Priority Health Indicators Survey

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* 1. Access to Care

Rate of uninsured

MaineCare/NH Medicaid enrollment rates

Number of primary care providers

Adults with a usual primary care provider

Adults who saw a primary care provider in past year

Cost barriers to care

Primary care visits >30 miles from patients home

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* 2. Cancer

Cancer deaths (all types)

New cancer cases (all types)

New late-stage cancers (related to screening and early diagnosis)

Screenings: breast, cervical, colorectal

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* 3. Cardiovascular Disease

Deaths

Hospitalizations

High blood pressure or high cholesterol

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* 4. Children with Special Health Care Needs

Developmental screening

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* 5. Diabetes

Rate of diabetes deaths

Number of those identified with diabetes or pre-diabetes

Clinical measures such as eye and foot exams

Diabetes education and management resources

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* 6. Environmental Health

Well testing

Lead screening 

Children with elevated lead levels

Radon testing

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* 7. Health Care Quality

Hospitalizations/ED use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge

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* 8. Immunizations

Two-year olds up to date

Flu vaccines

Pneumonia vaccines

Philosophical exemptions among kindergarteners

Adolescent vaccines

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* 9. Infectious Disease

Number of new cases of intestinal diseases

STD’s (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV, Syphilis)

Tuberculosis

Pertussis

Hepatitis A, B, or C

Lyme Disease

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* 10. Intentional Injury

Firearm deaths

Suicides

Rape/non-consensual sex

Intimate partner violence

Bullying

Self-harm

Violent crime rate

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* 11. Mental Health

Availability of mental health providers

Mental health emergency department usage

Receiving outpatient mental health treatment

Chronic disease among those with depression

Anxiety

Depression

Suicide ideation (youth)

Sadness/hopelessness (youth)

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* 12. Older Adult Health

Arthritis

Cognitive decline

Caregiving at least 20+ hours/week

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* 13. Oral Health

Number of practicing dentists

Visits to a dentist in the past 12 months

Emergency room visits

Adult tooth loss

Children covered by dental insurance

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* 14. Physical Activity Nutrition and Weight

Obesity & overweight

Sedentary lifestyle

Meets aerobic physical activity recommendations

Fruit and vegetable consumption

Soda/sports drink consumption

Food insecurity

Screen time

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* 15. Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes

Infant deaths

Low birth weight

Pre-term births

Unintended births

Prenatal care

Teen births

Smoking or drinking during pregnancy

Breastfeeding

C-sections among low-risk births

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* 16. Respiratory

Asthma

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Pneumonia

Chronic lower respiratory disease

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* 17. Social Determinants of Health

Individuals or children living in poverty

Children eligible for free or reduced lunch

Household income

Unemployment

Education (high school graduation, Associates degree or higher)

People living in rural areas

Access to broadband

No vehicles for household

People 65+ living alone

Housing costs more than 50% of income

Housing insecurity (youth)

Commute 30 mins or greater driving alone

Adverse Childhood Experiences

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* 18. Substance and Alcohol Use

Drug overdose deaths

Alcohol-induced deaths

Hospital utilization for overdoses and opiate poisonings

Misuse of prescription drugs

Marijuana use

Alcohol-impaired driving

Adult chronic heavy drinking

Youth past-30-day and binge drinking

Drug-affected infants

Opioid prescribing rates

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* 19. Tobacco

Current smokers

E-cigarette use

Exposure to secondhand smoke

Maine QuitLink users

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* 20. Unintentional Injury

Injury deaths

Fall-related injuries or deaths

Unintentional poisonings

Traffic deaths

Traumatic brain injury

Seatbelt use

Priority Health Indicators

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* 1. Access to Care

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* 2. Cancer

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* 3. Cardiovascular Disease

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* 4. Children with Special Health Care Needs

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* 5. Diabetes

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* 6. Environmental Health

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* 7. Health Care Quality

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* 8. Immunizations

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* 9. Infectious Disease

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* 10. Intentional Injury

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* 11. Mental Health

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* 12. Older Adult Health

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* 13. Oral Health

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* 14. Physical Activity Nutrition and Weight

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* 15. Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes

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* 16. Respiratory

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* 17. Social Determinants of Health

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* 18. Substance and Alcohol Use

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* 19. Tobacco

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* 20. Unintentional Injury

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* 21. Other (please explain):