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Social Determinants of Health
Outcomes
- Neonatal and infant mortality rates
- Percentage of live births
- Preterm births
- Birth defects, morbidity and mortality
- Childhood injury, morbidity and mortality
- Rate of substance use during pregnancy
- Rates of second hand smoke exposure
- Cases of substantiated child abuse
- Mean maternal age
- Teen birth rate
- Percentage of teens engaging in sexual activity
- Rate of dental caries among children
- Suicide rates
- Percent attempting suicide
- Cases of depression
- Cases of anxiety-related disorders
- Rate of substance use/abuse
- Rate of heavy drinking
- Rate of binge drinking
- Cases of substantiated domestic violence
- Prevalence of intimate partner violence
- Life expectancy at birth
- Mortality rate
Determinants
- Population trends
- Per capita income
- Mean household income
- Employment trends
- Unemployment rate
- Percent living below federal poverty level
- Diversity of economic base
- Income sources
- Cost of living indicators
- Average monthly cost of home/apartment
- Educational status
- School dropout rates
- Household size
- Primary cultural group
- Primary language spoken
- Divorce rate
- Percent of households participating in subsistence activities
- Percent of residents with health care coverage
- Initiation of prenatal care
- Adequacy of prenatal care
Commonly used data sources
- Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
- Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
- Alaska Community Information Database
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, community harvest data
Alaska Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program-Sexual violence/Intimate Partner Violence Summary Report- Alaska Department of Health, Office of Children's Services
- Alaska Department of Health, Women's, Children's and Family Health Program, Alaska Oral Health Plan
- Alaska Department of Health, Women's, Children's and Family Health Program-Data, Statistics and Publications
- Alaska Department of Health, Women's, Children's and Family Health Program, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
- Alaska Department of Labor, Housing
- Alaska Department of Labor, Per Capita Income
- Alaska Department of Labor, Population
- Alaska Department of Labor, Labor Force
- Alaska Department of Labor, Local and Regional Information
- Alaska Department of Public Safety, Dashboard
- Alaska Department of Public Safety, Uniformed Crime Reports
- Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program
- Alaska Maternal and Child Health Data Books
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium EpiCenter
- Alaska Trauma Registry
- Alaska Victimization Survey
- Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER
- National Center for Health Statistics, American Human Development Report
- Population Health Metrics
- United States Census Bureau
