Maternal and Child Health County Data Sets released January 2000
January 2000
MCH Indicators
January 2000
Data for MCH Indicators
- The Family and Community Health Services
Division released Maternal and Child Health (MCH) County Data Sets in January 2000 to be
used in county-level planning.
- The
MCH County Data Sets provide state-level data and county-level data, where applicable and
available, for each the 28 MCH Performance Measures and 7 Outcome Measures.
- Performance
Measure topics include teen fertility rates, motor vehicle deaths, breastfeeding
initiation, infant mortality, access to school-based health, teen suicide, etc.
- The
MCH County Data Sets consist of two pages for each county. The first page presents the
county’s MCH Indicators, which are rates for each of the Performance and Outcome
Measures, where there is county (or regional) data available. The second page presents the
Data for the MCH Indicators, i.e., the numerators and denominators used to calculate the
county’s rates for the indicators.
- The
MCH Performance and Outcome Measures are used by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services
Administration, to assess the progress of states in improving the health status of women,
infants, children, and adolescents. The associated website is the
MCH Bureau Title V Information System and provides a
great deal of information on the progress of other states.
Select
background information to view
or print a PDF file, which you can scroll through to view the following 3 bulleted areas
in the order listed:
- Description
of Performance Measures: Each National and State Performance Measure is
described, including numerator and denominator definitions.
- Data
Sources for County-Level MCH Indicators: The data sources (e.g., Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment) are listed for each National and State
Performance Measure.
- Glossary:
Commonly used terms are defined (ie: neonatal mortality rate).
Note: In the above files "DS" indicates
data suppressed where there are fewer than 3 cases. Small numbers based on birth and death
certificates may not be released to the public. All Colorado vital records are
confidential in accordance with Colorado statutes (Section 25-2-117).
Comparison of Colorado
Progress and Goals with National Goals
The current Colorado value, the Fiscal Year 1999 Objective (target) and the Healthy People
2000 Goal are shown for each National and State Performance Measure.
Select
county MCH Indicators
for values (rates) for each of the National and State Performance measures, by
county. This is a PDF file which you can scroll through to see each county's
information.
Select
county Data for MCH Indicators
for the numerators and denominators used to calculate the National and State Performance
Measures, by county. This is a PDF file which you can scroll through to see each
county's data.
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