New York County Health Tracking Indicators with Trend Data

70 health tracking indicators and sub-indicators measure progress across five priority areas of the Prevention Agenda 2019-2024. The trend dataset provides historical and recent county-level data for New York State, compiled by health.data.ny.gov. Data was last updated in June 2022.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in health outcomes like 'Percentage/Rate/Ratio' by 'County Name' and 'Data Years'.
• Assess progress toward '2024 Objective' targets for specific 'Indicator' categories such as 'Priority Area'.
• Identify health disparities by examining 'Sub-indicators' across socioeconomic groups within 'Counties'.
• Map geographic distribution of health metrics using 'Location' coordinates and 'Mapping Distribution' data.

Strengths

• Covers 70 distinct health tracking indicators and sub-indicators.
• Includes both recent and historical trend data at the county level.
• Data is organized by five defined 'Priority Area' and 'Focus Area' categories.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to New York State, reducing generalizability.
• Data freshness is unclear beyond the June 2022 update; recent trends may be missing.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

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Time Range

Covers historical data up to the most recent available for the Prevention Agenda 2019-2024 period.

Freshness

Last updated on 2022-06-08; update frequency is null.

Geography

New York State counties.