On April 21, a forum was held at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown campus, on the impact of Medicaid cuts in the Alleghenies. The event was sponsored by the group Locals for Good. The Trump administration proposes slashing $880 billion in spending cuts to pay for his 2017 tax cuts because these tax cuts areContinue reading “The Impact of Medicaid Cuts in the Alleghenies”
Tag Archives: Somerset County
Health Priorities at the 2024 Health Summit
On August 15, 2024, the Center for Population Health held its annual Community Health and Human Services Summit at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus. The video above shows a talk by Emily Lebo of the office of Health Equity. She reviews the health statistics for the area and health priorities at the healthContinue reading “Health Priorities at the 2024 Health Summit”
As Chlamydia Rates Increase in Cambria and Somerset, so do Mortality Rates
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”
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”
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”