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Division of Public Health
Population Health Data

This site functions as a resource for sharing population health data, especially for measures which provide a snapshot of the overall health of Idahoans. As a state agency, the Division of Public Health strives to meet certain standards of excellence in order to efficiently and effectively promote greater health and resiliency for all Idahoans. The division utilizes population health data best practices to develop, assess, monitor, inform, and improve Division of Public Health programs and practices.

 

The Division of Public Health's strategic plan has identified priority areas which include leveraging and using data more effectively across the Division as well as improving data accessibility for use by stakeholders (i.e., public health agencies, health systems, decision-makers, and the public). The data found on this website are intended to help the Division of Public Health achieve those priority area strategic goals.

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Click on the dashboard thumbnails or titles below to visit any of the population health data dashboards available on the GHI website.

Get Healthy Idaho

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Idaho Health Report Card

The Idaho Health Report Card is a set of 10 health measures intended to be used as a means for assessing the health of Idahoans.

Get Healthy Idaho Index

The GHI Index is a comprehensive assessment tool that measures and ranks neighborhoods' health and well-being conditions.

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Idaho Statewide Health Assessment Data

The Idaho Division of Public Health developed this dashboard to assist in the process of reviewing population Health data as part of the GHI Statewide Health Assessment. The data in this dashboard represent a snapshot of indicators associated with health-related behaviors, social and health determinants, and health outcomes.

Environmental Health

Recreational Water Health Advisories

Advisories for harmful algal blooms, beach closures, swimmer's itch, and fish consumption. The Recreational Water Health Advisories map is maintained and updated as health advisories are issued and lifted.

Idaho Ground Water Quality

An interactive map of ground water quality conditions for Idaho's private wells, intended to make private well owners aware of existing ground water quality data. Well water quality data include sampling results for up to nine chemicals, sampling year, sampling agency, and well depth (if known).

Population Health Surveillance Systems

Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

The Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dashboard is designed to provide state and sub-state estimates of the prevalence of chronic disease, injury, health conditions, and health-related behaviors associated with the major causes of death and disability.

Idaho Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System

The Idaho Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System (PRATS) dashboard is designed to provide state and sub-state estimates of maternal experiences and health practices surrounding pregnancy which may affect pregnancy outcomes and infant health.

Idaho Sexual Violence Data Surveillance System

An interactive dashboard which includes indicators related to sexual violence. The dashboard was created by the Idaho Statistical Analysis Center (ISAC) and is maintained by the Division of Public Health's Sexual Violence Prevention (SVP) program.

Idaho Violent Death Reporting System

The Idaho Violent Death Reporting System (IdVDRS) dashboard includes data and other information on violent deaths in Idaho. The IdVDRS collects information on deaths that result from the use of force or power against oneself or another person. This includes homicides, suicides, deaths from legal intervention, deaths of undetermined intent and accidental discharge of a firearm.

Infectious Diseases

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Annual Reported Conditions Summary

A dashboard highlighting summary data for reportable diseases and conditions in Idaho. Counts of reportable diseases are available for MMWR years. The data are updated annually, usually in September.

Respiratory Disease Seasonal Indicators

A dashboard highlighting percent positivity and healthcare visits for COVID-19, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Idaho. The data are updated every Friday, excluding holidays, by 5 pm during the 2023-2024 respiratory disease season.

Tracking Influenza in Idaho

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to Influenza activity in Idaho. The data are updated every Friday, excluding holidays, by 5 pm during the 2024-2025 influenza season.

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COVID-19

A dashboard highlighting COVID-19 deaths and emergency department visits in Idaho. The data for this dashboard are updated on the 15th of every month, excluding weekends and holidays, by 5 pm MT. Emergency department visit data will be updated every Wednesday by 5:00PM  MT excluding holidays.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, and Viral Hepatitis

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to STD and HIV activity in Idaho. The dashboard includes information on Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C.

Tracking Rabid Animals in Idaho

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to Rabies activity in Idaho. The dashboard includes trend data on the number and type of rabid animals as well as the geographic distribution of rabid animals. The data are updated by 5 pm on Fridays, for weeks a rabid animal is identified.

Tracking MPox in Idaho

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to MPox case counts and vaccines in Idaho. The dashboard includes estimates by demographic characteristics, geography, and country of birth. The data are updated every Friday, excluding holidays, by 5 pm.

Vital Events

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Idaho Vital Events Data

The Idaho Vital Events dashboards include data and other information on Idaho resident births, marriages, divorces and population estimates. Estimates are typically available by year, sex, age, and various geographic levels. Additional vital events dashboards (induced abortions, and Deaths) are currently under development.

Population Health Topic Areas

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood. The Division of Public Health's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) program conducted analysis of ACEs data collected in 2020 and presents the results here as a standalone dashboard.

Alcohol & the Impact on Idaho's Health

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to excessive alcohol drinking in Idaho. The dashboard includes measures of alcohol sales outlet density, vehicle crashes, emergency department visits, and deaths related to excessive alcohol use.

Suicide Prevention Program

A dashboard highlighting multiple indicators related to suicide and the burden it causes in Idaho. The dashboard includes various suicide-related indicators broken out by age, sex, hispanic ethnicity, geography and year.

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