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2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />1- STI18 <br /> <br />Sexually Transmitted Infections <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sources: NC DHHS HIV/STD Surveillance Report (2015- <br />16). Data points are the most current measures from <br />multiple sources (available on request) . <br />Data Notes: See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ <br />Document for more on data methodology. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Township Cases Rate(per 100,000) <br />Orange County 473 335 <br />Bingham 17 254 <br />Cedar Grove 25 506 <br />Chapel Hill 320 350 <br />Cheeks 30 306 <br />Eno 17 217 <br />Hillsborough 58 403 <br />Little River 6 167 <br />Chlamydia, 2015 <br />Red Townships are showing rates above the County <br />Rate of 335 cases/ 100,000 cases <br />NC Rate Increase of ~ 13 per 100,000 each year <br />Summary: <br />The incidence of most STIs increased in 2016 for Orange County, as it has done for the past several years. Gonorrhea, Chlamydia <br />and HIV Infection Rates in particular are higher for Orange County than our peers, and increasing at a significant rate. From 2012- <br />2016, Chlamydia increased at a faster rate in Orange County than in North Carolina (~13 case increase a year per 100,000 for NC <br />vs ~35 case increase a year per 100,000 for Orange County. Disaggregated data from 2015 by township has shown that these <br />higher rates of STIs are affecting both urban and rural areas of the county. <br />Orange County Rate Increase of ~ 35 per 100,000 each year <br />Gonorrhea, 2015 <br />Significant change <br />from previous that is <br />positive, negative, <br />or indeterminable (grey) <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br /> <br /> Performing better than Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />(Target value adds additional benchmark, if present) <br />↑↓Positive trend <br />↑↓Negative trend <br />↑↓Neutral trend <br />2015 Population Health Dashboards <br />Disparity Present <br />Negligible Disparity <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Previous, Peer, NC, US, and 2020 Target <br />OC Targets represent proposed local goals <br />Chlamydia, 2015 <br />NC Rate Increase of ~ 13 per 100,000 each year <br />Chlamydia, 2015 <br />Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) <br />Icon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />% age 15-24 testing positive for Chlamydia of those tested -NA 9%9%-NA NA NA 9% <br />Chlamydia Incidence Rate (/100,000)488 NA 377 ↑275 572 497 NA <br />Early Syphilis Rate (/100,000)9 NA 11 ↓4 16 18 NA <br />Gonorrhea Incidence Rate (/100,000)123 NA 88 ↑107 194 146 NA <br />HIV/AIDS <br />Icon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />AIDS Incidence Rate (/100,000)6 12 6 SAME 3 8 6 12 <br />HIV Infection Rate (/100,000)9 22 8 ↑11 16 12 22 <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Compare to <br />Compare to