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Overweight and Obesity in Colorado, Adults, Teens and Children Presents statistics about Colorado population, including links to BMI calculators health consequences, factors that influence weight, the prevalence of overweight and obesity by demographics, age sex education income race / ethnicity sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) location (counties and regions) the prevalence of overweight and obesity by geographic region, health disparities, current obesity prevention efforts. General Reports Colorado Child Health Survey 2014 Data Snapshot Report Transparent: The State of Transgender Health in Colorado A Report by the One Colorado Education Fund Measuring Behavioral Health: Fulfilling Colorado's Commitment to Become the Healthiest State A Report by the Colorado Cross-Agency Collaborative Making Communities Healthier: A White Paper This white paper highlights the decade-long effort by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to reconstruct the structurally deficient 50-year-old I-70 viaduct, which crosses through the Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood, in a way that brings improvements to the neighborhood and reduces the health impacts of the highway. Health Watch 2016 Health Watch No. 101: Homicide in Colorado, 2004-2014: A Summary from the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System Health Watch No. 100: Examining Opioid and Heroin-Related Drug Overdose in Colorado Health Watch No. 99: Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Adult Health in Colorado Health Watch No. 98: Disparities in the Prevalence of Adult Overweight and Obesity by Demographic Characteristics—Colorado BRFSS, 2011-2014

Healthy Aging in Colorado Presents statistics about our older adults, including senior population growth trends and projections, life expectancy, factors that determine health, the prevalence of chronic conditions, the leading causes of death, injuries (including falls and suicide), health disparities, preventive behaviors and caregivers. The infographic concludes with several state and national calls to action. Demographic data presented include the following: age sex education race / ethnicity sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, bisexual and other) location (counties)

2014 and 2015 survey data describe adult and adolescent marijuana use. New data show 13.4 percent of Colorado adults (ages 18 and older) and 21.2 percent of adolescents surveyed in 2015 reported current use of marijuana. Current use is defined as having used in the past 30 days. New data this year include method of use. Demographic data collected include the following: age, sex, race / ethnicity, income, education, sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, bisexual - GLB), and location (county and region). Statistics about exposure to children in the home were analyzed as well. Also presented in the infographic is a timeline of the legalization of marijuana (medical and recreational) in the state. Dates of the citizen ballot initiatives, the enactment of laws and the opening of retail outlets are displayed. See data infographic here. High Blood Pressure Awareness and Monitoring in Colorado Opioid Addiction: Downstream Problems, Upstream Solutions

2015

Health Watch No. 97: Suicide Among First Responders in Colorado, 2004-2014: A Summary from the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System

Health Watch No. 96: Suicide in Colorado, 2009-2013: A Summary from the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System

2014

Health Watch No. 95: Marijuana Use Among Adolescents in Colorado: Results from the 2013 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey

Health Watch No. 94: Adolescent Suicide in Colorado, 2008-2012

Health Watch No. 93: Home is Where the Health is? Exploring Healthy Housing in Colorado

Health Watch No. 92: Evaluating the interplay of arthritis, obesity and physical activity among Colorado adults

Health Watch No. 91: Literature Review of Perinatal Exposures to Marijuana

2013

Health Watch No. 90: Suicide in Colorado, 2007-2011: A Summary from the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System

Health Watch No. 89: Gastroschisis in Colorado: Recent Trends and Maternal and Infant Risk Factors

Health Watch No. 88: Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Colorado: Demographic Characteristics and Regional Distribution

2012

Health Watch No. 87: Medical Home among Colorado Children Ages 1-14, Colorado Child Health Survey, 2010-2011

Health Watch No. 86: Food-Insecurity Contributes to Obesity Among Colorado Children and Pregnant Women

Health Watch No. 85: Unintentional Poisoning Deaths in Colorado, 2000-2010

Health Watch No. 84: Relating Maternal Weight to the Occurrence of Birth Defects in Colorado

Health Watch No. 83: Public versus Private Health Insurance in Colorado at a Glance: A Glimpse at Health Care Coverage, Health Behaviors and Chronic Conditions Using the BRFSS, 2010

Health Watch No. 82: Living Longer? Living Better? Estimates of Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy in Colorado

2011

Health Watch No. 81: Cesarean Section Deliveries and Inductions of Labor in Colorado: An Analysis of Current Trends and Demographics

Health Watch No. 80: Screen Time Behavior in Colorado Children, Colorado Child Health Survey, 2007-2008

Health Watch No. 79: Unused Medication Disposal in Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Health Watch No. 78: How Healthy Are Colorado Women of Reproductive Age? An Evaluation of Preconception Risk and Protective Factors

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2010

Health Watch No. 77
The Connection between Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health in Early Childhood

Health Watch No. 76
The Burden of Depression and Anxiety in Colorado: Findings from the Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008

Health Watch No. 75
Smoking Before, During and After Pregnancy: Colorado Trends

Health Watch No. 74
Gestational Diabetes in Colorado: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2006-2008

Health Watch No 73
Emergency Preparedness in Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

2009

Health Watch No. 72

Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Colorado Women

Health Watch No 71
The Association Between Physical Activity, Mental Health and Quality of Life: A Population-Based Study

Health Watch No. 70
Maternal Indicators for Women on Medicaid in Colorado: An Analysis of Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Survey Data

Health Watch No 69
The Association of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

2008

August No. 68
Colorado's Population and Vital Statistics - Recent Innovations and Recommendations

August No. 67
Prevalence of severe psychological distress and its association with behavioral risk factors, quality of life indicators, and health outcomes: Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007

July No. 66
Infant Mortality in Colorado: Trends, Disparities, and Current Research

March No. 65
Weight Control Strategies and the Impact of Health Care Provider Advice on Weight Loss Attempts Among Colorado Adults2007

2007

September No. 64
Knowledge and Consumption of Folic Acid: Working to Reduce Neural Tube Defects in Colorado

August No. 63
Childhood Obesity: How do the health behaviors of Colorado parents affect their children?

June No. 62

Factors Associated with Self-Reported Health Status Among Colorado Adults, 2005

January No. 61
Comparing Maternal Indicators among Black Women to White and Hispanic Women in Colorado: An Analysis of Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Survey Data

2006

July No. 60
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2005

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2005

September No. 59
How Healthy are Colorado Children? Key Findings From the 2004 Colorado Child Health Survey

April No. 58
The Health of Women in Colorado

2004

July No. 57
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003

July No. 56
Tobacco Use in Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

April No. 55
Colorado Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI): Work-Related Fatalities in 2002

2003

May No. 54
Colorado Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI): Work-Related Fatalities in 2001

May No. 53
Sociodemographics, General Health Status, and Access to Care Among Colorado Adults With Disability

April No. 52
Health-Related Behaviors of Colorado Adolescents: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2001

March No. 51
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Colorado Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1997-2000

March No. 50
Decade of Decline: Fertility rates of 15-to 17-year-olds decrease in Colorado in the 1990s

March No. 49
Access Local Health Data Using the Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID)

2002

Nov No. 48
Adult Obesity in Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Sept No. 47
Prevalence and Effects of Arthritis in Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001

Sept No. 46
Health and Injury-Related Behaviors in Colorado Rural Resort Counties: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-1998

April No. 45
Prevalence, Health Behaviors, and Preventive Health Practices Among Adult Coloradans with Diagnosed Diabetes: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-2000

April No. 44
Health Risk Behaviors, Preventive Care Practices, and Mortality in North Denver, Colorado: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Vital Statistics Data, 2000-2001

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2001

• November 2001: Unintended Pregnancy: Colorado Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 1997-1999
• August 2001: Prevalence and Characteristics of Injury in Urban and Rural Colorado, 1999 and 2000
• March 2001: International Classification of Diseases: ICD 9 to ICD 10
• November 2000: Age-Adjusted Death Rates in Colorado Vital Statistics: Implementation of the Year 2000 Standard
• November 2000: Who's Still Smoking in Colorado? Colorado Quit Rates Rank Below National Average
• November 2000: Cigarette Smoking: The toll in Colorado
• August 2000: Health Risk Behaviors and Mortality Rates in the San Luis Valley: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Vital Statistics Data, 1997
• August 2000: Folic Acid and Prevention of Birth Defects: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1996 and 1998
• July 2000: Recreational Fatalities in Colorado, 1996-1998
• March 2000: Health Risk Behaviors and Mortality Rates in Delta County, 1997
• November 1999: Breastfeeding Initiation, 1997 PRAMS and Vital Statistics Data
• March 1999: Motor Vehicle Traffic-Related Morbidity and Mortality among Children 1-15 (1994-96)
• February 1999: Death Summary 1997
• November 1998: Colorado's Progress toward Year 2000 Objectives (1993-97)
• October 1998: Birth Statistics Summary 1997
• October 1998: Breast Cancer Screening Practices: Colorado Women Age 50 and Older: 1995-1997
• Child Safety Belt, Car Safety Seat, and Bicycle Helmet Use 1995 and 1997
• An Overview of Pregnancy Experiences: 1997 data from Colorado PRAMS

Fact Sheets

Colorado Child Health Survey
Methodological Improvements: Shift in Body Mass Index Reporting for Children ages 2-14, 2011 to Present

Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Methodological Improvements: Incorporation fo Cell Phones and Raking Weights

Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Arthritis Among Adults in Colorado (2006)

Suicide in Colorado

Assault in Colorado

Falls Among Older Adults in Colorado

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1. Unintended Pregnancy in Colorado.
2. Infant Mortality in Colorado.
3. Early Childhood Obesity in Colorado.
4. Obesity in Children and Youth in Colorado.
5. Child and Youth Injury in Colorado.
6. Mental Health among Women of Reproductive Age in Colorado.
7. Mental Health among Children and Youth in Colorado.
8. Substance Abuse among Youth in Colorado.
9. Substance Abuse among Women of Reproductive Age in Colorado.
10. Children's Oral Health in Colorado.
11. Early Childhood Immunizations in Colorado.
12. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs in Colorado.

Facts for Action: Chronic Diseases and Related Risk Factors in Colorado

• Diabetes’ Impact in Colorado (11/2015).
• Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Colorado (8/2015).
• Fruit and vegetable consumption in Colorado (11/2014).
  • Appendix: data tables.
  • Excerpt: Disparities in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.
• Cardiovascular Disease Burden and Disparities in Colorado (11/2014).
  • Appendix: data tables.
  • Excerpt: Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease.
• High Blood Pressure Awareness in Colorado (11/2014).
  • Appendix: data tables.
  • Excerpt: Disparities in High Blood Pressure Awareness.
• Cancer Disparities in Colorado: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity (11/2014).

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