Public Health - Results Summary

To protect and promote the health of Alaskans.

End Result A: Healthy people in healthy communities.

	The rate of TB was unchanged between 2007 and 2008.
	Alaska's chlamydia rate decreased from 725 to 718 or less than 1% decrease in 2008, and increased from 675 to 725 or 7.41% in 2007 per 100,000 population. Alaska ranked second in the nation for chlamydia rates in 2007.
	Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) rate is below the target for each year since 2004 which is 120 deaths per 100,000 population.
	Cancer rate declined from 2000 through 2005, with a slight increase subsequently. Cancer is still the Number 1 killer in Alaska.
	The 2007 death rate caused by unintentional injuries was 57.3 per 100,000 population, above the 50/100,000 target and representing a nearly 10% increase from the 2006 rate. The rate dropped by 12% from 2002 to 2006.

Current as of Nov 14 2009 10:53:43