Local Public Health Indicators

 

Public health indicators provide a snapshot of health status, health behavior, and public health system performance at the local level based on 35 indicators. The indicators measure six key aspects of public health:

  • Community Context (1 indicator)
  • Communicable Disease (4 indicators)
  • Prevention and Health Promotion (9 indicators)
  • Environmental Health (3 indicators)
  • Maternal and Child Health (10 indicators)
  • Access to Care (8 indicators)

Local health agencies are using local public health indicator data to identify or confirm health issues; develop action plans and evaluate progress; and to provide community education. Most agencies are interested in how their agency compares to the state as a whole, and many share their local boards of health and community groups.