California General Health Status

Border Health Status Report 2002-2003
Examines key health status indicators to provide insight into the significant factors influencing the overall health status of the California/Mexico border region.
Source: California Office of Binational Border Health

Cancer Burden
Includes data on lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2004

Diabetes Diagnosis
Diabetes prevalence data from the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data set.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2004

Heart Disease and Stroke Death Rates
Data on heart disease and stroke deaths presented in map and table formats. Users can view data by gender and race.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2000

HIV/AIDS General Statistics and Trends
Statistics and surveillance reports on HIV/AIDS. Contains links to fact sheets for specific populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, young people, and women.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States
Data on kidney diseases in the United States.
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Year:

State Estimates of Substance Abuse
Provides data on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use, including breakdowns by age. Data for all states are located on this page.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year: 2002-2003

State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2002-2003 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
Report containing detailed statistics on illicit drug use, including data in map formats.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year: 2002-2003

State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults --- United States, 2005
Obesity data for adults by state from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data set.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year: 2005

The State of Your Health: California
Provides data on a variety of health status indicators for California.
Source: Trust for America's Health
Year: 2001-2004

Tobacco Control Highlights
Provides state data on adult and youth cigarette use, smoking related mortality rates, and various costs of smoking.
Source: National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Year: 1997-2004