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Building Healthier Communities: A Profile of the Community's Health
As part of NJHA's Building Healthier Communities initiative, in 2001 HRET updated its publication Building Healthier Communities: A Profile of the Community's Health for each of the state's 21 counties. This resource provides a snapshot of the demographic and healthcare landscape of each county, using data from the U.S. Census; New Jersey Departments of Health, Human Services, Education, Labor, Law and Public Safety, and Environmental Protection; and many other government, state and community agencies. It includes current data on each county's population by:

Age;

Gender;

Race/ethnicity;

Income and education;

Housing;

Employment;

Insurance (HMO penetration, Medicaid and Medicaid eligibles and managed care enrollments); and,

Child welfare programs.

Also provided are data on major health indicators, including:

Mortality and morbidity rates of leading conditions (i.e., cancer and HIV/AIDS);

Maternal and child health;

Prevention and access;

Environmental and occupational illnesses; and,

Deviant behaviors, including crime rates, arrests, offenses, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, substance abuse and treatments for alcoholism and other drug abuse.

The county-level data is compared temporally (across time in each county and spatially (across county and state ay a single time). County-level data and rates are compared to the state averages to bench mark and determine the county's relative status in a wider spectrum. Fishbone diagrams, similar to those commonly used in quality improvement programs, present the entire county data in a single diagram; illustrate clear and visual presentation of the indicators, showing where significant deviations exist from the state's benchmarks; and magnify areas of problem that need improvement.

This resource provides a variety of data not routinely found in a single source. The Health Profile of each county is a valuable reference and resource tool for executive hospital planners, community agencies and offices of public health.

Download County Fishbone Diagrams

Sample Template (.pdf file size 60 KB 1 pg.)

Atlantic (.pdf file size 76 KB 1 pg.)

Bergen (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Burlington (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Camden (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Cape May (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Cumberland (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Essex (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Gloucester (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Hudson (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Hunterdon (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

Mercer (.pdf file size 78 KB 1 pg.)

Middlesex (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

Monmouth (.pdf file size 78 KB 1 pg.)

Morris (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Ocean (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

Passaic (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Salem (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

Somerset (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Sussex (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

Union (.pdf file size 79 KB 1 pg.)

Warren (.pdf file size 80 KB 1 pg.)

To order the complete copies of Building Healthier Communities, please download, complete and return the order form. (.pdf file size 59 KB 2 pgs.)