For my next foray into the HRSA zip code data set I thought I would take a look at the correlation between chlamydia and mortality rates in Cambria and Somerset Counties. The graph above shows a strong positive correlation between zip code chlamydia rates and all cause mortality rates. This means that as chlamydia ratesContinue reading “As Chlamydia Rates Increase in Cambria and Somerset, so do Mortality Rates”
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Preventable Hospital Stays Predict COVID of Mortality for Cambria and Somerset Counties
Digging deeper into the HRSA data for Cambria and Somerset Counties I thought I would look at predictors of mortality in the area. The graph above shows a strong positive correlation between preventable hospital stays and all cause mortality. This means that zip-codes with higher rates of preventable hospital stays have higher mortality rates. ThisContinue reading “Preventable Hospital Stays Predict COVID of Mortality for Cambria and Somerset Counties”
Hilary Hauck on the 2024 Festival of Books in the Alleghenies
On Monday I sat down with local author Hilary Hauck for an interview. She is one of the organizers of the 2024 Festival of Books in the Alleghenies. Allegheny Independent Media is a media sponsor for this event. It will be on September 20 & 21 in Ebensburg, PA. Day one of the Festival TheContinue reading “Hilary Hauck on the 2024 Festival of Books in the Alleghenies”
Health Center Penetration in the Area
The unmet need score (UNS) details how health care needs go unmet at the zip code level in the U.S. It is a composite of 28 zip-code level statistics. One of these measures is zip-code health center penetration. It is defined as the Ratio of the population served by a health center to the populationContinue reading “Health Center Penetration in the Area”
The Unmet Need Score in Cambria and Somerset
The HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) is a repository of information on our nation’s health. They compute an Unmet Need Score (UNS) to identify medically under-served regions in the U.S. It is a composite of 28 health statistics at the zip code level. The score ranges from 0 to 100. Zip codes are classifiedContinue reading “The Unmet Need Score in Cambria and Somerset”
Johnstown Pride and Rumble thru the Valley
On Saturday, June 22 there were two events with an interesting contrast: Johnstown Pride and Rumble thru the Valley. Rumble thru the Valley is an event intended to replace Rumble in the Valley, a weeklong motorcycle rally. You can see the video I took of the event below. There were mostly food vendors there withContinue reading “Johnstown Pride and Rumble thru the Valley”
Cambria Pandemic Era African American Low Birth Weight Babies
Group 2013-2019 2014-2020 2015-2021 2016-2022 Overall 9% 9% 9% 9% White 8% 8% 8% 8% AfricanAmerican 16% 17% 17% 20% Percentage of Low Birth Weight Babies in Cambria County There was one statistic I overlooked for race for Cambria County from County Health Rankings: the percentage of low birth weight babies. The percentage overall andContinue reading “Cambria Pandemic Era African American Low Birth Weight Babies”
Social Factors and Pandemic African American Mortality in Cambria County
Group 2016-2018 2017-2019 2018-2020 2019-2021 Overall 75.8 76.1 75.8 74.9 White 76.2 76.4 76.1 75.3 AfricanAmerican 65.6 67.3 66.9 63.7 Life Expectancy by Race in Cambria County Two weeks ago I posted on the rise in mortality in the African American community in Cambria County during the pandemic. The table above shows the decline inContinue reading “Social Factors and Pandemic African American Mortality in Cambria County”
Racial Disparities in Clinical Care in Cambria County During the Pandemic
This is a follow up to the last post on pandemic disparities in racial mortality in Cambria County. Other trends in health outcomes and social variables are provided by County Health Rankings. There was too much trend information on race to fit into one post. For this post I will look at trends in CambriaContinue reading “Racial Disparities in Clinical Care in Cambria County During the Pandemic”
Racial Disparities in Cambria County Exasperated by Pandemic
Three weeks ago, I posted on mortality rates in the area increasing due to the Covid pandemic. This time I will look at pandemic racial disparities in Cambria County. The table below shows life expectancies for Cambria County for the years 2016-2018 to the years 2019-2021. These are 3 year moving averages in the table.Continue reading “Racial Disparities in Cambria County Exasperated by Pandemic”