Learn about state health trends
The N.C. State Center for Health Statistics has just published on its Web site a list of 22 health indicators for the state. Statistics also are available on a county-by-county basis.
The indicators include such categories as various cancer death rates, childhood obesity, and incidence of low birth-weight babies.
The statistics are grouped into three five-year periods for each category to make tracking trends easier.
You can view the statistics at http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/data/trends/pdf/.
