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State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report
Appendix B
Some Current Health Indicator Reports
The report, Health Indicators: A Review of Reports Currently in Use, identified and discussed the 34 different indicator sets listed below. Reports selected for inclusion “had to be created from high-quality and currently available data, relevant to important health problems, and created through the use of participatory processes and involving reputable individuals and organizations” (Wold, 2008).
America’s Children
America’s Health Ranking
Australia’s Measures of Progress
Boston Indicators Project
Canadian Index of Well-being/Prototype
Commission to Build a Healthier America
Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Health System Performance
Communities Count (Seattle King County, Washington)
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State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report
Appendix B
Some Current Health Indicator Reports
The report, Health Indicators: A Review of Reports Currently in Use, identified and discussed the 34 different indicator sets listed below. Reports selected for inclusion “had to be created from high-quality and currently available data, relevant to important health problems, and created through the use of participatory processes and involving reputable individuals and organizations” (Wold, 2008).
America’s Children
America’s Health Ranking
Australia’s Measures of Progress
Boston Indicators Project
Canadian Index of Well-being/Prototype
Commission to Build a Healthier America
Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Health System Performance
Communities Count (Seattle King County, Washington)
Community Health Status Indicators
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Early Childhood Indicators–Project Thrive
Environmental Public Health Indicators Project
Five Million Lives
Georgia Health Disparities Report
Health Care Costs 101
Health of Wisconsin Report Card 2007
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State of the USA Health Indicators: Letter Report
Healthy People 2010 Leading (max. set)
Hospital Compare
Jacksonville Indicators for Progress—JCCI 2007 Quality of Life Report
Kids Count
Los Angeles County Key Health Indicators
National Healthcare Disparities Report
National Healthcare Quality Report
New York City Community Health Profiles
New York City Health Disparities Report
OECD Factbook 2008: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics
OECD Health Care Quality Index
Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being
Patient Safety in America Hospitals Study (Third Annual)
Prevention Institute—Prototype
The Boston Paradox: Too Much Healthcare and Not Enough Health
Trends and Indicators in the Changing Health Care Marketplace Chartbook
Trust for America’s Health: Top 10 Priorities for Prevention
World Health Organization
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