Unintentional falls, defined by the WHO as events in which an individual comes to rest on the ground, are the leading cause of non-fatal injury-related emergency department visits in the United States (CDC). Of the over 8 million unintentional fall-related … Read more

Through their collaboration, North Carolina Firearm Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms (NC-FASTER), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Injury Prevention Research Center and Carolina Center for Health Informatics, along with the North Carolina Division of Public Health’s Injury … Read more

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a series of diseases, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema, that lead to obstructions in one’s respiratory system and, in turn, difficulty breathing (CDC). Common causes of COPD include exposure to tobacco smoke and other … Read more

Mental health-related outcomes are a point of great concern, particularly in times as tumultuous as these. One report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, found adults reporting symptoms of anxiety disorder and/or depressive disorder increased from 11% in 2019 to 41% … Read more

One of the strengths of the recently released NC Transportation Safety and Public Health Data Dashboard is its ability to leverage data from multiple sources, allowing for a deeper understanding of pressing public health issues. In this first installment of … Read more

In addition to the NC Transportation Safety and Public Health Data Dashboard released earlier this month, several other dashboards have been released, leveraging different elements of NC DETECT data. You can find a summary of each below: Annual ED Visit … Read more