Alaska health data book

Baseline community health data alaska pipeline project. Welcome alaska medical library at consortium library. Prams edition, sharing detailed analyses from the alaska pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system prams this book is the eighth in the maternal and child. The section of womens, childrens and family health in the division of public health is pleased to present the alaska maternal and child health data book 2018. Health care providers should be aware of the increased risk of congenital anomalies for alaska natives and insure optimal preconception and prenatal care for all. Prams data provides a wealth of data on maternal and infant health. Drop by alaska medical library on the second floor of the consortium library. By selecting a partner link you agree to share your data with these sites. Major birth defects data from populationbased birth defects surveillance programs in the united states, 20062010. The alaska department of health and social services mission is to promote and protect the health and wellbeing of alaskans. Of the 16 areas of child wellbeing tracked across four domains health, education, family and community.

Birth defects surveillance edition, featured analyses of data from the alaska birth defects registry abdr, including prevalence estimates, trends, regional distributions, and risk factor analyses. Alaska report news the latest alaska news, politics. There is 1 health department per 23,080 people, and 1 health department per 17,827 square miles the state of alaska is ranked 12th in health departments per capita, and 55th in health departments per square mile. Kids count alaska is focused on continually raising awareness of the needs and challenges of children, youth and families throughout alaska. Facing multiple historical, social, economic and health challenges, the aian population remains a small and often hard to reach population, creating difficulty in accurately including aian data in local, state and national health status reports. High prevalence of major congenital anomalies in alaska. Form a taskforce to determine effective approaches to decreasing poisoning deaths and improve data collection. Alaska maternal and child health data book 2011 alaska native. Indianalaska native aian public health surveillance data availability and data quality. Behavioral risk factor surveillance system brfss youth risk behavior surveillance system yrbss statewide.

Some alarming stats are raising concern over the wellbeing of children in our state. Alaska mch data books are published by the mch epidemiology unit. Among the indicators noted in the most recent alaska health care data book. These data query results pages will also have dataset details, including data sources and tips on how data can or cannot be used. Prevalence of congenital microcephaly alaska, 20072014. Bring partners together and use multiple approaches to reducing deaths from falls by older alaskans. With the seasonal nature of much of the states workforce and alaskas vast remoteness, ui benefits serve not only to bridge the economic gap for the individual worker, but also as a stabilizing influence on local econom. State health facts provides free, uptodate, health data for all 50 states, the district of columbia, the united states, counties, territories, and other geographies.

This book is the eighth in our series of reference books on the epidemiology of maternal, child and family health. Failure to comply with this requirement may cause the state to reject the bid. On average, physician costs for 17 specialties averaged 60 percent higher than the five western states. The flight surveyed the alaskan coastline and observed kivalina, red dog mine, barrow and prudhoe bay. Physical agent data sheets pads alaska occupational. Community health analysis, draft 2012, and the alaska native epidemiology center, alaska native tribal health consortium for the use of the data summaries and graphics in the regional health profile for the arctic slope region april 2009, the alaska native health status report august 2009, and the interior regional health profile 2011. United states this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as alaska airlines. For the years prior to 1998, infant mortality data came from the alaska area indian health service publication, alaska native births and infant deaths 1980. Amid the ongoing effort to control alaskas ballooning health care costs, the. Some years, data books will focus on specific mch topics or present the findings of public health. This data depicts infrastructure locations in alaska as digitized primarily from 1. Casey foundations kids count data book begins by exploring how americas child population and the american childhood experience has changed since 1990. High prevalence of major congenital anomalies in alaska, 1996. The 2019 kids count data book released by the annie e.

Create a custom indicator report for a geography or geographies of interest. But apart from the cruise, this is yet another michener masterpiece. Volunteers and staff of the alaska state fair collected a convenience sample of fairgoers during the 2018 alaska state fair held from august 23 through september 3, 2018. Welcome alaska medical library at consortium library all. Alaska house bill would establish health care pricing database. Fy 2015fy 2016 milliman alaska medicaid data book milliman, inc. Publications institute of social and economic research. Facing multiple historical, social, economic and health challenges, the aian population remains a small and often hard to reach population, creating difficulty in accurately including aian data. Prams is a collaborative project between the centers for disease control and prevention cdc division of reproductive health and the alaska division of public health.

These data are part of the gulf watch alaska gwa long term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. Collectors walked selected shorelines searching for signs of carcasses. Alaska arctic awareness flight by the us coast guard the coast guard crew of an hc hercules aircraft from air station kodiak flew its last arctic domain awareness flight of 2009 over the arctic region of alaska on nov. Prams is a collaborative project between the centers for disease control and prevention cdc division of. The role of institute of social and economic research iser was solely to assist in preparing this summary report of the 2018 alaska state fair exit survey and comparing these findings to the 20 exit survey completed by mcdowell group, inc. Alaska health care data book update by signing the proposal, the offeror certifies that all services provided under this contract by the contractor and all subcontractors shall be performed in the united states. Certified installer course spring 2020 updated march 17, 2020 poa1995120 donlin gold, llc, donlin gold mine response to comments updated. These data can help demonstrate significant health improvements that have been achieved among alaska native people. Alaskas unemployment insurance ui program is dedicated to providing unemployed workers fast and accurate payment of ui benefits. I made a point of starting this historic work while on a cruise to alaska in june 2018. New study shows alaska is failing its children ktva 11 the voice. Indian alaska native aian public health surveillance data availability and data quality.

Kids count data book ranks alaska among the worst in the. All americans spend a lot to get health carebut alaskans spend the most per resident, face the highest insurance premiums, and have seen overall spending grow much faster. On may 15, 2014, the alaska division of public health and the alaska native tribal health consortium convened 79 people from across alaska to participate in the event. Data and reports college of health university of alaska. Jun 17, 2019 anchorage, alaska ktuu 45th out of the 50 states. Casey foundation to track the wellbeing of children in the united states. We are pleased to present the alaska maternal and child health data book 2018. A chart book with much more detail is available on isers website. The data consist of information related to collection of sea otter carcasses. Alaskas indicatorbased information system for public health. As a result, there is a growing need for more data, better data, and more timely data. Use dropdown to view indicators for sublocations counties, etc.

The following is a greeting given in one of the 20 indigenous languages recognized by the state of alaska. The data collection and this report are intended to update the alaska state fair survey 20 prepared by the mcdowell group. Healthcare industry 2010 alaska health workforce plan 2010. Cdcatsdr tribal health is the primary link between cdc, the agency for toxic substance and disease registry atsdr, and tribal governments. Surveillance and evaluation team, alaska department of health and social services, division of public health, section of chronic disease prevention and health promotion, 3601 c st, ste 722, anchorage, ak 99503. Prams edition, sharing detailed analyses from the alaska pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system prams. This book is the eighth in our series of reference books on the epidemiology of maternal, child and family health in alaska. The 2019 kids count data book places alaska at 45th in. Mortality data from the state of alaska bureau of vital statistics was used to calculate death rates for alaska native and alaska white infants for years 19982005. This report provides an overview of the health status of alaska native people living in alaska statewide, as well as by tribal health regions. This is a huge book and i am only about the way through. Health care costs in alaska versus five western states were evaluated in the milliman report, drivers of health care costs in alaska and comparison states, prepared for the alaska health care commission in 2011.

Cdcatsdrs tribal support activities focus on fulfilling cdcs supportive role in ensuring that american indianalaska native aian communities receive public health services that keep them safe and healthy. This edition of the alaska mch data book will provide policy makers, public health professionals and health care providers with critical data on leading issues. This indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy. The akpqc steering committee meets the second thursday of every month from 12 pm to 1 pm. Contact sigrid with public health or allied health research questions. Here we highlight some trends in alaskas healthcare spending since the 1990s, based on existing publically available data that allow us to compare changes in alaska and nationwide. Infant bedsharing practices and associated risk factors. Reduce unintentional injury mortality alaska strategies. There are 32 health departments in alaska, serving a population of 738,565 people in an area of 570,488 square miles. Alaska native health status report, second edition.

A collection of links and resources for statewide health data for the state of alaska. Alaska airlines covid19 response alaska airlines blog. Alaska health information exchange hie alaska native. Thats where alaska ranks in the 2019 kids count data book. View the medical data report for the state of alaska, which provides details on medical payments for physicians, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, drugs, durable medical equipment, supplies and implants on an aggregated basis also view the opioid utilization supplement, which provides detailed information on opioid costs and utilization rates in workers compensation at the aggregate. Of the 16 areas of child wellbeing tracked across four domains health, education, family and community and economic wellbeing 11 have. New study ranks alaska last in us for childrens health. Pregnancyassociated mortality in alaska 2020 update. Alaska maternal and child health mch data books provide alaskan health care providers, public health program managers, and policy makers with detailed. The dataset is a comma separated file exported from a microsoft excel spreadsheet. Alaskas indicatorbased information system for public. An electronic clearinghouse of current health promotion and health education resources that are specific to and available in alaska. View data by criteria reported tables 3a through 9e including ehr table. Contact jennifer with nursing or medical research questions.

The pregnancy riskassessment monitoring system prams is a survey of mothers of newborns that has been ongoing in alaska since 1990. Prams data provides a wealth of data on maternal and. State of alaska state employee the following is a greeting given in one of the 20 indigenous languages recognized by the state of alaska. Municipality of anchorage in addition to a wealth of local information and services, includes a good collection of data resources. Alaska pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system prams. It is intended for use by a broad range of opinionleaders, policymakers, managers and other stakeholders. Select a location choose one choose one location type. The 2019 kids count data book places alaska at 45th in child. For assistance, contact the health center program support at. Jessica passini, rosyland frazier, and mouhcine guettabi of iser have compiled a chart book of publically available information on healthcare spending in alaska and nationwide since the 1990s and highlight some trends in. Alaska health care data book alaska health workforce vacancy study 2007 and 2009 update alaska dolwd employment projections strategy 1. Alaska maternal and child health mch data books provide alaskan health care providers, public health program managers, and policy makers with detailed information on important maternal and child health status indicators. Alaska health workforce vacancy study 2012 alaska health workforce coalition action agenda 20172021 2017 alaska health workforce coalition action agenda 20122015 2011 alaska economic trends.

Alaska native mothers were more than twice as likely as white mothers to have. With the seasonal nature of much of the states workforce and alaskas vast remoteness, ui benefits serve not only to bridge the economic gap for the individual worker, but also as a stabilizing influence on local economies. Alaska childrens trust uses kids count alaska data and information to provide a sustainable and impactful system that allows every voice to be heard during advocacy for policies and decisions that. Selected measures 2007, summarizes the current state of our knowledge regarding many factors that impact the health of alaskans, and provides a quantitative portrayal of our health care system.