Florida CHARTS Tutorial Reports
Transcript of Florida CHARTS Tutorial Reports
Florida CHARTS Tutorial Profile Reports
DIVIS ION OF PUBL IC HEALTH STATIST ICS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
BUREAU OF COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Florida Department of Health
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Usually include data from multiple agencies
Shows county and state data
Presents quartiles for comparison
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Indicators Quartiles State DataCounty Data
Florida Department of Health
Quartiles: a comparison toolWhat is it?
A number from 1‐4
Calculated by ordering rates from most to least favorable and dividing the list into four groups.
Benefits
For a single indicator, compare county data to other counties’.
Across several indicators, view county’s strengths (1st quartile) and opportunities (4th quartile).
Weakensses
Quartiles don’t differentiate whether most counties have similar or widely different rates.
1st quartileMost favorable
2nd quartile
3rd quartile
4th quartileLeast favorable
CHARTS QuartilesShown on Reports and Maps
• LOW QUARTILE NUMBERS REPRESENT FAVORABLE HEALTH SITUATIONS –GREEN OR LIGHT COLORED ON THE MAP.
• HIGH QUARTILE NUMBERS REPRESENT LESS FAVORABLE SITUATIONS – RED OR DARK COLORED ON THE MAP.
• WHAT IF NO QUARTILE IS SHOWN? • not enough data is available to calculate
them
OR
• quartile calculation is not appropriate (i.e. population counts).
Examples
Florida Department of Health
What can I do with a profile report?Click links to see more!
Each link takes you to more detail about the measure.
Get trends, a map and data tables
“Births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy”
1. Click Export to Excel
2. Click SAVE at the bottom of the page
3. Click OPEN at the bottom of the page
4. Click YES to open the file
5. Now use your Excel file!
Florida Department of Health
What else can I do with a profile report?Export to excel