The 2006 Colorado Health Report Card
What's New This Year
In May of 2006, The Colorado Health Foundation released its first
Health Report Card. The 2007 Colorado Health Report Card differs
in several ways from its predecessor. The goal of both report cards,
however, remains the same– to present the most reliable data
available, in a fully accessible format, about the health of Colorado’s
population in order to engage all Coloradans in a conversation
about what it will take to make Colorado the healthiest state in
the nation. Major differences between the two are summarized in
the table below.
View the 2006 Colorado Health Report Card
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2006 |
2007 |
Number of indicators |
20 indicators for four of five phases of the life cycle. |
40 indicators for all five phases of the life cycle. |
Indicator pairing |
Indicators were presented in risk factor/outcome
pairs, for example, “Mothers who receive inadequate
prenatal” care was paired with “Babies with
low birth weight.” |
Indicators were not paired to avoid the
implication that an adverse outcome such as low birth weight
is the result of a single risk factor, inadequate prenatal
care. |
Advisory panel |
Due to time constraints, input from outside
experts on indicator selection was limited |
An advisory committee was convened and staff
from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
were consulted during the indicator selection process |
Grading |
Grades for each indicator were calculated
using a weighted average of: 1) the relationship of Colorado’s
score to Healthy People 2010 target; 2) Colorado’s
rank among states; and, 3) the indicator’s 10-year
trend (improved, stable or deteriorated) in Colorado. |
Grades for each phase of the life cycle
were calculated based solely on Colorado’s average
rank among states for the indicators in that domain. |
Overall grade |
Grades for all 20 indicators were averaged
to produce a state grade of C+ |
No state grade has been assigned. The average
rank for the 40 indicators is 17.8 which is equivalent
to a B-. * |
* This average
rank and grade are presented for information only. Because of
the differences in indicators selected and grading methods,
it is not appropriate to compare the 2006 overall grade of C+
with the 2007 overall grade of B-. |
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