Healthy Virginia Communities

A Report on Year 2000 Health Status and Risk Reduction Indicators for the Commonwealth of Virginia and Health Districts
December 1997

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Document Cover
Cover Letter
Introduction

• Goal 1: Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
• Infant Mortality
• Low Birthweight
• Prenatal Care
• Pregnancy Among Females Aged 15-17
• Smoking During Pregnancy
• Non-Marital Births

• Goal 2: Decrease the Burden of Chronic Disease
• A) Deaths
• Coronary Heart Disease Deaths
• Stroke Deaths
• Cancer Deaths
• Diabetes Deaths
• B) Behaviors
• Clinical Breast Examination and Mammography
• Pap Tests
• Stage of Cancer Diagnosis
• Breast
• Cervical
• Colorectal
• Cholesterol Screening
• Tobacco Use
• Physical Activity
• Overweight
• Goal 3: Protect All Virginians From Communicable Diseases & Environmental Health Hazards
• Immunization Levels of 2 Year Olds
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
• Syphilis
• Gonorrhea
• Tuberculosis
• Delivery of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine to the Elderly
• Foodborne Disease: Salmonellosis
• Lead Poisoning
• Unintentional Injury Deaths
• Intentional Injury Deaths
• Self-Inflicted: Suicide
• Other-Inflicted: Homicide
• Appendices
• A. Map-Commonwealth of Virginia by HMO Regions
• B. Health Districts and Cities/Counties by HMO Region
• C. Relationship of Virginia 2000 Objectives and HEDIS 3.0 Measures
• D. Deaths from 10 Leading Causes
• E. Resource Publications
• F. Healthy Virginia Communities Task Team
• G. Additional Information