Newsnotes http://www.localhealth.info Site News daily 1 2007-02-08T11:37:42Z Poverty increases in suburban and rural areas in Northeast Ohio http://www.localhealth.info/cwrubin/areapoverty Analysis by the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (CUPCD) at CWRU reveal increasing levels of poverty outside of Cleveland No publisher db County Maps Poverty Local Statistics 2012-01-23T20:22:02Z News Item Ohio ranks last in US for tobacco prevention efforts http://www.localhealth.info/ohio/ohio-is-last-in-us-in-tobacco-prevention-efforts In fiscal years 2011 and 2012, Ohio has not budgeted any funding ($0) in tobacco prevention despite having received $1.2 billion in tobacco settlement monies and taxes on tobacco products in 2010 and showing startling tobacco use among youth. No publisher db Photo: public domain image from CDC/PHIL Statistics Tobacco Substance Abuse State Teens Children 2011-12-02T19:42:07Z News Item 2010 Chlamydia and gonorrhea rates increase in Cuyahoga County http://www.localhealth.info/cdphbin/2010std Chlamydia and gonorrhea rates for 2010 increase in Cuyahoga County. This public health report provides case counts and rates for all municipalities and Cleveland neighborhoods. No publisher db STD Statistics Municipal County Maps HIV/AIDS Teens Safe Sex Local 2011-12-02T18:13:29Z News Item Community environmental and health reports now available (EPA) http://www.localhealth.info/Members/db/links/env/community-environmental-and-health-reports-now-available-epa My Environment is a web-based application from the Environmental Protection Agency that allows users to enter a zip code or location and obtain reports on local air, water and land quality, health data and energy use footprint. No publisher db Environment Infant Mortality Asthma Health Info Portal Maternal Infant and Child Health State County Maps Data Sources Statistics Air Quality Respiratory Diseases Lead Poisoning Occupational Health 2011-11-03T13:34:11Z News Item Diabetes care may improve through electronic medical records http://www.localhealth.info/news/diabetes-care-may-improve-through-electronic-medical-records Dr Randy Cebul of MetroHealth Medical Center discusses the advantages of "Better Health Greater Cleveland", a system of medical record data combining many area hospital data to improve medical care. No publisher db Healthcare Quality Mental Health Statistics Chronic Disease High Blood Pressure Diabetes 2011-09-02T14:05:15Z News Item Syphilis case numbers nearly unchanged from 2009 to 2010 http://www.localhealth.info/cdphbin/syph2010news Total syphilis cases, including primary and secondary syphilis, reported to public health officials were nearly unchanged from 2009 to 2010. This report provides information on the groups most at risk. Locally, co-infection with HIV appears to be common among those diagnosed. No publisher db STD Maternal Infant and Child Health Infant Mortality Municipal County Statistics HIV/AIDS Safe Sex Local 2011-08-29T22:02:17Z News Item Only one in three Cuyahoga County adults is at normal weight http://www.localhealth.info/newsdesk/only-one-in-three-is-at-normal-weight-in-cuyahoga-county Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveying Cuyahoga County adults in 2009 report that one on three (35.7%) is at normal weight, more than one in three is overweight (38.0%) and one in four is obese (26.3%) No publisher db 2011-07-12T15:26:44Z News Item