Our Mission: The mission of our Centre County Partnership for Community Health is to support an inclusive, caring community that promotes healthy people and enhances quality of life through collaborative relationships.
Our Guiding Objective: To assess the health needs of Centre County residents and to develop outreach and partnering efforts that will bridge gaps in service and eliminate barriers to holistic health.
Health Status Overview
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Centre County/Pennsylvania Specific Data |
Organization/Agency providing information |
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Centre County Health Profile 2005. Health status
data for Centre County on leading causes of death, rates for different
diseases and other health risk indicators. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Pennsylvania County Health Profiles 2005. A
series of 68 individual statistical reports - one for each county and
one for Pennsylvania. Health status data for Centre County on leading
causes of death, rates for different diseases and other health risk indicators. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Health Status Indicators for Pennsylvania Department
of Health Districts. Data on age-adjusted death rates for all causes and
selected causes of death, 2001-2003; average annual infant death rates
by race and Hispanic origin, 2001-2003 and 2003; average annual rates
for selected diseases, 2001-2003 and 2003; no prenatal care in 1st trimester,
number and percent of live births, by race and Hispanic origin, 2003;
live births to mothers under age 18, by race and Hispanic origin, 2003. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2003. Annual report
of births, deaths, abortions, pregnancy rates and other population-based
statistics for Pennsylvania, counties and major municipalities. Each annual
report contains 200+ pages of statistics, charts, and maps. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Pennsylvania Health Facts. A brief summary of health information related to Pennsylvania, with links to sources of more detailed mortality and morbidity data. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can be found at www.cdc.gov |
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Age-adjusted Death Rates for Selected Causes
by ounty, 2001-2003. Rates are listed for each county. Selected death rates cover infant and neonatal deaths, cardiovascular, diseases of the heart, stroke, motor vehicle accidents, lung cancer, female breast cancer, intentional self-harm (suicide), and assault (homicide). Maps are presented, showing whether each county's rate is significantly higher or lower than the statewide rate |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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The Center for Rural Pennsylvania: County Profiles. An excellent resource for current demographic information on each county and statewide Pennsylvania. Also incorporates some additional information on health status and health risk concerns - e.g., mortality and morbidity rates, poverty rates, child abuse rates, crime rates. The user can select a particular county or statewide Pennsylvania for review and county-to-state or county-to-county comparisons. | The Center for Rural Pennslyvania can be found at www.ruralpa.org |
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Cancer Incidence and Mortality. 1990-2003 Cancer
Incidence and 1990-2004 mortality statistics. Large volume of all the
latest available and historical annual and five-year cancer incidence
and mortality statistics for the state, counties, and municipalities by
age, sex, race, primary site, and stage. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Injury Deaths in Pennsylvania 1999-2003. State
and county statistics for different types of injuries, including age-adjusted
death rates with 95% confidence intervals and results of significance
testing. Injuries covered include unintentional injuries, motor vehicle
crashes, drug poisoning, falls/fall-related injuries, fire and flames,
drowning and submersion, suicide, homicide, and firearm-related injuries. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology. Quarterly surveillance
reports on HIV/AIDS incidence and mortality and biannual reports on incidence
and mortality. Extensive data covering statewide Pennsylvania; tables
and charts on incidence and mortality also available by county of residence |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology. Visit the Bureau of Epidemiology. |
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Healthy People 2010: Centre County. Leading
HP 2010 health status indicators for numerous focus areas and related
objectives, showing rates for Centre County, all Pennsylvania counties
combined, and the HP 2010 goal for a particular focus area. Data are standardized
for comparisons between Centre County and all Pennsylvania counties, and
Centre County and the 2010 Healthy People goal. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Family Health Statistics for Pennsylvania and
Counties: 2005 Report Tracking Health People 2010 Objectives. County data
are available for three HP 2010 focus areas: Family Planning; Injury and
Violence Prevention; and Maternal, Infant, and Child Health. The most
detailed information is related to the last of these focus areas. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Behavioral Risk Factors for Pennsylvania Adults:
Regional Differences. Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the CDC, annually
conducts a sample telephone survey (BRFSS) of Pennsylvania adults, focusing
on health risk variables, such as smoking, drinking, seat belt usage,
access of health care, etc. Data are available for the Pennsylvania Department
of Health's health regions, showing regional differences for 22 health
risk indicators. (Note: Confidence intervals of 95% are provided for each
indicator shown.) |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Behavioral Risk Factors for Pennsylvania Adults
– 2004. Same annual survey described above, except a more extensive
set of health risk data are shown for statewide Pennsylvania. Data on
each topic covered in the survey can be viewed as a .PDF file. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Oral Health in Pennsylvania. A 51-page report, issued in May 2002, documenting the status of oral health in Pennsylvania. | The Pennsylvania Department of Health can be found at www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health |
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Oral Health in Pennsylvania. Appendices. Variety of charts showing statistics on oral health for counties and statewide Pennsylvania. | The Pennsylvania Department of Health can be found at www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health |
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Dental Service Supply and Demand for the Indigent Populations in Rural Pennsylvania. Report prepared by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, May 2004. Dental morbidity and demand for dental health services is reported for 673 rural school children in 10 sampled school districts. | The Center for Rural Pennslyvania can be found at www.ruralpa.org |
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Child Trends: Unmet Dental Needs. National data on poor oral health among children are presented, with differences by poverty status, race/ethnicity, age and health insurance presented in tables and figures. | Child Trends Data Bank can be found at childtrendsdatabank.org |
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Kids Count. Pennsylvania data on key indicators of child well-being and economic conditions of families affecting child health. | Anne E. Casey Foundation can be found at www.aecf.org
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Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Child Abuse Report for 2004. Extensive statewide data on child abuse are presented. County-level data on rates of reporting and substantiation of abuse for 2003-2004 are available in Table 1, and Table 7 shows rates of reabuse for each county in 2004. | The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare can be found at: www.dpw.state.pa.us |
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School Health Statistics. Available reports show aggregate county totals (sorted by Pennsylvania Department of Health District) for selected types of health conditions of school students. Statistics were obtained from the Department's Division of School Health database. Schools report only aggregate statistics for each condition; data are not available by age, grade, sex, or race. | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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The Anne E. Casey Foundation, including statistical information specific to Pennsylvania, focusing mainly on the well-being of children and young adults. | Anne E. Casey Foundation can be found at www.aecf.org |
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E-Guide to Health Statistics for Pennsylvania, Counties and Communities. The E-Guide provides direct links to internet health status and health risk data sources, along with information on report content and geographical detail for various health subject areas. | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Links to Other Health Statistics Web Sites. Includes links to federal or national agencies, and state or local agencies. | Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics. Visit Bureau of Health Statistics. |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Site showing Pennsylvania health facts, along with some links to national figures. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can be found at www.cdc.gov |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Site providing
national and state information on injury prevention and control. Most
recent data are from 2002, available from the CDC’s Web-based Injury
Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQUARS). State-level data are
available. |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can be found at www.cdc.gov |
