Latest Community Health Indicators Now Available
RocHealthData now has updated data for key clinical measures of the region’s health, including childhood and adult obesity, diabetes control rates and blood pressure control rates.
Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 Data for Monroe County
The current season’s Respiratory Illness Surveillance Dashboard for Monroe County is now available. Updated every Monday, this report will be available throughout the flu season (through April 2025).
Data Mapping as a Visualization Tool
City Health Dashboard was recently named the 2023 National League of Cities’ Capstone Challenge Winner for partnering with Rochester, NY (and two additional cities) to explore the long-term impacts of discriminatory housing practices on health.
Weekly COVID-19 Data Now Available: Cases, Hospitlizations, and In-Hospital Deaths
The weekly influenza and RSV case reports have been updated to now include information on COVID-19 cases in Monroe County, including hospitalization and death rates by age groups.
Influenza Vaccination Week, Weekly Report for Flu and RSV Now Available for Monroe County
This week (December 4 – 8) is recognized nationally as Influenza Vaccination Week, reminding us that there is still time to receive the flu vaccine. Local data on both flu and RSV infections are available again this season, thanks to the work of the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) at the Center for Community Health & Prevention and our colleagues at CARES.
Heat Vulnerability Index for New York State
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has recently released census-tract level data for heat vulnerability. Defined as the likelihood of injury or harm during period of hot weather, heat vulnerability has been associated with environmental and sociodemographic characteristics including housing density, proximity to open spaces, race, income, and language spoken.
Spray Parks in Monroe County
As the temperatures continue to rise this summer, consider cooling off at a local spray park, mapped at RocHealthData’s map room. While there, view local heat index data.
Local Community Health Data Available by Race and by Ethnicity
Health Indicator data from the 13-county Finger Lakes region for 2020, including information by race and by ethnicity are now available.
Data on Flu and RSV Available for Monroe County
This report contains data on flu and RSV cases in Monroe County, including hospitalization and death rates by age group. Updated weekly, on Mondays, this report will be available throughout the flu season.
January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month: Exploring childhood poverty data for Monroe County
The 5-year (2016-2020) American Community Survey (ACS) census-tract level data show high rates of childhood poverty in the City of Rochester. However, these data do not show the full extent and variability in these data, as many high-rate tracts are lumped into a single category.