Santa Fe County Health Action Plan Report Card

DATA SOURCES AND NOTES

GOAL 1: Increase enrollment of residents in health insurance

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of residents with health insurance

Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics/Census Bureau Current Population Survey Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)

SECONDARY INDICATOR: Percentage of residents enrolled in Medicaid

Medical Assistance Division, New Mexico Human Services Department

Population (denominator): Geospatial and Population Studies Program, University of New Mexico.

GOAL 2: Reduce alcohol abuse

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of adults engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days (age-adjusted)

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) Data, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, together with New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of youth (6th through 8th grades) using alcohol during the past 30 days

Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department

SECONDARY INDICATOR: Number of alcohol-involved motor vehicle crashes

Source: New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT)

SECONDARY INDICATOR: Number of alcohol-involved motor vehicle fatalities

Source: New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT)

GOAL 3: Reduce drug abuse

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Rate of deaths due to drug overdose (per 100,000; age adjusted rate)

New Mexico Death Data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH)

Population Data Source: Geospatial and Population Studies Program, University of New Mexico.

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of youth (6th through 8th grades) using illicit drugs during the past 30 days

Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department

GOAL 4: Reduce low birth weight

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of babies weighing less than 2,500 grams

Source (numerator): Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health(NMDOH); Births were to women who were residents of New Mexico and for all gestational ages (pre-term, full-term, and post-term).Percentages are provided for both births of singleton type as well as for multiple births (e.g., twins).

Population (denominator): Number of live births; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health(NMDOH)

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of babies who are born preterm (< 37 weeks)

Source: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health(NMDOH); Births were to women who were residents of New Mexico; births were of singleton type only; and for all sizes (small, appropriate, and large) with consideration to gestational age.

SECONDARY INDICATOR: Average number of days of hospital stay for newborn babies

Source: Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data, New Mexico Department of Health(NMDOH)Newborn records were defined as a diagnosis code of V30.0-V39.9 (ICD 9 coding).The use of Santa Fe County is an indication of the patient’s residence, not the location of the hospital.

GOAL 5: Reduce suicides

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of middle-school students who have seriously thought of killing themselves

Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of high-school students who have seriously thought of killing themselves

Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department

SECONDARY INDICATOR: Rate of deaths due to suicide (per 100,000; age-adjusted rate)

Source: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health(NMDOH)

GOAL 6: Increase consumption of healthy food

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of adolescents (high-school aged) who consume five or more fruits and vegetables per day

Source: New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and Public Education Department

PRIMARY INDICATOR: Percentage of adults who consume five or more fruits and vegetables per day (age-adjusted)

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) Data, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, together with New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH), Injury and Behavioral Epidemiology. This BRFSS question is included in odd years only, so 2013 is the most recent year available. Data from the 2015 BRFSS should be available by June 2016.