population health

The 2015 Vital Statistics “Big Book” Published Online

By |2017-02-10T09:48:30-07:00January 27th, 2017|General, Preparedness|

The 2015 Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics Report, also known as the “Big Book,” is now available.  The Big Book presents an annual update of information on vital statistics and the health status of Arizona residents . It provides statewide numbers and rates of vital events such as births, stillbirths, and deaths, and population-based data on pregnancies, [...]

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Healthcare Innovation – 2

By |2017-02-10T09:50:25-07:00May 15th, 2013|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

I’ve been writing quite a bit about population health and the importance of creating healthy environments for communities.  Some of those innovations take creativity and cash to make them work.  Help is on the way - today, the feds announced the Healthcare Innovation Awards – Round 2. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put [...]

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AZ’s Community Planning Matrix

By |2017-02-10T09:50:26-07:00May 14th, 2013|General|

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about how a city’s General Plan is one tool for communities to define how they want their city or town to grow and improve population health and how city planning can have a real impact.  I wrote about how community residents can use a recently developed Toolkit put [...]

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AZ Cities’ General Plan Schedules

By |2017-02-10T09:50:28-07:00May 2nd, 2013|General|

A city’s General Plan is one tool for communities to define how they want their city or town to grow and improve population health.  Currently, Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, and Scottsdale are updating their General Plans, and each city has a variety of resources that give community members the opportunity to share their opinions and get [...]

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City Planning & Population Health

By |2017-02-10T09:50:32-07:00April 22nd, 2013|General, Prevention|

Last week I wrote about how improving the health of Arizonans is critical to improving the quality of life and reducing health care costs…  and that effective strategies are ones that incorporate the principles of population health.   A city’s General Plan can be a large public health lever to improve outcomes because it’s the long-range planning [...]

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AZ Healthy Community Design Tools

By |2017-02-10T09:50:33-07:00April 15th, 2013|Prevention|

Improving the health of Arizonans is critical to improving the quality of life as well as reducing health care costs. The most effective strategies are ones that incorporate the principles of population health… which includes health outcomes as well as the determinants that influence those outcomes including the public policy that influences the social and environmental [...]

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What’s Population Health?

By |2017-02-10T09:50:34-07:00April 9th, 2013|General|

No doubt you’ve heard the term “population health” bandied about these days…  especially as the nation wrestles with finding ways to keep people healthier while decreasing health care costs.  But what exactly is population health?  At its core, population health examines groups of people, their health outcomes, and the elements that influence those outcomes.  Examples of things that influence health [...]

The Health Care/Public Health Continuum

By |2011-11-29T09:08:31-07:00November 29th, 2011|General, Prevention|

In the world of health care- the clinician works with patients individually.  They examine various indicators of health for their patient including direct observations and laboratory or other diagnostic tests and implement interventions to help their patient improve their health.  Providers also encourage their patients to live healthy lifestyles and take safety precautions- and help [...]

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