Benton Franklin Health District

PUBLIC HEALTH DATA

BENTON-FRANKLIN COUNTIES

Links below are organized around several key areas of public health data. Each link will lead to a variety of resources, including: selected county data, published reports, and/or additional sources of information at the county, state and national level.

Population Demographics

As a public health agency we strive to affect health on a population level. In our work it is essential that we understand the characteristics of the Benton-Franklin Counties population and its communities, as well as how each changes over time. Such population characteristics are often referred to as demographics.

BFHD Annual Reports 06●07●08●09

BFHD Annual Report Executive Summaries 06●07

Demographics & Social Characteristics 08● 09

Benton County Community Health Status Report 08

Franklin County Community Health Status Report 08

Key Health Indicator Report 03

Communicable Disease Fact Sheets report pending

Behavioral Health Data

Personal behavior with its associated risks or benefits to health is an important factor in determining individual health status. Two key sources of data used to monitor the ��health-related behaviors of Benton County and Franklin County adults and youth are the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and the Healthy Youth Survey (HYS).

Survey of the Adult Population 06

BRFSS findings summary 03

Benton-Franklin Counties Oral Health Profile 06

Benton County Diabetes Report 07

Franklin County Diabetes Report 07

Healthy Youth Survey Fact Sheets:�

*Benton County	Franklin County
Safety & Violence Behaviors	Safety & Violence Behaviors
Unintentional Injury 08	Unintentional Injury 08
Violent Behaviors 08	Violent Behaviors 08
Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying 08	Harassment, Intimidation & Bullying 08

Health & Health-Related Behaviors	Health & Health-Related Behaviors
Weight & Obesity 08	Weight & Obesity 08
Dietary Behaviors 08	Dietary Behaviors 08
Physical Activity 08	Physical Activity 08
Asthma 08	Asthma 08
Depression & Suicide 08	Depression & Suicide 08

Risk & Protective Factors	Risk & Protective Factors
Community Risk Factors 08	Community Risk Factors 08
Community Protective Factors 08	Community Protective Factors 08
School Risk Factors 08	School Risk Factors 08
School Protective Factors 08	School Protective Factors 08
Peer-Individual Risk Factors 08	Peer-Individual Risk Factors 08
Peer-Individual Protective Factors 08	Peer-Individual Protective Factors 08
Family Protective Factors 08	Family Protective Factors 08

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Use	Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Use
Current Substance Use 08	Current Substance Use 08
Alcohol Use 08	Alcohol Use 08
Tobacco Use 08	Tobacco Use 08
Marijuana Use 08	Marijuana Use 08

* For the first time in 2008 Kennewick School District participated in the HYS. The data for 2008 is representative of 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, and 12^th Graders in Benton County.

Maternal Child Health

Evidence continues to mount in support of connections between health status and risk exposure in early life and health-related outcomes throughout the life-course. Measures of maternal and child health remain as key indicators of overall population health status.

Safe Kids Benton-Franklin Fact Sheet 08

Smile Survey 2005

Infant Mortality report pending

Benton County Birth Rates 1998-2007

Franklin County Birth Rates 1998-2007

Pregnancy Rates County Profile 2008report pending

Benton County Profile of Children & Youth with Special Care Needs 2002-2004

Franklin County Profile of Children & Youth with Special Care Needs 2002-2004

Immunization Rates report pending

Child Care Health Fact Sheet �report pending

Women Infant and &Childhood Nutrition Program (WIC) Annual Reports:

Benton-Franklin Health District 06●07●08

Benton County 06●07●08

Franklin County 06●07●08

Death Data

Death rates (mortality) in the population as a whole help us to monitor the health of Benton and Franklin Counties overall. Monitoring mortality rates among major subgroups allows us to better identify communities at increased risk of death.

Death Rates Benton-Franklin Counties report pending

Leading Causes of Death Fact Sheet 07

Suicide Fact Sheet 2003-2007

Child Death Review report pending

Learn More (Links to Other Data)

Washington State Department of Health

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

National Center for Health Statistics

National Institutes of Health ��

Washington State Office of Financial Management

Washington State Public Health Improvement Plan Partnership

Healthy Youth Survey Data� ��