An observational, sequential analysis of the relationship between local economic distress and inequities in health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, and social determinants of health

Weeks, William B; Chang, Ji E; Pagán, José A; Aerts, Ann; Weinstein, James N; Ferres, Juan Lavista

doi:10.1186/s12939-023-01984-6

International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 2 Measures collected, with domain and original source of data that was compiled in County Health Reports

From: An observational, sequential analysis of the relationship between local economic distress and inequities in health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, and social determinants of health

Domain	Measure name	Original data source
Health Outcomes	Diabetes prevalence	United States Diabetes Surveillance System
	Fair or poor health	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Frequent mental distress	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Frequent physical distress	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Life expectancy	National Center for Health Statistics, Mortality Files
	Low birth weight	National Center for Health Statistics, Natality Files
	Mentally unhealthy days	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Physically unhealthy days	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Premature mortality	National Center for Health Statistics, Mortality Files
	Years potential life lost	National Center for Health Statistics, Mortality Files
Clinical Care	Dental workforce	Area Health Resource File
	Mammography screening rate	Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
	Mental health workforce	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Provider Identification
	PCP workforce	Area Health Resource File
	Preventable Hospitalization rate	Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
	Uninsured	Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
	Vaccinated	Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
Health Behaviors	Chlamydia cases	National center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention
	Excessive drinking	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Food index	USDA Food Environment Atlas
	Food insecurity	Map the Meal Gap
	Insufficient sleep	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
	Limited healthy food access	USDA Food Environment Atlas
	Obesity	United States Diabetes Surveillance System
	Physical inactivity	United States Diabetes Surveillance System
	Smokers	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Physical Environment	Air quality	Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Physical Environment	Severe housing problems	Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Data
Social and Economic Factors	Child food program participation	National Center for Education Statistics
	Children in poverty	Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
	Deaths due to injury	National Center for Health Statistics, Mortality Files
	Income inequality	American Community Survey, 5-year estimates
	Membership association rate	County Business Patterns

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