Community Health Assessment
Publications
This guide is a summary of various datasets regarding many health-related topics. Many of the datasets are compiled by the Department of Health, but also included are data compiled by other state and private agencies. This guide is intended as a resource directory and contains the most-frequently requested data.
This guide is designed to assist in preparing community health profiles. The content of the guidelines is based on public health assessment as it is currently practiced in the United States. While other assessments may be focused on one or more specific issues, or on a particular population or sub-population, the Community Health Profile provides an assessment of the health of an entire population within a specific geographic area, from the youngest to the oldest.