Philadelphia Community Health Indicators and Determinants

Philadelphia Department of Public Health publishes an annual systematic assessment of population health. The Community Health Assessment includes indicators for health behaviors, conditions, healthcare factors, and social and environmental determinants. An interactive Community Health Explorer tool makes the data accessible.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between social determinants and health condition indicators across Philadelphia neighborhoods
• Model health behavior outcomes using environmental determinant factors as predictors
• Track annual trends in healthcare factor indicators to inform local public health policy

Strengths

• Data is updated annually, with the last update in March 2025
• Published by the authoritative City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Includes a multi-faceted framework of health indicators covering behaviors, conditions, and determinants

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and sample data are unavailable for review
• Data scope is limited to the geographic area of Philadelphia

Provenance

Source

Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Collection Method

Systematic assessment of population health, likely from public health surveillance and administrative data

Time Range

Annual coverage

Freshness

Updated annually, last updated 2025-03-31

Geography

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA