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5 Sample Indicator Sets
Pages 19-42

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From page 19...
... Finally, Table A, displaying congruence between indicators and essential criteria is included in Appendix A Indicator Category: Health and Disease Outcomes Suggested Measures I
From page 20...
... Incidence rates for low birth weight and very low birth weight in the general population and select population groups 17. Age-adjusted and age-specific suicide rates for general population and select population groups Indicator Category: Preventive Health Behaviors Suggested Measures 1.
From page 21...
... Percent of all females aged 15 to 44 at risk of uruntended pregnancy who use effective contraception Indicator Category: Access to Health Care System Suggested Measures ~ . Percent of general and select population groups without health care coverage 2.
From page 22...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to AIDS in the general population and select population groups 1 3. Age-specific and age-adjusted suicide rates for the general population and select population groups Indicator Category: Preventable Morbidity Suggested Measures 1.
From page 23...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted incidence rates for iatrogenic disease for general and select population groups Indicator Category: Disabilities Suggested Measures ~ . Life expectancy at birth and at different ages of life (years of life lost)
From page 24...
... Prevalence of use of safety belts and child restraints among the general population and specific population groups S Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality and morbidity rates attributable to residential fires for general population and select population groups Indicator Category: Preventive Health Behaviors Suggested Measures 1.
From page 25...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents in the general population and select population groups 7. Percent of high school seniors in the general population and select population groups reporting they have never used alcohol or any illicit drug 8.
From page 26...
... Average dollar amount spent on health care per individual in past year for the general population and select population groups 6. Proportion of annual health dollars spent on primary, secondary, tertiary prevention, technology development and research INDICATOR SET C: ECOLOGICAL FACTORS This is a relatively simple model with a primary emphasis on ecological factors that affect health and health outcomes.
From page 27...
... Percent of general population and select population groups living in counties that do not meet air quality standards Indicator Category: FiscalAccess Suggested Measures 1. Percent of children in general population and select population groups living In families/households with incomes below the federal poverty level 2.
From page 28...
... The indicators are not weighted in any manner at present, although this would be necessary for this set to be accepted as a recommended leading health indicator set for the final report. Furthermore, at this stage of development, the set consists oftoo many suggested measures, but, as with Indicator Set B
From page 29...
... Age-adjusted and age-specific mortality rates attributable to alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents in the general population and select population groups
From page 30...
... Percent of general population and select population groups with specific source of ongoing health care services 2. Percentage of general population and select population groups living within 1 00 miles of a tertiary care center 3.
From page 31...
... Indicator Category: Tertiary Care Suggested Measures 1. Percent of general population and select population groups having a regular source of health care coverage 2.
From page 32...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted morbidity rates attributable to motor vehicle accidents for the general population and select population groups 25. Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to motor vehicle accidents for the general population and select population groups 26.
From page 33...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to residential fires for the general population and select population groups 29. Age-specific and age-adjusted morbidity rates attributable to residential fires for the general population and select population groups 30.
From page 34...
... in general and select population reporting use of alcohol during the past 30 days 6. Age-specific and age-adjusted morbidity and mortality rates attributable to alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents in general and select population group 7.
From page 35...
... Percent of worksites providing insurance coverage for secondary and tertiary prevention of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for the general population and select population groups Indicator Category: Indicators of Disease Incidence and Outcomes Suggested Measures 1. All-cause infant mortality rates for the general population and select population groups 2.
From page 36...
... Percent of adults ~ ~ years and older in the general population and select population groups receiving age-appropr~ate immunization coverage 7 Age-specific and age-adjusted incidence rates attributable to iatrogenic disease in the general population and select population groups 8. Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to iatrogenic disease in the general population and select population groups Indicator Category: Environment and Ecological Suggested Measures I
From page 37...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates attributable to motor vehicle accidents in the general population and select population groups 7. Age-specific and age-adjusted morbidity rates attnbutable to firearms among the general population and select population groups 8.
From page 38...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted morbidity and mortality rates attributable to cardiovascular disease in the general population and select population groups ~ O Age-adjusted and age-specific all-cause mortality rates for the general population and select population groups ~ I
From page 39...
... Age-specific and age-adjusted incidence rates attributable to unintentional injury in the general population and select population groups 2. Incidence rates for pregnancy among females ~ 5 to ~ 7 years old in the general population and select population groups 3.
From page 40...
... Percent of general population and select population groups at elevated risk for diabetes who have had blood glucose screening in past year Indicator Category: Access to Quality Health Care Suggested Measures 1. Percent of general population and select population groups without health care coverage 2.
From page 41...
... Age-adjusted and age-specific morbidity and mortality rates attributable to motor vehicle accidents among the general population and select population groups 5. Percent ofthe general population and select population groups who are homeless (including those living in shelters for the homeless)


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