Document Detail


Year 2000 health status indicators: a profile of California.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8955699     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To examine the health status of Californians using a set of 18 health status indicators (HSIs) corresponding to goals set forth in Healthy People 2000 and to develop a health status profile for use in research and surveillance, policy development program planning, and program evaluation. METHODS: Federal, state, and county data were used to evaluate California's performance on 18 indicators of health status related to mortality, disease incidence, and health risks. RESULTS: By 1994, California had achieved Year 2000 objectives associated with seven HSIs and significant declines in mortality associated with two other HSIs. Nationally, California was ranked among the states with the lowest rates for infant mortality, lung cancer, female breast cancer, and syphilis but among states with the highest rates for homicide, AIDS, measles, tuberculosis, late prenatal care, childhood poverty, and poor air quality. CONCLUSIONS: California's experience may provide a useful model for other state and local health agencies monitoring the health status of populations using HSIs associated with Year 2000 objectives.
Authors:
J W Sutocky; S Dumbauld; G B Abbott
Related Documents :
18188579 - The role of illness perceptions in labor participation of the chronically ill.
14572839 - Socioeconomic gradients in health status over 29 years of follow-up after midlife: the ...
19337879 - Chronic weight control impacts on physiological function and bone health in elite jockeys.
1529039 - Analysis of the association between marital relationships and health problems: an inter...
15038149 - Moving beyond poverty: neighborhood structure, social processes, and health.
15247579 - Can health care utilization explain the association between socioeconomic status and ba...
9801639 - Pupils' experiences of the annual health dialogue with the school health nurse.
18188579 - The role of illness perceptions in labor participation of the chronically ill.
2331979 - Age and sex differences in health habits and beliefs of schoolchildren.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)     Volume:  111     ISSN:  0033-3549     ISO Abbreviation:  Public Health Rep     Publication Date:    1996 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-03     Completed Date:  1997-01-03     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9716844     Medline TA:  Public Health Rep     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  521-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM; X    
Affiliation:
Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health Services, State of California, Sacramento 95814, USA. jsutocky@bw1.cahwnet.gov
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
California / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Forecasting
Health Planning Guidelines*
Health Priorities*
Health Status*
Health Status Indicators*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Organizational Objectives
Population Surveillance
Risk Factors
State Health Plans
United States
Comments/Corrections

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  The redesign of the National Health Interview Survey.
Next Document:  Steaming oysters does not prevent Norwalk-like gastroenteritis.