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Public Health Dashboard Companion Document <br />March 2016 <br />60 <br /> <br />In addition to an overview of OCHD public health dashboards, this document contains: <br />1) FAQs, 2) Explanation of some data set considerations, and 3) 2016 Public Health Dashboard source information <br />Purpose: <br />To provide an executive level view of how the county is performing on indicators in major public health <br />content areas as compared to the state, nation, peers, and available targets or goals. Icons provide quick <br />reference to indicators of note, and how Orange County compares to these benchmarks. <br /> <br />Content Areas: <br />Access to Care; Chronic Disease; Injury and Violence; Maternal and Infant Health; Physical Activity and <br />Nutrition; Poverty Mitigation; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Substance Abuse and Mental Health; <br />Tobacco and Respiratory Disease; <br /> <br />Data Disclaimer: <br />These dashboards are intended to be a starting point for collecting a number of related indicators in one <br />place. However, because these data come from a variety of different data sources, each indicator will <br />have its own set of limitations and considerations based on the collection and analysis methodology for <br />that data source. It is important to understand the methodology utilized for the indicators you may be <br />interested in and incorporate corresponding limitations into any of your own reporting. References <br />and/or more detailed information on the sources for particular data points are provided in summary at <br />the end of this document, and additional information may be provided on request. <br />FAQs: <br />Q: What sources do you use for your data? <br />The dashboards use the most recent and available data/statistics from a variety of different sources, including: <br /> <br />American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census from the Census Bureau; <br />Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS); <br />The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research (Sheps Center); <br />Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); <br />Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); <br />Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation <br />Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Statistics (MMWR); <br />National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); <br />NC Controlled Substance Reporting System (CSRS); <br />North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT); <br />North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC EDSS); <br />North Carolina Public Schools; <br />North Carolina State Department of Public Safety (NC DPS) and Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI); <br />North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (NC SCHS); <br />North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) <br />Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS); <br />Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE); <br />Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) through The National Cancer Institute; <br />UNC School of Government Hunger Research; <br />Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS); <br />Sources for the 2016 Public Health Dashboards can be found at the end of this document.