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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 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 Healthy Youth Survey Fact Sheets 2002-2008 report pending
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 Benton-Franklin County PRAMS Data report pending Infant Mortality report pending Birth Rates report pending Pregnancy Rates report pending Benton County CSHCN Fact Sheets report pending Franklin County CSHCN Fact Sheets report pending Child Care Health Fact Sheet report pending Women Infant and &Childhood Nutrition Program (WIC) report pending Immunization Rates report pending
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 report pending Suicide Fact Sheet 2003-2007 report pending 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 Washington State Office of Financial Management Washington State Public Health Improvement Plan Partnership 2007 SMART BRFSS Data and Prevalence Tables Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Source
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