Health Equity Indicators
  • GRAAHI's indicators are grouped into three categories—health outcomes, health behaviors and social determinants of health.
  • Indicators were selected based on research and expert advice.
  • The indicators' definitions are provided below.
  • The social determinants of health category is grouped into five areas—economic, health care, home, physical environment, and social environment.
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Health Equity Indicator: Health Outcomes

  • Arthritis

    Percentage of adults who have been told by their doctor that they have arthritis.

  • Asthma

    Percentage of adults who have ever been told that they have asthma.

  • Breast Cancer Deaths

    Rate of women per 100,000 who died of breast cancer.

  • Child Mortality

    The rate of deaths among children under age 18 per 100,000.

  • Chlamydia

    Rate of people per 100,000 who tested positive for chlamydia.

  • Depression

    Percentage of people who were ever told that they have any form of depression.

  • Diabetes

    Percentage of people who ever been told by a doctor that they have diabetes.

  • Disability

    Adults who are limited in any activities because of physical, mental or emotional problems.

  • Heart Disease Deaths

    Rate of people per 100,000 who died of heart disease.

  • High Blood Pressure

    Adults who have ever been told by their doctor that they have high blood pressure.

  • High Cholesterol

    Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked, and were told by their doctor that it was high.

  • HIV/AIDS

    Rate of people per 100,000 who ever tested positive for HIV.

  • Infant Mortality

    Rate of live births per 1,000 who died before they turned one year old.

  • Injury Mortality

    Rate of people per 100,000 who died from intentional and unintentional injuries. Deaths included are those with an underlying cause of injury (ICD-10 codes *U01-*U03, V01-Y36, Y85-Y87, Y89).

  • Lead Poisoning in Children

    Percentage of children 0-72 months old (or birth to 5yrs old) with a blood lead level > 5μg/dL.

  • Low Birthweight Babies

    Percentage of live birth babies who weigh less than 2,500 grams (or 5.5 pounds).

  • Lung Cancer Deaths

    Rate of people per 100,000 who died of lung cancer.

  • Obesity

    Percentage of people who were classified as having a Body Mass Index between 30 and 99.8.

  • Overweight

    Percentage of people who were classified as having a Body Mass Index between 25 and 29.9.

  • Poor Mental Health Days

    Percentage of adults who reported their mental health was not good 14 or more days in the past 30 days.

  • Prostate Cancer Deaths

    Rate of men per 100,000 who died of prostate cancer.

  • Stroke Deaths

    Rate of people per 100,000 who died of a stroke.

  • Teenage Births

    Number of births per 1,000 females aged 15-19.
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