Rate: Homicide deaths per 100,000 persons aged 20-24

Definition: Deaths where homicide is indicated as the underlying cause of death. Homicide is defined as death resulting from the intentional use of force or power, threatened or actual, against another person, group, or community. ICD-10 Codes: X85-Y09, Y87.1 (homicide)

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

Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of emergency room visits per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 persons age 5 - 64 years old.

Definition: Rate of hospitalizations due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, 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

Ratio: Percent of newly reported chlamydia infections among all persons aged 15-24 years old who were tested in family planning or STD clinic locations by diagnosis date.

Definition: Count of positive Chlamydia trachomatis cases among persons age 15-24 years who were screened in family planning and STD clinics among number of persons aged 15-24 years who were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis in family planning and STD clinics.

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

Ratio: Percent of newly reported chlamydia infections among all persons aged 15-24 years old who were tested in family planning or STD clinic locations by diagnosis date.

Definition: Count of positive Chlamydia trachomatis cases among persons age 15-24 years who were screened in family planning and STD clinics among number of persons aged 15-24 years who were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis in family planning and STD clinics.

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