Ratio: Percentage of adults who have had their blood colesteral checked (within 5 years).

Definition: Proportion of adults aged 18 and older who have had their blood cholesterol checked by a health professional within the past five years.

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

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: Percentage of adults who have had their blood colesteral checked (within 5 years).

Definition: Proportion of adults aged 18 and older who have had their blood cholesterol checked by a health professional within the past five years.

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

Ratio: Weighted number of survey respondents who reported being tested for HIV in the past 12 months.

Definition: Proportion of adults aged 18-64 years who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months.

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

Rate: Percentage of Infants receiving follow up diagnostic within 3 months after a Positive Hearing Loss Screening, among total number of live births discharged from New Jersey hospitals (excludes newborns who died or were transferred to out of state hospitals).

Definition: Percentage of infants receiving audiologic follow-up after a positive screening for hearing loss by 3 months of age.

Data Sources:

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

2) Early Identification and Monitoring Program, Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services, Division of Family Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of newly reported chlamydia infections among female clinic patients aged15-24 per 100,000.

Definition: Rate of newly reported chlamydia trachomatis infections by diagnosis date per 100,000 females aged 15-19 years Prevalence: Proportion of clinic patients aged 15-24 years found to have chlamydia trachomatis.

Data Sources: Division of HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Percentage of Infants receiving follow up diagnostic within 3 months after a Positive Hearing Loss Screening, among total number of live births discharged from New Jersey hospitals (excludes newborns who died or were transferred to out of state hospitals).

Definition: Percentage of infants receiving audiologic follow-up after a positive screening for hearing loss by 3 months of age.

Data Sources:

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

2) Early Identification and Monitoring Program, Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services, Division of Family Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health