Ratio: Percent of Local Health Departments

Definition: Local health departments that achieve voluntary national accreditation.

Data Source:

1) Office of Local Public Health, New Jersey Department of Health

2) Public Health Accreditation Board

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

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

Measurement: Hours

Definition: Time Necessary to Issue Official Information to the Public about a Public Health Emergency

Data Source: New Jersey Local Information Network and Communications System (NJLINCS) Health Alert Network, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of Local Health Departments

Definition: Local health departments that achieve voluntary national accreditation.

Data Source:

1) Office of Local Public Health, New Jersey Department of Health

2) Public Health Accreditation Board

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

Ratio: Percent of all NJ Community Colleges

Definition: NJ Community colleges offering public health or related associate degrees and/or certificate programs, among all NJ Community Colleges (19).

Data Sources:

1) Office of Local Public Health, New Jersey Department of Health

2) Public Health Training Center, Rutgers University

Ratio: Percentage of mothers who put their infants on their backs to sleep, among all mothers of infants involved in survey.

Definition: Self-reported practice of putting infants on their backs to sleep.

Data Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, Division of Family Health Services,New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of Population

Definition: Percentage of older adults (65+) who report fair or poor health status when asked "Would you say that in general your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor?"

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