Citation

Carson CA, Zucconi SL. Public Health Rep. (1974) 1993; 108(6): 711-715.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Association of Schools of Public Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8265755

PMCID

PMC1403453

Abstract

A consensus set of health status indicators was released in July 1991 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by public health officials at the Federal, State, and local levels in identifying and monitoring issues of public health importance. These health status indicators have been projected for the Year 2000 in Allegheny County, PA, with linear regression analyses of historical data. Indications are that mortality rates for black infants, breast cancer mortality, suicide, lung cancer mortality, incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and the number of measles cases likely will not meet the year 2000 targets in Allegheny County. These data will prove useful in monitoring progress towards the year 2000 objectives and provide comparative data for other geographic areas of the United States with similar demographic characteristics.

Language: en

Keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cause of Death; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; Forecasting; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant, Newborn; Measles; Mortality; Pennsylvania; Risk Factors; Syphilis; Tuberculosis; United States