Morgan discuss some of the methodology for creating small geography aggregations for the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.

1. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Morgan Robinson
Scaling health indicators to fit your
community

2. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Lbw map, chart here
Morgan Robinson
HP 2020 Goal: 7.8%

3. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Medicare map here
Morgan Robinson

4. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Social ecological model
Adapted from Healthy People 2020
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundati
on-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health
Modeling indicators of health
Morgan Robinson
Public Policy
Community
Institutions
Relationships
Individual
(age, sex race),
biological factors

5. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Modeling indicators of health
Morgan Robinson
Public Policy
Community
Institutions
Relationships
Individual
(age, sex race),
biological factors
• Outcomes
• Risk Factors
• Social
Determinants of
Health

6. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System:
• 400,000+ phone interviews
• Health-related activities
– Physical activity
– Food, drug, alcohol
• Health status
– disease
– general health
– weight/height
• Socio-economic factors
– Race
– Income
Health survey data
Morgan Robinson
Self-reported obesity by state, 2014

7. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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Health survey data
Morgan Robinson
Self-reported obesity by state, 2014
Statewide Pct. Obese - Illinois: 29.08%
(2013)
x Age (4 groups)
x Race (5 groups)
x Income (8 groups)
x Metro (4 groups)

8. Neighborhood
Rx: Mapping
Community
Health
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