Central Connecticut Health District

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Central Connecticut Health District

• Community Health Report Card
• April 2007

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Population
Source State of Connecticut, Department of
Public Health
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Below Poverty Level
Source 2000 Data Obtained from U.S. Census Bureau
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Race ()
Source 2005 Estimates obtained from Connecticut
Economic Resource Center www.cerc.com
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Educational Attainment
Source 2005 Estimates obtained from Connecticut
Economic Resource Center www.cerc.com
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Households
Source 2000 Data Obtained from U.S. Census Bureau
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Top 5 Leading Causes of Death
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Low Birth Weight
Weight less than 2,500 grams
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2004
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Low Birth Rate(lt2,500 g)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2004
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Births Very Low Birth Weight
Weight Less Than 1,500 grams (a) Not reported if
lt 5 events, so separate towns not reported
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2004
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Non-adequate Prenatal Care
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2004
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Infant Deaths (rate)
Rate is per 1000 live births not calculated if lt
5
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2003
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Births to Teens lt 20 years
(a) Not calculated for lt 5 events
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health, Registration Reports 1998-2004
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Lead Screening Children lt6 Years Screened Each
Year
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Lead PoisoningNumber () tests gt20g/dl
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Cancer All SitesCases (Rate/100,000)
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Cancer IncidenceAll Sites
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Breast Cancer (Females)Cases (Rate/100,000)
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Cancer IncidenceFemale Breast CancerRate/100,000
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases(Gonorrhea,
Chlamydia, Syphillis)
Majority of cases are Chlamydia
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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AIDS Cases
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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AIDS Deaths
2004 Data Not Available
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Active Tuberculosis
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Hepatitis A
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Acute Hepatitis B
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Chronic Hepatitis BConfirmed and Probable
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Hepatitis CChronic and Resolved
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Foodborne Related Illness Cases (Rate/10,000)
Salmonellosis, Shigellosis, Campylobacteriosis,
Liseriosis, E.Coli 0157, Vibrio, plus Yeriniosis
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Lyme Disease Cases (Rate/10,000)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Asthma ER VisitsChildren lt 18 years (frequency)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Asthma ER VisitsAdults 18 (frequency)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Asthma HospitalizationsChildren lt18 years
(frequency)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Asthma HospitalizationsAdults 18 (frequency)
Source Connecticut State Department of Public
Health
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Risk FactorsCurrent SmokingAdults
Source Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Risk FactorsCurrent SmokingAdults
Source Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Risk FactorsObesityAdults
Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Risk FactorsObesityAdults
Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention