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Population Data
Total Population, Age, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Disabled
American Community Survey, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, U.S. Census Bureau.

Socioeconomic Data
Median Household Income in the past 12 months, Persons Below 100%, 200% Federal Poverty Level
American Community Survey, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, U.S. Census Bureau.

Homeless (Rate per 100,000 total population)

Annual Report on Homeless Conditions in Florida, 2005, Fiscal Year 2002-2003, Fiscal Year 2001 - 2002, Fiscal Year 2000 - 2001, Office of Homelessness, Florida Department of Children &Families; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Unemployment Rate (Civilian noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over)

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Refugees (Percent of Entrants+Parolees+Refugees)

Florida's Refugee and Entrant Arrivals Statistical Report, Quarter 4, Federal Fiscal Year 2005, Final Report,  Federal Fiscal Year 2004,  Final Report, Federal Fiscal Year 2003, Final Report, Federal Fiscal Year 2002.

Free/Reduced-Price Lunch Program Participation (Percent of School Enrollment)
Program Participation
Miami-Dade and Peer Counties - Profiles of Florida School Districts, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, Student and Staff Data, Education Information and Accountability Services, Florida Department of Education; Florida,  Massachusetts and United States Program Participation - Program Data, National School Lunch Program, Current State Level Data (October-May   FY 2006), State Level Annual Summaries (FY 2001-2005), Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
School Enrollment:
Miami-Dade and Peer Counties - Profiles of Florida School Districts, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, Student and Staff Data, Education Information and Accountability Services, Florida Department of Education; Florida Public School Enrollment - Profiles of Florida School Districts, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, Student and Staff Data, Education Information and Accountability Services, Florida Department of Education; Florida; Massachusetts - Enrollment by Grade Report, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, Massachusetts Department of Education;
United States - Digest of Education Statistics: 2005, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.

No High School Diploma, Population Age 25 Years and Over
American Community Survey, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, U.S. Census Bureau.

Housing Data
Owner/Renter Occupied (Percent of Total Occupied Housing Units)
Median Value
Mortgage/Rent (Percent of Household Income)
Average Household Size
American Community Survey, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, U.S. Census Bureau.

Medicaid Enrollment
Mean Medicaid Eligibles (Percent Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties - Number of Medicaid Eligibles by Age by County 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Medicaid Program Analysis, Medicaid Area 11 ,Office of Planning, Evaluation & Data Analysis, Florida Department of Health; Percentages calculated using population estimates from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
Massachusetts, Florida, United States - Fiscal Year 2001-2003 National MSIS Tables, Medicaid Statistical Information System State Summary FY2001-2003, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Percentages calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002 and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Florida Department of Health, Office of Planning, Evaluation & Data Analysis, FloridaCHARTS.com; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Chapter 1
Birth Indicators

Live Births (Rate per 1,000 Total Population)
Prenatal Care (Percent of Births With Known Prenatal Care Status)
Low Birth Weight (Percent of Total Births)
Infant Mortality (Rate per 1,000 Live Births)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Live Birth Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - Massachusetts Births 2004, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, February 2006; Live Birth Rate calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Births: Final Data for 2001, Volume 51, Number 2; Births: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 51, Number 11; Births: Final Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 10; Births: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 9; Births: Final Data for 2003, Volume 54, Number 2; Births: Final Data for 2004, Volume 55, Number 1; Live Birth Rate calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Vaccination and Immunization Indicators
Children 19-35 months of age (4:3:1:3:3:1) (Percent of Children 19-35 months of age)
National Immunization Survey, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Percent of Children Enrolled in Kindergarten who have Completed the Immunization Schedule
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Immunization, FloridaCHARTS.Com.

Women Infants and Children (WIC) Indicator
WIC Eligibles Served (Percent of WIC Eligibles Served)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Florida Department of Health, WIC & Nutrition Services' WIC Potentially Eligible Population, FloridaCHARTS.Com; Massachusetts and United States - Annual State Level Data, FY 2001-2005,Program Data, WIC Program, Food & Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Chapter 2
Smoking, Drug and Alcohol Indicators

Adults Who are Current Smokers
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Middle and High School Students Who Used Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days
2004 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey - Miami Dade County Report, 2005 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey - State Report, Florida Department of Children & Families.

High School Students (Grades 9-12) Who Used Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days
Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005,  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hospital Admissions - Diagnosis: Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence (Rate per 100,000 Population)
Hospital Discharge Data File, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Heavy Drinkers and Binge Drinkers
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DUIs (Percent of Total Traffic Violations)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties and Florida - Arrests by County 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Florida Statistical Analysis Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; State of Florida Uniform Traffic Citation Statistics, Annual Violation Comparison by County, Division of Driver Licenses, Bureau of Records, March 9, 2006.
Massachusetts and United States - Crime in the United States, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.

Sexual Activity and Births to Teens Indicators
Percentage of Students Who Ever Had Sexual Intercourse
Sexual Intercourse with One or More People in the Past 3 Months

Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2001, 2003, 2005,  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teen Births (Per 1,000 Females Age 10 to 14/Age 15-19)
Repeat Births (Percent of Teens with Previous Birth)

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Live Birth Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Natality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rate calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Births: Final Data for 2001, Volume 51, Number 2; Births: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 51, Number 11; Births: Final Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 10; Births: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 9; Births: Final Data for 2003, Volume 54, Number 2; Births: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 8; Births: Final Data for 2004, Volume 55, Number 1;  Teen Birth Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Indicators
Infectious Syphilis, Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties - Bureau of STD Prevention & Control, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Live Birth Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program,  Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2004, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2005; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

HIV/AIDS Indicators (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Newly Reported HIV Cases Regardless of AIDS Status
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD and TB), September 2006/Number 264, Division of Disease Control, Florida Department of Health; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, HIV/AIDS Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001 and 2002 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Newly Reported AIDS Cases
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD and TB), September 2006/Number 264, Division of Disease Control, Florida Department of Health; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts, United States - HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Cases of HIV Infection in the United States, 2002, 2003, 2004, Volumes 14, 15, 16, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Presumed Living With HIV/AIDS
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD and TB), January 2002/Number 209, January 2003/Number 221, January 2004/Number 232, January 2006/Number 256, September 2006/Number 264, Division of Disease Control, Florida Department of Health; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts, United States - HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Cases of HIV Infection in the United States, 2002, 2003, 2004, Volumes 14, 15, 16, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Communicable Disease Indicators (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Hepatitis A, B and C Cases
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD and TB), January 2003/Number 221, January 2004/Number 232, January 2005/Number 244, January 2006/Number 256, Division of Disease Control, Florida Department of Health; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Epidemiology Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - Viral Hepatitis Surveillance, Disease Burden from Hepatitis A, B, and C in the United States, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Tuberculosis
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - The Florida Division of Disease Control Surveillance Report (Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, STD and TB), January 2003/Number 221, January 2004/Number 232, January 2005/Number 244, January 2006/Number 256, Division of Disease Control, Florida Department of Health; Rate calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Tuberculosis Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Chapter 3
Physical Activity Indicators

Adults Who Did Not Participate in Any Physical Activities During the Past Month
Adults Who Have Consumed Fruit and Vegetables Less Than 5 Times Per Day
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Stress and Mental Health Indicators

Dissolutions of Marriage (Rate per 1,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida, United States (Provisional Data) - Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Office of Vital Statistics, State of Florida Department of Health; Rate calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - Office of Vital Statistics, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004  American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Case Filings (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade - 2005 Case Filing Summary by Consumer/Business - County/Chapter, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida.
Florida, Massachusetts, United States - U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Business and Nonbusiness Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, By Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, During the 12-Month Period Ending December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Administrative Office, U.S. Courts.

Domestic Violence (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Crime in Florida, Florida Uniform Crime Report (Computer program), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Florida Statistical Analysis Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Rate calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Mean Travel Time to Work (Minutes)
American Community Survey, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, U.S. Census Bureau.

Chapter 4
Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality Indicators (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rate calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 15; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Cancer Mortality Indicators
Breast Cancer (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Female Population)
Prostate Cancer (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Male Population)
Lung Cancer (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Population)

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 15; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Long-Term Complication Admission Rate  (Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition/Preventable Hospitalization) per 100,000 Total Population Age 18 years and older
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Discharge Data File, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rate calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
United States - AHRQ Quality Indicators, Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, October 2001, Version 2.1, Revision 4 (November 24, 2004), AHRQ Publication Number 02-R0203,  Version 3.0a, (February 20, 2006), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Diabetes Mellitus Deaths (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 15; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Influenza and Pneumonia  Mortality Indicators (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, FloridaCHARTS.com; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 15; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Asthma Indicators
Pediatric Asthma Admission Rate (Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition/Preventable Hospitalization) per 100,000 Population Age under 18 years
Adult Asthma Admission Rate (Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition/Preventable Hospitalization) per 100,000 Population Age 18 years and older

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Discharge Data File, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
United States - AHRQ Quality Indicators, Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, October 2001, Version 2.1, Revision 4 (November 24, 2004), AHRQ Publication Number 02-R0203,  Version 3.0a, (February 20, 2006), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Chapter 5
Uninsured Population Indicators

Uninsured (Percent Population under age 65 years)
Miami-Dade County - The Florida Health Insurance Study, Volume 1: The Telephone Survey, January 2000, Prepared by: The Department of Health Services Administration, University of Florida, Under Contract to: The Agency for Health Care Administration, 2003 - Miami-Dade County Health Insurance Survey, Commissioned by: Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Prepared by: The Department of Health Services Administration, University of Florida, June 2003; 2004 - County Estimates of People Without Health Insurance from The 2004 Florida Health Insurance Studies, August 2005, Prepared by: The Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Under Contract to: The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration;  2003 Number of people under 65 Uninsured calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Florida, Massachusetts, United States - Historical Health Insurance Tables, Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by State -- People Under 65: 1987 to 2005, Current Population Survey, 1988 to 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, U.S. Census Bureau.

Percent under Age 65 by Source of Health Insurance, Specific Age Category, Race and Ethnicity, and Income as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level
Miami-Dade, Florida - 1999 and 2004 - Comparative Findings from The 1999 and 2004 Florida Health Insurance Studies, Prepared by: The Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, Under Contract to: The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, August 2005; 2003 - Miami-Dade County Health Insurance Survey, Commissioned by: Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, Prepared by: The Department of Health Services Administration, University of Florida, June 2003.
United States - Current Population Survey, 2001 to 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, U.S. Census Bureau.

Chapter 6
Unintentional Injuries Mortality Indicators (Age Adjusted Death Rate and Crude Rate per 100,000 Total Population)

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
Falls
Poisoning
Drowning and Submersion
Smoke, Fire and Flames

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health, Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report, 2001, 20902, 2003, 2004, 2005, Office of Vital Statistics, State of Florida Department of Health; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2002, Volume 52, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003, Volume 53, Number 15; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Pedestrian/Motor Vehicle Collision
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Public Health Statistics Section, Office of Vital Statistics, State of Florida Department of Health;   Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics - Deaths: Final Data for 2001, Volume 52, Number 3; Deaths: Final Data for 2002, Volume 53, Number 5; Deaths: Final Data for 2003, Volume 54, Number 13; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002 and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Hospital and Nursing Home Capacity  Indicators (Rate per 1,000 Total Population)
Total Hospital Beds

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Beds and Services List, January 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Certificate of Need Office, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts, United States - Trendwatch Chartbook 2003, 2005, 2006, The Lewin Group, American Hospital Association.

Total Nursing Home Beds
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Florida Nursing Home Utilization by District and Subdistrict, January-December 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Certificate of Need, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts, United States, Florida (2001) - Nursing Facility State Occupancy Rate and Median Facility Occupancy Rate for Certified Beds, CMS OSCAR Data Current Surveys, December 2001-2005, Health Services Research and Evaluation, American Health Care Association; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Total Assisted Living Facility Beds
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

Violent Crime Indicators (Rate per 1,000 Total Population)
Violent Crime
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
Forcible Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties - Annual Statewide County Report - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), Uniform Crime Reports Program, The Florida Statistical Analysis Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2002, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
Florida, Massachusetts - Crime in the United States by State, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. Index Offenses, 1972-2004, Annual FBI Crime in the United States Reports, Data & Statistics, UCR Offense Data, The Florida Statistical Analysis Center, Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - Crime in the United States 2005, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Release Date: September 2006; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Women's Health Indicators
Women Aged 40+ Who Have Had a Mammogram Within the Past 2 Years
Women Aged 18+ Who Have Had a Pap Test Within the Past 3 Years

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, 2004, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cervical Cancer Incidence (Rate per 100,000 Female Population)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - University of Miami (FL) Medical School, Florida Cancer Data System, FloridaCHARTS.com; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Cancer Registry, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001and 2002 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - 2001, 2002 - U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group, U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group.
United States - 2001, 2002 - United States Cancer Statistics: 2001 Incidence and Mortality, United States Cancer Statistics: 2002 Incidence and Mortality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001 and 2002 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau. United States - 2003 - U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group, United States Cancer Statistics: 2003 Incidence and Mortality (preliminary data), Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2003 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

Women Aged 50+ Who Have Ever Had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
Miami-Dade County - 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Telephone Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology.
Massachusetts, Florida, United States - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001, 2002, 2004, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Men's Health Indicators
Men Aged 40+ Who Have Had a PSA Test Within the Past 2 Years
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, 2004, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Men Aged 50+ Who Have Ever Had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
Miami-Dade County - 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Telephone Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology.
Massachusetts, Florida, United States - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001, 2002, 2004, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Chapter 7
Dental Health Indicators

Visited a Dentist or Dental Clinic Within the Past Year for Any Reason
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002, 2004, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Low Income (Less than $25,000)
Miami-Dade County, Florida - 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Telephone Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology.

Preventable Hospitalizations/Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure (Rate per 100,000 Population Age 18 years and older)
Bacterial Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection (Rate per 100,000 Total Population)

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Discharge Data File, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
United States - AHRQ Quality Indicators, Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, October 2001, Version 2.1, Revision 4 (November 24, 2004), AHRQ Publication Number 02-R0203,  Version 3.0a, (February 20, 2006), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Chapter 8
Medicare Coverage Indicator (Percent of Population Age 65 years and older)

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties - Medicare Aged and Disabled by State and County as of July 1, 2002, July 1, 2003, Medicare July 2004 State and County Data for Aged and Disabled, Research, Statistics, Data & Systems, Medicare Enrollment Reports, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
Florida, Massachusetts - Medicare Enrollment - Aged Beneficiaries: as of July 2003, July 2004, July 2005, Medicare Enrollment by State, Age Group and Entitlement for Year 2002 as of July 1,  Research, Statistics, Data & Systems, Medicare Enrollment Reports, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - Medicare Enrollment: National Trends 1966-2005, Medicare Aged and Disabled Enrollees by Type of Coverage, Research, Statistics, Data & Systems, Medicare Enrollment Reports, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Senior Hospitalization/Admissions Indicators
Hospital Admissions (Percent of Total Hospital Discharges and Rate per 1,000 Population Age 65 years and older)
Hospital Admissions for Hip Fractures (Admissions per 1,000 Total Population Age 65 years and older)

Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Discharge Data Files, Calendar Years 2001-2004, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - Hospital Discharges (UHDDS), MassCHIP, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2001, 2002 Annual Summaries with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data, Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, Number 156, June 2004, Series 13, Number 58, March 2005, Series 13, Number 160, May 2006, 2004 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, Number 371, May 4, 2006, National Center for Health Statistics; Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Cause of Death Among Seniors Indicators (Crude Rate per 100,000 Population Age 65 years and older)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Office of Vital Statistics, State of Florida, Department of Health; Crude rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Massachusetts - MassCHIP, Mortality/Vital Records, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;  Rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.
United States - National Vital Statistics Reports, Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001, Volume 52, Number 9; Deaths: Leading Causes for 2002, Volume 53, Number 17, Deaths: Final Data for 2003, Volume 54, Number 13; Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, Volume 54, Number 19, National Center for Health Statistics; Crude rates calculated using population estimates from the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 American Community Surveys, U.S. Census Bureau.

Preventable Hospitalizations/Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Seniors Indicators (Rate per 100,000 Population Age 65 years and older)
Miami-Dade, Peer Counties, Florida - Hospital Discharge Data File, Calendar Years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration; Rates calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
Definitions:  AHRQ Quality Indicators, Guide to Prevention Quality Indicators: Hospital Admission for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, October 2001, Version 2.1, Revision 4 (November 24, 2004), AHRQ Publication Number 02-R0203, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Influenza Prevention Among Seniors Indicator
Adults aged 65+ who have had a flu shot within the past year
Miami-Dade (2002) - 2002 Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Telephone Survey conducted by the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Data Analysis (Florida CHARTS).
Miami-Dade (2004, 2005), Florida, Massachusetts, United States -  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Related Links:
Miami-Dade County Community Health Report Card: Full Report
Miami-Dade County Living Healthy, Living Longer Survey: Full Report