Data

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• The Weight of the State: 2009 Report on Overweight and Obesity in Colorado
  This report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is a comprehensive look at obesity-related behaviors and outcomes for the state and its counties.

Colorado State Data

• Colorado Health Data Menu
  The Colorado Health Data Menu, compiled by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, allows users to access statistics, data sets and reports on a variety of health issues within the state.

• Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID)
  The Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID), compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, allows access to health data for neighborhoods, communities, counties and regions in Colorado.

• Colorado Health Institute
  The Colorado Health Institute serves as a centralized information clearinghouse for national, state and local data and related resources.

• The Colorado Health Foundation Studies and Reports
  The Colorado Health Foundation publishes a variety of reports and studies, pertaining to Healthy Living, Health Care and Health Coverage.

• The Colorado Health Foundation's Colorado Health Report Card
  Published every two years, the Colorado Health Report Card provides a benchmark for measuring progress on some of the state’s most pressing health issues.

• Colorado Healthy People 2010
  Produced by The Colorado Trust, this four-and-a-half year longitudinal study measured behavior changes and examined what individual, community and programmatic characteristics contributed to sustainable behavior change.

• Colorado Regional Health Profiles
  This site, compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, offers individual statistics and profiles of 21 different regions throughout the state. 

CDC Data

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
  The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest health survey system tracking health conditions in the United States. 

• BRFSS Colorado Information Dataset
  This dataset contains information on health behaviors of adults in Colorado from 1990 through the most recent available year.  

• CDC Wonder
  WONDER provides a single point of access to a wide variety of public health reports and data. 

• Data 2010
  DATA 2010 is an interactive database system that contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. 

• National Center for Health Statistics
  The National Center for Health Statistics is the Federal Government's principle vital and health statistics agency. NCHS data systems include data on vital events as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care. 

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
  The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults.

Other Resources

• Community Health Status Indicators Project
  This project provides an overview of key health indicators for local communities.  

• Fastats
  This National Center for Health Statistics reference page includes an index listing of health information and statistics and links to data. 

• FedStats
  Offers a full range of official statistical information from more than 70 Federal agencies, including economic and population trends, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade, energy use, farm production, and more.

• Office of the Surgeon General Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative
  This initiative promotes the importance of healthy eating and physical activity at a young age to help prevent overweight and obesity in this country.