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

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: Percent of total resident population age 18+ having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

Definition: Adults age 18 years old or older having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

Data source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, 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

Ratio: Percent of total resident population age 18+ having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

Definition: Adults age 18 years old or older having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

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

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths rate in which asthma is the underlying cause, CD-10 codes: J45-J46

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

Rate: Number of deaths due to falls per 100,000 adults age 65+

Definition: Deaths with a fall-related injury as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: W00-W19)

Data Source:

(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

History:
MAR 2014
- 2020 targets based on 2006-2008 data

MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2006-2008 to 2009-2011
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2009-2011 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups

Ratio: Percent of persons surveyed who had health insurance coverage at the time of the interview

Definition: Percentage of New Jersey residents with health insurance coverage

Data Sources:

1) US Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

2) New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health Suggested citation: New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NJBRFS).

3) New Jersey Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) [online]. Accessed at http://nj.gov/health/shad