NY State Health Foundation Releases New Resource on Health Behaviors in New York and the United States
This data snapshot profiles New Yorkers’ health behaviors, focusing on questions related to obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, smoking, binge drinking, and various screening and preventive services. Tracking trends in risk factors and health behaviors provides important indicators for population health outcomes.
The snapshot uses nationally administered survey data on adults from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Many states use the BRFSS data as a tool for targeting health promotion activities. For example, the New York State Department of Health pegs several of its Prevention Agenda initiatives to BRFSS measures. See the Methods section for more detail about data...