Health and Nutrition
Contributor --
Philip Yannarella, Northern Kentucky University
This page provides health and nutrition statistical information for
Kentucky from federal, state and county sources. This includes topics such
as health care workers, expenditures, resources, insurance, hospitals and
nursing homes, Medicare/Medicaid, information about the aged, the disabled
and the poor. Also included are sources covering topics such as illnesses,
nutrition, information about diseases and diet and nutrition surveys.
HEALTH
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Kentucky Department of Health
- Kentucky Department of Health Annual Report
- Annual, 1996-97 -
Annual Report of the development and operation of the public health programs
by this Department during the fiscal year. (Taken from Report)
- Reportable Diseases,
Annual Summary
- The web page providing access to this report begins with a summary of the
status for Kentucky, a description of the surveillance system, a list of all
the reportable diseases, and the report which provides State and for the Area
Development Districts.
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- Kentucky
Department for Public Health Find It Fast Index
- Entitled "Search by Topic" on the Kentucky Department for Public Health
home page, the "Find-It-Fast Index" is a A-Z list of topics, issues, publications,
services, personnel information, and programs handled by the Kentucky Department
for Public Health.
- Ambulatory Surgical
Services Reports
- Annual, 1999-
This report covers the calendar year for all agencies in accordance with licensing
and regulation reporting requirements. The data is submitted by the ambulatory
services centers throughout the state of Kentucky. These facilities include
both freestanding and hospital based ambulatory surgical services. The data
is presented by Area Development Districts (ADD), and a map of the districts
is included within the report. There are two main sections in this report:
- Capacity Data - shows the number of ambulatory operating rooms, cystology
rooms and non-exclusive operating rooms.
- Facility Utilization Data – includes data submitted on the number
of surgeries
performed in each specialized area. (Taken from Report)
- Atlas
of United States Mortality
- From the Centers for Disease Control, this atlas shows all leading causes
of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as
Health Service Areas (HSA's). The 18 causes of death included in this atlas
account for 83 percent of all deaths in the United States during 1988-92.
In addition to maps with age-adjusted death rates for each HSA, the atlas
includes maps that compare each HSA rate to the national rate, smoothed
maps for each cause that show the broad geographic patterns at selected
ages, and a chart with regional rates for each cause of death.
- Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- The BRFSS is a telephone health survey co-sponsored by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Kentucky Department for Public
Health. … Data from each individual surveyed are combined to determine
the health practices of Kentuckians
- Kentucky BRFSS Annual Reports
Annual 1997-
The annual Reports contain data on risk factors and health behaviors collected
from the BRFSS survey. Data are analyzed by Area Development District and
demographic variables, such as gender, race, age, income, and education
level. National medians for each risk factor and health behavior are also
presented.
- Kentucky BRFSS Data Tables
Annual 2000-
This section includes data tables for most questions asked on the BRFSS survey.
Data for each question are presented by demographic group and Area Development
District. BRFSS questions related to each topic listed below may be accessed
by clicking on the topic.
Additional information on interpreting the data
tables may also be obtained from the following link: How
to intrepret the BRFSS Data Tables.
- Child Fatality
Review and Injury Prevention: Kentucky Child Fatality Review Annual Report
- This very informative report comparing Unnatural and Natural deaths of
children in Kentucky. The reports provide statistical data in both tabular,
charts, and graphs formats. The 2003 & 2004 Reports data are primarily
at the State and National Level. Note: as of November 2007, there are publications
on this site which have a ---.pub extension which require the Microsoft
2003 Publisher software to be opened.
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- Centers for Disease Control
Office of Communications Media Relations Online Publications
- These online publications from the Centers for Disease Control provide
current and unique health resources of information. Included are Green Sheet
Cruise Ship Sanitation Inspections, Blue Sheet Cholera reports, the Weekly
Morbidity and Mortality Report and current Vital Statistics data. (PDF format)
- Children’s Health Insurance Program
- See Medicaid/K-Chip
- Epidemiology Program Reports
- This Report Series, which intermittently gets new titles, some of which
carry statistics are cited here. However the Kentucky Health Department page
should be checked for the latest statistical titles.
- Kentucky Epidemiologic Notes and Reports
- Monthly, January 2000-
This is a monthly newsletter which has the latest Kentucky State, Area Development
District, and County public health information and related statistics.
- Kentucky Cancer Registry
- The Kentucky Cancer Center Registry(KCR) has an interactive Cancer Database
website page. The Cancer data user will find there are County level Cancer
Incidence Rates and Mortality Rates for (All?) various kinds of Cancer.
There is an option for varied profiles of individuals by race, sex, and
cancer site. The user can compile Cancer Statistics profiles for any or
all of the years 1995-2004. The geography options include Kentucky Counties,
all Area Development Districts, the (Kentucky) Appalachia Counties, and
for (Kentucky) Urban/Rural Areas.
- Kentucky County
Health Profiles
- Annual, 1997-
The primary purpose of this report (which started in 1995) is to gather
in one place a number of key health status indicators that can assist local
planners in assessing the health needs of their communities. It is intended
to complement the Kentucky Annual Vital Statistics Report. This report incorporates
data for Kentucky’s fifteen Area Development Districts (ADD’s)
as well as the 120 counties. The Kentucky summary is presented first, followed
by the ADDs, the counties in alphabetical order, the definitions of each
indicator, some technical notes, and a list of data sources. (Taken from
the Report)
- Health
Status of Kentuckians 1999 Report
- Report: The Health Status of Kentuckians 1999 reports the
frequency and distribution of several clinical conditions that cause our
demise.
HIV-AIDS
- Kentucky HIV-AIDS Semiannual/Annual
Report
- Annual, 2001-
AIDS and HIV data compiled by the KY Department of Health and the Center
for Diseases Prevention and Control include National, State, Area Development
District, and County information profiles. Varied kinds of data and charts
are presented.
Home Health Services Reports
- Kentucky Annual Home Health
Services Report
- Annual, 1999-
Data in this report are organized in three sections. Section I shows beginning
census, admissions, discharges and ending census by agency and county of
service. Section II shows total patients served by age category, agency
and county of service. Section III
shows the number of patients served and number of visits for various disciplines
(skilled nursing, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
and speech therapy) for each agency during 2004. The agencies are grouped
first by Area Development
District then by county served. ADD totals appear throughout the report
following all county data for each ADD. Statewide totals appear at the end
of each section. In addition, Section IV contains information and changes
regarding individual agencies during the
year. (Taken from Report)
Hospice Services Reports
- Kentucky Annual Hospice Services
Report
- Annual, 1999-
Data in this report are organized in two sections. SECTION I – Data
Summary; Map of Area Development Districts and Counties; Total Patients
Served by ADD; Total Hospice Patients Served and Admissions by Year; Hospice
Patients Served by ADD (Table 1)
Admission Comparison by Year; SECTION II – Census and Service Data
by Facility and County Served (Taken from Report)
- KCIP Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program
- (SEE BELOW) Medicaid--/K-Chip
- Kentucky Hospital Utilization Reports
- Annual, 1999-
This report covers the utilization and services activities of licensed Kentucky
hospitals for the calendar year. The report is divided into six sections:
- Hospital Utilization & Services Decade Review
- Section I - Hospital Utilization Data by Licensed Bed Type
- Section II - Acute Bed Utilization
- Section III - Service Utilization
- Section IV - Inpatient Utilization Data of Medicare/Medicaid Patients
- Appendices-Definitions (Taken from Report)
- Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
- Injury Indicators:
Injuries Fatalities and Hospitalizations
This 2007 44 paged report covers data for 2002 through 2004 for the people
of Kentucky who have experienced a variety of injuries which are discussed
in terms of 11 broad categories. The selected injuries indicators data collected
on Kentucky residents is for the individuals’ fatalities and hospitalizations.
The data is presented at the State Summary and Area Development District
levels with tables, charts, and graphs.
- Occupational Fatalities
The Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (KY FACE) Program
is an
occupational fatality surveillance project of the Kentucky Injury Prevention
and Research Center (KIPRC)*. The goal of KY FACE is to prevent fatal work
injuries by studying the worker, the work environment, the tools used, the
energy exchange resulting in fatal injury, and the role of management in
controlling the interaction of these factors.
- Licensed Physicians
- Kentucky Licensed Physicians By Specialty is a 2006 33 page chart of the
numbers of physicians in each county and totals for each Area Development
District.
Long Term Care Reports
- Kentucky Annual Long-Term Care Report
- Annual, 1999-
This report which provides State, Area Development District, and County
level patient data covers the following types of facilities’: Long-Term
Care,
Nursing Facility, Skilled Nursing, Nursing Home, Intermediate Care,
Alzheimer’s Facility, and Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally
Retarded.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services Reports
- Kentucky Annual Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services Reports
- Annual, 1999-
This report covers State, Area Development District, County, and facility
data for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004. It includes
MRI procedure utilization for all licensed MRI units operating in Kentucky
that are compliant with the Kentucky licensing and regulation reporting
requirements. It does not include physician owned and operated MRI units
in the state.
- Medicaid Statistics by Kentucky County
- The Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services provides several Medicaid
Eligibility Service reports and files back to 1997 for each of the 120 counties.
A MS246 report consists of three tables of information about children, parents,
families and the aged. Each report is found in PDF files.
- Medicaid Statistics: MS 264 Report, Eligibility Counts by County
- Medicaid Statistics: MS 264 Report Supplement : Characteristics of Medicaid
- Beneficiaries (Parts)
- Semiannual (January & July)
- July, 2000-
- Medicaid—K-CHIP (Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program)
- County Enrollment Data for the Midicaid/K-Chip Program
Semiannual StateFY, 2003-
Each 2 page report provides monthly data for each of the 120 Counties.
- State Health Facts Online
- This site, from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, contains the latest
state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health
coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Data may be compared
for all the states by choosing a topic in given categories. Information
is displayed as tables, rankings, graphs or color-coded maps.
- Tobacco Data Reports (Kentucky)
- Identifies and
leads to several Adult and teen Use Surveys Data for tobacco use at the State,
County, and Area Development Districts levels. There are various reports found
on this page provide State wide and county statistics about the use of tobacco
products.
- Vital Statistics Reports
- Births and Deaths
Annual, 1996-
This reports covers the calendar year and provides birth and death data for
the State, Area Development Districts, and all Counties.
- West Nile Virus Summaries
- Annual, 2001-
Statistics are for reported cases by county, by Area Development District
data, and for the State of Kentucky.
- WISQARS; Web-based Injury
Statistics Query and Reporting System
- This is an interactive database system that provides customized reports
of injury-related data.
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U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost & Utilization
Project (HCUP)
- Hospital and Patient Cost Information
- Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Kids’ Inpatient Database and Reports (KID)
State Inpatient Database and Reports (SID)
State Ambulatory Surgery Databases (SASD)
State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD)
Databases with hospital and patient cost statistics.
Health and Illness Information
- Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention: Fast Facts A to Z
- Kentucky (and other States) Health Facts, Data, Links
Quick access to a variety of State level sources of information about
every State.
National Center for Health Statistics
- Health
for All Ages
- Over 50 data tables, including publications, maps, charts, and interactive
files for topics such as: Pregnancy, Births, Risk Factors, Health Status,
Disability, Health Care Access and Use, Mortality.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medicare State and
County Enrollment Reports (MSIS)
- State, Annual 2002-
County, Annual 2002-
Reports cover the Medicare data for Kentucky and other States (and counties)
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- Medicaid
States Enrollment Tables (MSIS)
- Annual, 1999-
Trust for America's Health
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- The State of Your Health: Kentucky
- The Trust for America’s Health site covers Kentucky and all other
States for anyone doing geographic comparative studies.
- Obesity Reports: F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America
(Yr).
- Annual, 2004 -
NUTRITION
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- FOOD Nutrients Identification
- The nutrients of foods, such as pretzels, are found through this online database.
- Nutrient Value of Foods, Home and Garden Bulletin 72
- The database version of Bulletin 72, this resource provides information on
the Nutrients and calories in specific food(s).
- Nutrient Lists: Food(s) carrying a single nutrient
- Foods sorted in an alphabetical list (of foods) which carry a specific nutrient(s)
and
List(s) of the names of foods sorted by content (from most to least by content)
which contain a single nutrient.
- Cost of Food ? 1994 to Present
- Prices of food as part of USDA Food plans
- U.S. Average at Four Cost Levels
- Based on USDA Official Food Plans, Family Food Costs (1994- Current)
Statistics can easily be compiled from the Chart of the U.S. Average Cost
of Meals for a family of 2, and of 4 for the months from January 1994
to current.
Monthly data is supplemented by the Annual Average figure
given every June. If the need arises, Bi-Annual Costs data is also provided.
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