A Community Assessment for the Fox Cities of Wisconsin

A Healthy LIFE

"Excellence" for the Fox Cities is defined as: 

Community members practice healthly lifestyles:

  • Eat a balanced diet
  • Exercise routinely
  • Engage in activities in support of good mental health
  • Do not abuse substances that are harmful
  • Have routine health screenings such as blood pressure checks
  • In the event of an illness, community members are treated early by well-prepared health providers.

                                     


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Healthy LIFE

Access to medical care
Health status of residents
Healthy start for infants and children
Mental health status
Prevention efforts
Quality of medical care
Risk behavior, adults
Risk behavior, children
  

Links to more information

   

Birth statistics

Cancer statistics from Centers for Disease Control

National Center for Health Statistics 

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System national CDC site
  
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