kim angelon-gaetz, msph and edna hensey, mph practical uses of nc-catch
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Kim Angelon-Gaetz, MSPH and Edna Hensey, MPH
Practical Uses of NC-Practical Uses of NC-CATCH CATCH
What is NC-CATCH?What is NC-CATCH?
Data Warehouse Collection of Datasets
Tool Compiles county,
regional, state data Analyzes county, regional,
state dataRequirements
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North Carolina Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community
Health
About NC-CATCHAbout NC-CATCH
Provides data that are: Quantitative
Information that can be measured or countedNumber of cases of diseasePercentsRates
Secondary Information collected by someone else
UsefulnessUsefulness
Community Health AssessmentState-of-the-County’s Health ReportGrant developmentPlanning and monitoring within health
departments and community groups Reports to the County Commissioners,
City Council, and others in policy development
Community presentationsArticles and news releases Responses to public inquiries
Benefits & LimitationsBenefits & Limitations
Benefits Data available from many sources Data easy to organize, manipulate, and present Tailored information quick and easy Convenient visual aids (graphs and charts)
Limitations May need data from other sources Not all health indicators available in design phase Dynamic program – expect changes/upgrades
Types of DataTypes of Data
DemographicsPer Capita IncomeUnemploymentFree/Reduced LunchMedicaidUninsuredHigh School Dropout
Rate Mental Health
Morbidity and Mortality Hospital DischargeEmergency Room Visits Behavioral Risk FactorsHealth ProfessionalsMaternal, Infant and
Child Health Dental Services
Data Sources:Data Sources: NC State Center for Health Statistics – BRFSS - Claritas – Cecil B. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, UNC – National Center for Health Statistics
What’s the difference?What’s the difference?
SCHS website has most data found on NC-CATCH plus…
High risk births Childhood obesity Child Health Assessment
and Monitoring Program (CHAMP)
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Health Atlas
NC-CATCH has most data found on SCHS
plus…
Years Potential Life Lost (YPLL)
Medicaid/WIC Socioeconomic data Emergency and hospital
data Mental health Patient/healthcare
professional ratio
NC-CATCH ToolsNC-CATCH Tools
County Health Profile Report (Public Access)
Quick and Easy
Organized by health categories
Design Phase (Login and Password Required)
o Datasets are organized by topic
o Allows deeper analysis
County Health Profile Portal County Health Profile Portal (Public Access)
Click hereClick here
County County Health ProfileHealth Profile
Click on the (blue) name of a health indicator to get an interactive Indicator Fact Sheet
Click on “Print” to get a PDF of all information on one health topic
Click on + to find specific fact sheets
County County Indicator Indicator
Fact SheetsFact Sheets
County Name
Indicator Category and Title
Numerator and Denominator
source
Description of Health Indicator
Peer County List (3 0r 4
Counties) % population < 18 years % population > 64 years % non-white population % families with children
below the poverty level Total population
Charts and Graphs
Design Phase Design Phase (Login/Password required)
Data Available in Design PhaseData Available in Design Phase
Cancer Registry Demographics (Case Counts & Rates, Geographic & Demographic data)
Composite Matched Birth Demographics
(Births Correlated to Deaths) Death By Ethnicity (Hispanic Ethnicity)
Death By Race Emergency Visit Demographics Hospital Discharges and Death Hospital Deaths and Emergency Department Visits Hospital Discharge Demographics
(Principal diagnosis, Payer information, Demographic and Geographic data)
Pregnancy Demographics
Drilldown Report ExampleDrilldown Report Example
Design Phase:Design Phase:Charts and GraphsCharts and Graphs
Pie Chart
Line Graph
Bar Chart
Questions? Questions?
Technical Assistance: Chris Eichelberger-- Software Solutions Lab at UNC
Charlotte Email: [email protected] Phone: (704) 687-8642
Data Questions or Comments: Kathleen Jones-Vessey-- State Center for Health Statistics
Email: [email protected] Phone: (919) 715-9692
Training: Gerell Smith-- Office of Healthy Carolinians/ Health Education
Email: [email protected]: (919) 707-5153