Community Data

Understanding our communities is essential to understanding population health. Health equity is having the environmental, social, economic and other conditions in which all people have the opportunity to achieve their highest possible level of health. The first step in achieving this is to understand the populations served and basic demographic and health information.

Population and Health

Certain factors, like gender or age, can influence health or risk for disease. Population characteristics can help determine the possible impact of health problems and disease patterns over time and across locations.

Reproduction and Birth

Certain factors, like gender or age, can influence health or risk for disease. Population characteristics can help determine the possible impact of health problems and disease patterns over time and across locations.

Death

The TDH Vital Records program records deaths each year.  Cause of death information provides a view of the overall health status of a population. It suggests what diseases and conditions should be of public health concern and provides guidance on health priorities.