Map Details – Chronic Disease Rates by Public Health District in Maine

Impact Statement

This map shows areas of the state that have the largest chronic disease burden. The map looks first at individual chronic diseases, and then combines them to highlight the public health districts in the state that have the highest burdens for all or most chronic diseases.

Chronic Disease Rates by Public Health District, Maine

The northeast portion of the state has the largest burden with the southern part of the state having the least burden Specific chronic disease programs know which areas of the state they should be focusing more on but this map was a great way to show how the same areas are focus areas for many different chronic disease and prevention programs. This helps illustrate the need and purpose for chronic disease and prevention programs to be working more corroboratively to reach the populations most in need. This map highlights our need for continued integration and collaboration.

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Maine Cancer Registry and Maine Inpatient Database.

Developed maps for five different chronic disease areas by Maine Public Health District. Then developed a summarizing map showing the overall score of a District, determined by the number of times the district falls into the highest or 2nd highest quartile for each of the five chronic diseases shown.

David Pied, Public Health Educator, Maine CDC
(207) 287-7108
david.pied@maine.gov

Chronic Disease Rates by Public Health District, Maine Sara Huston Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, [TODAY’S DATE].