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Hepatitis C Index
Friday, October 5th, 2012
The National Minority Quality Forum has launched the Hepatitis C Index to help health-care practitioners, policy makers, advocacy groups and industry identify and quantify hepatitis C geographically and by age, gender and race/ethnicity. This internet-based resource enables users to map hepatitis C prevalence, total counts and hospitalization rates at the zip-code level nationally as well […]
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Mapping Lung Cancer
Friday, October 5th, 2012
The National Minority Quality Forum has launched the Lung Cancer Index to help health-care practitioners, policy makers, advocacy groups, and industry identify and quantify lung cancer by race/ethnicity, age, and gender. This internet-based resource enables users to map lung cancer prevalence and total counts at the zip-code level for the United States as well as […]
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U.S. Diabetes Index
Friday, October 5th, 2012
U.S. Diabetes Index (USDI), published by the National Minority Quality Forum, provides critical intelligence about diabetes in the United States. Its mission is to reduce the incidence of the disease and improve health outcomes while encouraging the efficient management of health-care resources by providing actionable, community-specific information. Its audience includes providers, legislators, policy makers, researchers, […]
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Lead Risk Index
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The National Minority Quality Forum has launched the Lead Risk Index to help health-care practitioners, policymakers, advocacy groups and industry gain a full understanding of childhood lead poisoning at the local level. Nationally, an estimated 750,000 children under age six have an elevated blood lead level of 5 micrograms per deciliter or above, the level […]
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Childhood Obesity Index
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The Childhood Obesity Index is a navigational tool to maps of childhood obesity prevalence at the national, state, county, MSA, congressional and state legislative district and zip code levels, further segmented by race/ethnicity and gender. Visit Map Childhood Obesity
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Cardiovascular Disease Index
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The Cardiovascular Disease Index (CVD Index) provides interactive statistical information on CVD nationwide and at the regional, state, county, metropolitan, legislative-district, and zip-code levels, as well as by age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Users may create customized maps and graphs to support educational, advocacy, and public-affairs initiatives. Minorities in the United States experience disparities in cardiovascular […]
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U.S. HIV/AIDS Index
Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The U.S. HIV/AIDS Index is a project of the National Minority Quality Forum. The data were collected and analyzed by National Minority Quality Forum staff in partnership with the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the School of Public Health & Health Services at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The U.S. HIV/AIDS Index is […]