A new tool available at RocHealthData allows mapping of tract-level participation rates from the current census, either for our local region or for any location in the U.S. Data as of July 10th show many rural and urban tracts in our area have comparatively low participation rates.
County-level COVID-19 data, combined with social determinants of health, including overcrowding and incarceration rates, are now available at RocHealthData. These data show tracts with high rates of overcrowding and incarceration within counties across the Finger Lakes regions.
County-level COVID-19 data, including both case and death rates per 100,000 population, are now available at RocHealthData. These data show the variability across our region and across the U.S.
Bike to Work Day has been moved to September 22, 2020. However, this month may still be the ideal time to try to incorporate a creative commute to work, especially if your home just happens to be your office.
The Society for Public Health Education is highlighting May as Women’s Health Month. Addressing the unique challenges to women’s health, they emphasize ways to get active, eat healthy, and avoid unhealthy behaviors, particularly important while safe sheltering during the COVID … Continued
Recognizing that the Rochester region is a part of a larger community, this post features data for the entire contiguous United States. Data about our country’s physical environment from County Health Rankings show the variability in air and water quality, as well as indicators of housing and transit, that may impact our collective health and well-being.
April is National Volunteer Month, and although we are practicing social distancing, there is still much work that can be done.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 1 in 3 Americans are at-risk for kidney disease; people with kidney disease are at higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19.
The upstate area offers a wide variety of hobby, craft, sewing, and knitting supply stores and classes.
Our area will have many blood donor drives during January, including several opportunities within UR Medicines’s Strong Memorial Hospital.