COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Increases in City of Rochester
Recent data from the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) show increases over the past month in COVID-19 vaccination rates within many Rochester census tracts.
Recent data from the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS) show increases over the past month in COVID-19 vaccination rates within many Rochester census tracts.
The inability to meet basic needs among older adults is hidden and rarely acknowledged even though a significant number of older adults in Rochester are living in poverty. One local organization helping older adults cope with financial challenges is Lifespan of Greater Rochester.
Vaccination rates by census tract for the City of Rochester are now available at RocHealthData.
During the month of March the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics encourages healthful eating and physical activity habits. For many Rochester-area residents, however, this may not be possible.
Each year in Rochester, teams of women (and a handful of men) work together to make another Habitat for Humanity home possible. Our region needs these quality, affordable, houses, as shown by this map of serious housing issues and housing cost-burden.
RocHealthData is pleased to partner with Common Ground Health and Rochester RHIO (Regional Health Information Organization) to provide the most recently available data about community health.
The map shows dog intake volume by county for New York State in the past 36 months. While Monroe County had the highest number of intakes (1,756), Lollypop Farm receives animals from more than 50% of all the counties in New York State.
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.
April is National Volunteer Month, and although we are practicing social distancing, there is still much work that can be done.
The Monroe County Department of Health reports that the proportion of students who reported feeling sad/hopeless every day for at least two weeks in a row showed an overall increase from 21% in 2007 to 32% in 2019.