Rensselaer County, NY
"Keeping our community healthy by providing essential public health services ."
-Rensselaer County Health Department
Prevention Agenda 2023-2025
Below are key public health data reference documents of the health needs in Rensselaer County. The first 4 documents visualize and explain the top 25 health issues from 5 perspectives, report the status of 171 county health indicators in one table, and summarize the public health insights of consumers who participated in our survey. For detailed information on health disparities locally, click on “More HCD Studies and Disparities Reports” under the “Explore Health Data” tab above.
Rensselaer County Data and Resources
Public health data can be found through a myriad of sources. The Healthy Capital District's public health data tools assemble local, state, and national sources to provide a singular location to quickly examine this vast array of information at a big picture or granular level depending upon your needs. Health information is provided on, prevalence, mortality, emergency room use, hospitalization, and demographic groups.
Priorities
Throughout the years, the Healthy Capital District worked with Capital Region counties to identify health needs in those counties and to develop community-wide responses to the prioritized needs. Here you will find the priority areas selected for the most recent New York State Prevention Agenda Cycle.
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Prevent Chronic Diseases |  |
Promote Well-Being, and Prevent Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders |
For more information about the Prevention Agenda and prioritization process:
Rensselaer County CHA, CHIP, and CSP
The Capital Region Community Health Needs Assessment and Prevention Agenda materials linked above are products the Healthy Capital District creates to provide reference materials for the development of county health department Community Health Improvement Plans and hospital Community Service Plans. Follow the links below to read each organization’s plans.
Evidence-Based Practices
The New York State Department of Health has compiled recommended evidence-based programs, policies, and practices for addressing Prevention Agenda priorities.
Explore this comprehensive collection of best practices for promoting community health and development.
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A compilation of success stories from Prevention Agenda interventions and strategies implemented by local health departments, hospitals, and other partners. |
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