The Massachusetts State Health Assessment (SHA) is a place where all residents and communities can locate what we know about the health of people who are born, live, learn, work, play, and age in Massachusetts. The SHA includes a wide variety of data sources for demographics, health outcomes, health behaviors, and community resources. These data help to identify the most important public health issues that are being addressed in order to achieve optimal health and well-being for all people in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts State Health Assessment data tool
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The Massachusetts State Health Assessment data tool allows anyone to quickly build a custom report with a variety of data points. For first-time visitors, view the Quick Start Guide. For additional support and technical assistance, please contact dph.statehealthassessment@mass.gov. DPH is seeking feedback to improve the State Health Assessment data tool until April 19, 2024.
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Massachusetts DPH resources
Find hundreds of resources as part of the State Health Assessment
Locate helpful programs, best practices, evidence-based interventions, and support services on a wide range of health categories, from maternal, infant, and child health to housing security. These resources, provided by DPH, are continually reviewed and updated to make sure that anyone can find ways to improve health in their communities.
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Data sources and limitations
Data for the State Health Assessment comes from many sources
Sources include but are not limited to the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, and several DPH data sources. Indicators that have race and ethnicity breakouts have a red asterisk. DPH is working to expand data by demographic breakouts in future updates. DPH recognizes that the way race and ethnicity breakouts are depicted, particularly around our American Indian and Native Alaskan populations has limitations. DPH is dedicated to improving this data inequity.
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