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.
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.
Health Indicator data from the 13-county Finger Lakes region for 2020, including information by race and by ethnicity are now available.
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.
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.
Racial and ethnic minorities face unique struggles regarding their mental health and wellbeing. Data show that the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index varies widely between counties, as does the tract-level poverty level data.
Local data show variability by county in rates of blood pressure control (a protective factor for heart disease) for men. These data are provided to RocHealthData by the Rochester RHIO, our local health information exchange. The latest (2019-2021) data from the RHIO will be coming to RocHealthData later this summer.
Poor mental health prevalence rates in the Rochester region range from less than 9% in rural areas to more than 25% in some census tracts in the City of Rochester, while prevalence of coronary heart disease ranges from 1% rurally to 11% in urban census tracts.
The most recent data (December 30) for the city of Rochester show the percent of residents receiving at least one vaccine dose is 56.6%, with 20 of the 79 tracts reaching 65% or higher, and 10 reaching 70% or higher.
December is National Root Vegetable Month and although many root vegetables are available year round, many are freshest during the winter months.