According to sections 330(k)(2) and 330(k)(3)(J) of the Public Health Service Act, CHCs must periodically document the needs of their target populations and update their service areas. The following resources provide needs assessment information on national, state, and county levels, with a focus on data appropriate for Utah CHCs.
Asthma Data and Surveillance Reports
Utah Department of Health
Information about the cost of asthma care in Utah with burden reports and more
Basic Economic Security
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Family economic security and self-sufficiency standards
Census QuickFacts
US Census Bureau
Utah state and county demographic, economic, and geographic facts
Center for Health Data (CHD)
Utah Department of Health
Health and health care information including CHD publications
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Health rankings of every county within a state based on overall health, health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment, including maps, tables, and county-level data
Data and Reports
Utah Department of Health & Human Services
Utah health data and demographics maps, reports, and resources
Health Facts
Kaiser Family Foundation
National and by state data regarding demographics, economics, health status, health coverage, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare, health costs and budgets, health insurance and managed care, providers and service use, minority health, women’s health, and HIV/AIDS, providing graphs, tables, maps, rankings, and comparisons
Health Profession Shortage Areas
Utah Department of Health
Maps, definitions, and facts about Utah’s HPSAs, MUAs, and MUPs
HRSA’s Health Care Programs Data & Maps
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA programs, grants, health centers, National Health Service Corps members, and 340B program participating providers by state and county
Indicator-based Information System for Public Health (IBIS-PH)
Utah Department of Health
Point of access system to a variety of Utah health information, including reports, health measures, and numeric public health data
Kids Count Data Center
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Profiles, rankings, maps, trend graphs by topic, and raw data with over 100 measures of child well-being
Mapping the 2010 US Census
The New York Times
Browse population growth and decline, changes in racial and ethnic concentrations, and patterns of housing development by county
Maps
Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub)
Customizable maps of information concerning FQHC/HPSA/MUA/MUPs, minorities, Medicare, long term care, population change, poverty/income levels, rural health clinics, uninsured persons, and other categories
Office of Health Care Statistics
Utah Department of Health
Utah health care data and statistics publications and products
Primary Care Association (PCA)
Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH)
Utah’s PCA
Primary Care Office (PCO)
Utah Department of Health, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Utah’s PCO
Public Health Informatics
Utah Department of Health, Office of Public Health Informatics
Information and statistics for Utah’s public health surveillance, service, and learning
Rural Health Resources
Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub)
Rural health information including state contacts, organizations, tools, maps, funding information, documents, journals, and news for the state
State Level Health Center Data & Maps
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Utah maps and data, including state fact sheet, state map, and key health center data
(Click on, or select Utah from the list.)
State Profile
National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) MidContinental Region
Information on Utah’s community health, rural health, grants, underserved populations, and demographics
State Profile
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH)
Public health data per state on adult health indicators, child and adolescent health facts, health profession shortage, public health preparedness, public health funding, and economics
Status of Women in the States
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Data on the status of women in Utah by various measures
Vital Records and Statistics
Utah Department of Health
Vital statistics and instructions on how to obtain data compiled for statistical purposes
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