The Dallas County Health and Human Services Department (DCHHS) is partnering with Parkland Health Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) to launch new online tools to help Dallas residents better understand diabetes and hypertension.
PCCI dashboards for the partnership’s Diabetes and Hypertension Surveillance Systems can be found on the county health department’s webpage and make available quick access to reliable data to inform community health strategies and research.
“The launch of our new diabetes and hypertension surveillance systems represents a major milestone in strengthening our public health response,” said Dr. Philip Huang, director of the Dallas County Health Department. “By combining clinical data with social and demographic information, we can better identify at-risk populations, guide policy, and ensure that prevention and treatment efforts reach those who need them most.”
The systems that surveil the data sources provide insight indicators and are connected to ZIP codes. Some of the data sources are listed below.
- Clinical indicators such as ED visits, obesity, A1c measures, missed BP measures, etc.
- Social determinants of health indicators including education and literacy, household income, disease burden, food insecurity, etc.
- Other indicators such as “number of diabetes prescription fills in the past 3 months, etc.
The dashboards are unique because they allow users to explore population data by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education.
“These insights and data are critical to coordinate support and align interventions for maximum impact, and we’re excited to make these available to the whole community,” said Steve Miff, PhD, CEO at PCCI, a nonprofit healthcare analytics research and development organization that provides the dashboards.
Access to these statistics can give patients and providers a better understanding of the amount of people and effected by diabetes and hypertension in Dallas County. The dashboards can be explored on the county’s web page.