Publications - Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Overviews
Health Status Report
One of the essential functions of public health is to continually analyze data and trends — and apply what we can learn to improving the health of the population. In our Health Status reports, the Department of Health brings together data from an array of sources into a single document to present a picture of the health of Vermonters.
Health Status Report of Vermonters 2008 (pdf)
Health Status Report Appendix (pdf) This report provides county, district office, and hospital service area level data through 2005.
Chronic Disease Profile
The Vermont Chronic Disease Profile 2003-2004 brings together data on selected chronic diseases contributing to the majority of the chronic disease burden of Vermonters.
- Chronic Disease Profile (pdf)
Clinical Care Management
Disease Specific
- Asthma
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease (pdf)
- Chronic Care Model in Vermont
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Diabetes (pdf)
- Osteoporosis
- Stroke
Risk Factors
Risk factors include alcohol, depression, nutrition & physical activity, and tobacco.
- Alcohol
- Depression
- Nutrition & Physical Activity (pdf)
- Obesity & Health Status Report 2006 (pdf)
The Burden of Obesity in Vermont
Large document, separated into sections for easier download. All sections are in pdf format.
- Section 1 - pages 1-5, Executive Summary, Table of Contents (listing available topics in document), Introduction, Measuring Overweight and Obesity, Health Consequences and Impact
- Section 2 – pages 6-19, Vermont data Overview and selected data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Section 3 – pages 20-29, Continued data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Section 4 – pages 30-41, Youth Risk Behavior Survey selected data and graphs
- Section 5 – pages 42-53, Selected data and graphs from the Pediatric Nutrition surveillance System, Vermont vital Statistics and Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
- Section 6 – pages 53-56, Healthy Vermonters 2010 related objectives, References, Data Notes, Directions for Possible Future Research and Acknowledgements
- Tobacco (pdf)
- Stroke
Chronic Disease Program Tools
To view Vermont's progress toward meeting program goals, see:
- Fit & Healthy Vermonters Status Report, December 2007
- Vermont Immunization Program Status Report, Apr. 2008
- Vermont State Cancer Plan Progress Report