Ratio: Percentage of TB patients who completed treatment within 12 months, among all TB patients able to be treated within 1 year.

Definition: Percentage of tuberculosis patients who complete curative therapy within 12 months.

Data Source: Tuberculosis Information Management System, Tuberculosis Control Program, Division of HIV, STD, and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of new cases of HIV/AIDS infections per 100,000 population.

Definition: The rate of HIV transmission among adolescents and adults age 13+ per 100,000 population.

Data Source: New Jersey Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS) Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Age-adjusted percentage of biannual glycosylated hemoglobin screenings among adults 18+ diagnosed with diabetes, New Jersey.

Definition: Age-adjusted proportion of adults aged 18 years and older with diagnosed diabetes who reported having a glycosylated hemoglobin (commonly called "blood sugar") measurement twice in the last year.

Data Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of deaths among females due to breast cancer per 100,000 female population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the female breast as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C33-C34).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Ratio: Percent of students surveyed consuming daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.

Definition: The percentage of surveyed adolescents in grades 9 to 12 who reported consuming five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

Data Source: Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, New Jersey Department of Education

Ratio: Percent of non-smoking high school students grades 9-12 exposed to secondhand smoke

Definition: The percentage of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers but are exposed to secondhand smoke.

Data Source:

Youth Tobacco Survey*, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health

* Survey not conducted every year.

Rate: Age-adjusted death rate, number of deaths due to diabetes, per 100,000 population.

Definition: Deaths with diabetes as the underlying cause of death (ICD-10 codes: E10-E14).

Data Sources:

(1) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(2) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development