Community Health Indicators

Community Health Indicators Project Background (PDF)
Contains information on the Community Health Indicators Project and how the indicators were selected.

Franklin County Community Health Indicators, 2005 (PDF)
Contains the latest data for Franklin County and Ohio on a wide variety of measures within the areas of the leading causes of death, communicable disease, maternal and child health, prevalence of health risk behaviors and conditions, environmental health and access to health care.

Franklin County Community Health Indicators, 2004 (PDF)
Contains 2004 data for Franklin County and Ohio on a wide variety of measures within the areas of the leading causes of death, communicable disease, maternal and child health, prevalence of health risk behaviors and conditions, environmental health and access to health care.

Community Health Reports/Assessments

Franklin County Child Fatality Review Third Annual Community Report (PDF)
Identifies the leading causes of death for infants and children in Franklin County for deaths occurring in 2005.

Franklin County Child Fatality Review 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
Identifies the leading causes of death for infants and children in Franklin County for deaths occurring in 2004.

Franklin County Child Fatality Review 2005 Annual Report (PDF)
Identifies the leading causes of death for infants and children in Franklin County for the period 2000-2003 and recommends way to help prevent future deaths and injury.

Healthy Neighborhoods Report - Near East, 2004 (PDF)
Contains information about the leading health issues in the Near East, blending both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. This is the first report of the Healthy Neighborhoods Project and is designed to serve as a resource to key partners who are working together to identify and address the community's health priorities.

Improving Access to Healthy Food: A Community Planning Tool (PDF)
Self-help resource for anyone wanting to work with others to find ways to bring healthy foods into their community.  The tool helps communities gather information about the food that’s available in the area, develop strategies to bring more healthy foods to the community and measure the success of those efforts.

Women’s Health – A Local Profile (2006) (PDF)
This report was developed to provide readers with a profile of women’s health at the local level. It provides information on health behaviors, health status, and health care utilization of Franklin County women and is intended to be a reference for those interested in improving the health and well-being of local women.  Executive Summary 

2004-2005 Report on the Body Mass Index of Ohio's Third Graders, Ohio Department of Health (PDF)
Public elementary schools within each county in Ohio were randomly chosen to participate in a study of measuring Body Mass Index (BMI) in third graders. 

2002 Franklin County Community Health Assessment
Contains information on adult and child health status, health risk behaviors and health-related characteristics of local residents based on a telephone survey.

2000 Columbus/Franklin County Community Health Risk Assessment
Contains information on adult and child health status, health risk behaviors and health-related characteristics of local residents based on a telephone survey.

Health Data Links 
Link to primary data sources at the local, state and national level.  

Environmental Health

2001 Environmental Snapshot (PDF)
Contains information on indicators in the categories of urban conditions, air quality, drinking water, surface water, and solid waste in Franklin County.

Infectious Disease

Annual Summary of Reportable Diseases, 2006 (PDF)
The 2006 report contains summary data of communicable disease among Franklin County residents, including counts and rates of diseases that are reportable as required by the Ohio Administrative Code. Highlighted diseases include campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, pertussis, E. coli O157:H7, legionellosis, giardiasis and meningococcal disease.

RECEDE: A Strategic Plan to Prevent HIV Infection in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, 2007 (PDF)
A community plan to prevent HIV infection in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio, including specific local strategies to prevent HIV infection from 2007-2012.  

Annual Summary of Reportable Diseases, Columbus, Ohio 2005 (PDF)
The 2005 summary contains list of reportable diseases required by Ohio Revised Code, counts and rates of reportable diseases, disease specific data and special surveillance projects and outbreak reports in Columbus.

Annual Summary of Reportable Diseases, Columbus, Ohio 2003-2004 (PDF)
The 2004 summary contains list of reportable diseases required by Ohio Revised Code, counts and rates of reportable diseases, disease specific data and special surveillance projects and outbreak reports in Columbus.

Annual Summary of Reportable Diseases, Columbus, Ohio 2002-2003 (PDF)
Contains counts and rates of confirmed cases of each of the Class A reportable diseases; pertussis and shigellosis are highlighted for this time period.

2004 Central Ohio HIV/AIDS Housing Plan (PDF)
A comprehensive, five (5) year Central Ohio HIV/AIDS Housing Plan, providing the guidance for the prioritized and strategic use of resources to maintain and expand affordable housing options for income-eligible people infected with HIV in the eight (8) county region.

Injury

Top 10 Tips for Healthier, Safer Children
Based on the work of the Franklin County Child Fatality Review, this booklet is designed to help parents to identify threats to the well-being of their children and to provide the necessary information and resources, so that they can anticipate threats and know what to do to prevent them.  Also available in Spanish and Somali.

2006 Community Injury Assessment Report
Contains information on hospitalizations and deaths due to injury.