Community Health Assessment (2004)

The 2004 Community Health Assessment is the most thorough compilation of health related data published to date about Jefferson County, Colorado. for questions regarding the data included in this report, please contact JCPH epidemiologist, 303-271-5742.

Letter & Executive Summary 

1. Introduction (pages 1-6)        
        1.1   Demographics   2
        1.2   Public Health Concerns   4
        1.3   Healthy People 2010 Objectives   5
2. Access to Health Care 6-22        
        2.1  Adult Health Insurance Coverage   8
        2.2  Coverage Among Insured Adults   11
        2.3  Regular Source of Ongoing Care   13
        2.4  Health Behavior Counseling   15
        2.5  Children's Health Insurance Coverage   16
        2.6  Delayed Health Care for Children   19
3. Child, Infant and Maternal Health 23-45         3.1  Infant Mortality   25
        3.2  Neonatal and Post neonatal Deaths   27
        3.3  Prenatal Care   29
        3.4  Maternal Tobacco and Alcohol Use   32
        3.5  Low Birthweight   34
        3.6  Infant Sleep Position   37
        3.7. Breastfeeding   38
        3.8. Birth Defects   40
        3.9. Childhood Mortality   42
4. Chronic Disease (Part 1_4.1-4.8) 46-69        
        4.1 Cancer Mortality   49
        4.2 Cancer Incidence   52
        4.3 Lung Cancer   55
        4.4 Prostate Cancer   57
        4.5 Breast Cancer   59
        4.6 Leukemia   61
        4.7 Colorectal Cancer   64
        4.8 Melanoma   67
4. Chronic Disease (Part 2_4.9-4.16) 70-91         
        4.9 Coronary Heart Disease   70
        4.10 Congestive Heart Failure   72
        4.11 Stroke   74
        4.12 Hypertension and High Cholesterol   76
        4.13 Diabetes   80
        4.14 Arthritis and Rheumatism   83
        4.15 Asthma   85
        4.16 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   89
5. Communicable Diseases 92-114 
        5.1 Vaccine Preventable Diseases   94
        5.2 Sexually Preventable Diseases   102
        5.3 HIV and AIDS   109
        5.4 Other Communicable Diseases   113
6. Family Planning 115-119        
        6.1 Unintended Pregnancy   116
        6.2 Birth Interval   117
        6.3 Adolescent Births   118
7. Health Behaviors 120-140       
       7.1 Tobacco Use   122
       7.2 Overweight and Obesity   126
       7.3 Nutrition Habits   129
       7.4 Physical Activity   131
       7.5 Alcohol Use   133
       7.6 Drug use   137
8. Injury 141-168       
       8.1 Suicide   143 
       8.2 Homicide   145
       8.3 Firearm Deaths   147
       8.4 Head and Spinal Cord Injury   149
       8.5 Poisoning   152
       8.6 Suffocation   155
       8.7 Unintentional Injury   157
       8.8 Motor Vehicle Crashes   159
       8.9 Pedestrian Deaths   161
       8.10 Vehicle Safety Restraint Use   163
       8.11 Fire and Drowning   165
       8.12 Falls   167
9. Occupational and Environmental Health 169-188 
       9.1 Occupational Injury Mortality    170
       9.2 Occupational Health and Safety    172
       9.3 Foodborne Illness    174
       9.4 Zoonoses    177
       9.5 Radon    180
       9.6 Outdoor Air Quality    184
       9.7 Water Quality and Quantity    186
10. Technical Notes 189-194      
      10.1 Major Data Sources    189
      10.2 Statistical Analyses    189
      10.3 End Notes    191
      10.4 Abbreviations Used in this Document    193
11. Acknowledgments 195

 

 

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