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Since 1983, Public Health Management Corporation's (PHMC) Community Health Data Base (CHDB) has served the information needs of health and human service agencies in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region by providing up-to-date and reliable community-level health and social service data.

The CHDB is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the William Penn Foundation, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, & local hospital systems & health and human service organizations.

Please visit the CHDB website monthly for new data findings and member highlights!

PHMC'S 12TH Household Health Survey to be Conducted This Summer

Throughout the summer PHMC's Community Health Data Base (CHDB) will be conducting the 12th Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey, a major local telephone survey to examine the health and healthcare experiences of Southeastern Pennsylvania residents. The Household Health Survey represents a unique population-based data resource for Southeastern Pennsylvania.

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Abt/SRBI

Abt SRBI is a national survey research firm that has conducted the Household Health Survey 6 times since 1996 and will, once again, conduct the 2010 Survey. Click here to find out more about Abt SRBI!View Details >>

New Insurance Status Maps!

Look to the Data Corner in the bottom right of the page for new maps showing insurance status in Southeastern Pennsylvania and by Philadelphia neighborhoods.

CHDB Receives CPPW Funds from Philadelphia Department of Public Health

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health awarded Communities Putting Prevention to Work funds to the CHDB to add new, exciting questions to the 2010 Household Health Survey.

CHDB Fall 2010 Calendar

Click here to check out our Fall calendar of events for CHDB orientations and training seminars in the coming months. CHDB events are FREE for Members and Affiliates.

Spread the word about the 2010 Household Health Survey!

Let your friends and colleagues know to answer the call by displaying this flyer aboiut the 2010 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey!

Spread the word about the 2010 Household Health Survey - in Spanish!

Let your friends and colleagues know to answer the call by displaying this Spanish-language flyer aboiut the 2010 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey!

National Data News: Kids Count State Health Rankings

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Center has released new state rankings on child-related vital statistics. Click here to compare!

National Data News: CDC releases new data on cancer screenings

This month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released national survey data on breast and colon cancer screening. Click here to read!

National Data News: National Data on the Health of Older Adults

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics has release a new report, Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Click here to read the report.

2010 SEPA HHS in the field!

The 2010 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey has begun! Your responses are key to gathering representative data to assess need and support programming.

Understanding Access and Barriers to Health Care in Centre County

CHDB's latest data brief, based on our 2009 survey of over 1200 households in Centre County, is here. Click for the brief, and contact your CHDB associate for information about accessing the data.

CHDB Staff Present County Health Data to PA State Policymakers

In April, CHDB staff presented county health rankings data to Pennsylvania state lawmakers in Harrisburg to support policymakers in developing community solutions to improve health. Click for slides.

Research Goes Wireless: CHDB Adds Cell Phone Sample to Survey

This issue of Directions includes a brief report on CHDB's inclusion of cell phone responses in the 2008 Southeastern Pennsylvania Household Health Survey.

Easy to use U.S. Census and Vital Statistics Data. Please click here to view current U.S. Census and Vital Statistics data for Southeastern Pennsylvania.