Health...It Takes A Community: Community Health Profile 2010

North Hawaii Outcomes Project report, Hawaii County Community Health Profile 2010, is now available.
The report looks at the large health disparities in Hawaii County, their causes, and how it tries to mobilize action and resources to improve the health and healthcare in the community.

2009 Hawaii School Health Survey Data are in!

YRBS

The 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reports are now available.  Healthy Lifestyle have reports of great interest:

  • Vegetable consumption  (daily and meets recommendation),
  • Screen time (TV and computer/video game use),
  • Physical activity (at school and overall), and
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight control practices.

YTS

The 2009 Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey indicator reports along with the Department of Health's Comparison Report from prior years are now available for download.  Check out the interesting data on Tobacco Access:

  • The Purchase of Cigarettes from a Lunch Wagon or Manapua Truck
  • Usual Purchase Quantity

BRFSS

The 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System indicator reports are now available for viewing.  BRFSS collects information on health conditions and risk behaviors.  The health indicators  are available in 12 separate dimensions such as state, year, county and community, age, race-ethicity, gender, marital status, education level, employment status, household income, island and poverty level.

 






Health of Your District Reports Now Available!

The Health of Your District Reports highlight pertinent health data and information on Department of Health's Healthy Hawaii Initiative activities that is specific to communities in our state. The information presented in the reports is organized by school districts within the respective House and Senate legislative districts.

Get the facts at Hawaii Health Matters

HHDW’s sister-website, Hawaii Health Matters, was launched in October 2009. It is a one-stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in the islands, and healthy communities in general.