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Health promotion and harm reduction
Health promotion and harm reduction are prevention and intervention services and activities. They foster health-promoting behaviors and reduce the negative impact of behaviors, such as alcohol and drug use, physical inactivity and risky sexual activity. They include regulating systems, advocating for policies, conducting health education, monitoring wellness and disease, and connecting individuals and communities to services for prevention, treatment and recovery.High School Completion
Percentage of adults ages 25 and over with a high school diploma or equivalent.High School Graduation*
Percentage of ninth-grade cohort that graduates in four years.HIV Prevalence*
Number of people aged 13 years and older living with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection per 100,000 population.Homeownership*
Percentage of owner-occupied housing units.Homicides*
Number of deaths due to homicide per 100,000 population.Housing & Transit Measurement Strategies
Researchers have used a variety of strategies to measure the quality of housing and transit in communities, ranging from geographic information systems to observational...
Housing and transportation
Housing is a basic human need. Housing includes houses, apartments, and congregate housing like nursing homes or halfway houses. Transportation connects us to the places where we live, work, learn and play. Transportation systems can include buses, subways, trains as well as sidewalks, streets, bike paths, highways and air travel.How to Use Your Health Snapshot
The county snapshots provide tools to help make sense of county-level data. The snapshot data and these accompanying tools should be used to help...