County Health Assessment Indicator Technical Notes About Child and Adolescent Health Indicators
| Indicator/Contact for information | Data Source | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Childhood Mortality rate: ages 1-4, ages 5-9 and ages 10-14 per 100,000 Contact: Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, at (518) 474-3189 |
Vital Records a NYSDOH Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics |
The rates are the number of deaths per 100,000 children in the specific age group. |
| Asthma Hospitalization rate,(ages 0-4, ages 5-14 and ages 0-17 per 10,000 Contact: Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, at (518) 474-3189. |
Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System - SPARCS b NYSDOH Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics |
The number of hospitalizations for asthma in a particular age group per 10,000 population in that age group. The ICD-9 code for asthma is 493. |
| Gastroenteritis Hospitalization rate ages 0-4 per 10,000 Contact: Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, at (518) 474-3189. |
Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System - SPARCS b NYSDOH Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics |
The number of hospitalizations for gastroenteritis among children ages 0-4 years per 10,000 children in the specific age group. The ICD-9 codes for gastroenteritis are: 008.6, 008.8, 009.0-009.3, and 558.9. |
| Otitis Media Hospitalization rate ages 0-4 per 10,000 Contact: Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, at (518) 474-3189. |
Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System - SPARCS b NYSDOH Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics |
The number of hospitalizations for otitis media among children ages 0 - 4 years per 10,000 children in the specific age group. The ICD-9 codes for otitis media are: 381 - 382. |
| Pneumonia Hospitalization rates ages 0-4 per 10,000 Contact: Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics, at (518) 474-3189. |
Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System - SPARCS b NYSDOH Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics |
The number of hospitalizations for pneumonia- among children ages 0 - 4 years per 10,000 children in the specific age group. The ICD-9 codes for pneumonia are: 480 - 486. |
| Percent children screened for Lead by age 2 (24 months)1 Contact: Janet Wikoff at (518) 473-8477. |
NYS Child Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program c |
Birth cohort screening rate* |
| Incidence rate per 1,000 among children >72 months of age with a confirmed elevated blood lead level.2 Contact: Janet Wikoff at (518) 473-8477. |
NYS Child Health Lead Poisoning Prevention Program c |
The proportion of children newly identified with a confirmed elevated blood lead level of 10µg/dL or greater per 1,000 children screened in the given time frame. |
Data notes:
a Vital Records: Information is extracted from birth, death and fetal death certificates. When percentages are calculated records with missing information for the indicator of interest are excluded from the calculation. Population based rates use population estimates provided by the US Census Bureau. ICD-10 codes are used for cause of death.
b Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System-SPARCS: Data on hospitalization are collected through the hospital inpatient discharge data system. Each hospitalization receives an ICD-9 code at discharge which indicates the primary reason for the hospitalization. Data are not available on events that did not result in a hospitalization, such as cases that were only treated in a hospital emergency room.
c The New York State Lead Poisoning Prevention Program: This program collects and analyzes statewide data on the extent and severity of childhood lead poisoning.
1 The Indicator " % of children screened by age two" represents the Birth Cohort Screening Rate: This rate represents the total number of children that had been tested at least once for elevated blood lead levels before age twenty four months in a given birth year divided by the total number of births in the respective birth year (birth cohort). This proportion is then multiplied by 100 to represent the average screening rate per 100 children born in a given year by age two by geographic area.
2Incidence rate: The number of children identified for the first time with a confirmed elevated blood lead level before age 72 months who had never been identified previously with a confirmed elevated blood lead level (≥10 µg/dL) divided by the number of children that had a screening test in that given test year. Only children who did not previously have a confirmed elevated blood lead level are included in the screening denominator. This proportion is then multiplied by 100 to represent the average number of children newly identified per 100 children tested in the given time frame.
* Total State lead rates are exclusive of New York City (NYC) because the New York State Childhood Lead Registery does not include NYC records. Comparable data generated by NYC staff are not available due to differences in methodology.
