civic Vitality 1.3.4.1 Education and Youth 1.3.4.2 Social and Community Strength 1.3.5 Other Information 1.3.5.1 Health Atlas Appendices 1.3.5.2 Additional Items to be integrated into Health Atlas pages 1.3.5.3 Smoking 1.3.5.4 Schools 1.3.5.5 Equity 1.3.5.6 Transportation

New Haven Health Data Atlas: Online Version

Executive Summary (Document)

Click here to download the New Haven Health Atlas Executive Summary

Other Health Data Resources

Please visit our Health Equity Alliance page and asset database, which contains a comprehensive list of resources related to improving health in New Haven. Our page on Health Data and Indicators also contains a guide to data and community indicators related to health conditions in Connecticut.

Health Atlas Topic Pages

Please note that these sections are in development. The online Health Atlas is meant to be a continuously updated resource, so does not necessarily match earlier printed versions. Please contact us if you would like to get involved in helping us update these community resource pages.

If you can't find the information you need, or if you are looking for more recent data than what is contained here, please contact us via email or phone.

Background

Background and Introduction to the New Haven Health Data Work Group

• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents & List of Indicators
• Executive Summary – Key Indicators, Call for Support
• Atlas Content
• Indicator Information Structure
• Methods and Sources of Data
• Moving Forward with a Strong Data Infrastructure
• Report Limitations
• Key Terminology and Symbols

Demographics

• Population
• Estimated County and Town Population
• Gender and Age
• Race and Ethnicity
• Educational Attainment – Adults Aged 25 or Older

Economic Security

• Real median family income and median household income
• Poverty
• Livable-wage income (200% poverty level)
• Work Force
• Unemployment rate

Housing

• Owner-Occupied Housing
• Housing Affordability

Health

Healthy Start: Infant Health

• Adequate Pre-natal Care
• Infant and fetal mortality rate
• Babies born with low birth weight (weighing <2.5 kilograms) per 1,000 live births
• Very low birth weight (<1.5 kilograms)
• Percent babies born pre-term (gestational age <37 weeks)

Healthy Children: Lead, Asthma, Dental Care

• Protection from Lead Exposure in Childhood: Percentage of Screened Children Under 6 That Have Elevated Blood Lead Levels (>10 mg/l)
• Pediatric asthma: Hospital discharges and inpatient treatment for children aged 0-18, per 10,000 children
• Asthma-related emergency room visits per 10,000 children
• % of children in HUSKY with recommended dental care

Overweight and Obesity

• Prevalence of Overweight in Adults
• Prevalence of Obesity in Adults
• Prevalence of High Blood Pressure
• Percentage of Adults Told they have High Blood Pressure, 1999, 2001, 2003

Tobacco and Smoking among Adults

• Percentage of adults smoking (by race/ethnicity)

Substance Abuse among Adults

• Percentage of adults engaging in chronic drinking in the past month
• Percentage of adults who reported binge drinking in past month
• Adult substance abuse admission rate per 10,000 people

Healthy Lifestyles among Youth

• Physical Activity: Percentage of students passing all four fitness tests by Connecticut standards
• Tobacco Use: Percentage of high school students smoking
• Alcohol Use: Percentage of high school students who drank alcohol in the past 30 days
• Substance Abuse: Percentage of high school students who smoked marijuana in the past 30 days
• Teen births: Rates and total number by age group, Rate per 1000 females by race/ethnicity

Chronic and Communicable Diseases and Prevention

• Cancer: Cancer Incidence
• Heart Disease: Incidence of Heart Disease-related Hospitalization
• Diabetes: Percentage told they have Diabetes
• HIV/AIDS: New AIDS cases reported annually
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis incidence per 100,000 people)

Behavioral and Mental Health

• Percentage reporting poor mental health 15 or more days in Past Month

Access to Health Care

• Percentage with regular source of medical care
• Insurance and Insurance Specific issues
• Percent of adults with no health insurance

Safety

Living in a safe environment strengthens physical, emotional and social health and community cohesiveness within a neighborhood. Psychological trauma generated from violence can undermine trust and feelings of security. Youth violence puts young citizens at risk and means that members of our next generation start off with criminal records.

Family Safety

• Family violence: Violent family offenses per 100,000 population
• Child abuse and neglect: Substantiated abuse, neglect/uncared for cases per 1000 children

Violent Crimes

• Violent crime rates and incidents
• Impacts of violent crime

Property Crimes

• Property crime rates and incidents
• Impacts of property crime

Juvenile Arrests

• Juvenile Arrests per 100,000 population
• Juvenile Arrests for violent offenses per 100,000 population
• Juvenile Arrests for drug-related offenses per 100,000 population

Education and Civic Vitality

Education and Youth

• Early Care and Education: % kindergartners with preschool experience (preschool, nursery school or Head Start)
• Elementary and Middle School Performance: % passing state tests
• High School Performance: Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) - Percent of 10th graders meeting state goal
• Drop-out and graduation rates

Social and Community Strength

• Voter Participation: Percentage of eligible voters voting in national and local elections

Other Information

Health Atlas Appendices

• Appendix A -- Data Development
• Appendix B -- Data Dissemination Plan
• Appendix C – Race/Ethnicity Classifications in Reference Surveys

Additional Items to be integrated into Health Atlas pages

Smoking

1. RWJF Interactive map of smoking policies (March 2010). For the first time, a new, interactive map from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives policy-makers and advocates a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key tobacco control policies. See http://www.rwjf.org/publichealth/product.jsp?id=56548

Schools

1. CARE Summary of health data from New Haven Public Schools: File:NewHaven CARE SchoolDataSummary 2010.pdf

2. School Reform in New Haven

Equity

Prosperity 2050: Is Equity the Superior Growth Model? (PolicyLink and Center for American Progress, April 2011) http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/04/pdf/prosperity_2050.pdf Issue brief argues why social equity, and reduced inequality, is a superior model for economic growth in the United States.

Transportation

1. Impact of Transportation on Health