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Birth
Vital statistics is considered to be the foundation of public health.
Oklahoma began collecting information related to births and deaths in
1917. These records are used for a variety of purposes including the Social Security
Administration for legal and administrative records, state agencies to plan and
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Death
This user-friendly data query system allows public health practitioners and researchers,
as well as the general public, access to generate standard or customized tables without delay.
Access is provided to Death (Mortality) data from 1980 which can be broken down by various demographics,
including age, gender, county, race, Hispanic origin, education level, and cause of death (standard and
rankable groupings for both ICD-9 [1991- 1998] and
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ITOP
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) began routine abortion surveillance in 2000 to document the
number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions, also known as induced termination
of pregnancy (ITOP). Abortion surveillance provides the data necessary to examine the trend in total numbers,
as well as the demographic characteristics of women who obtain legal induced abortions and to increase
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Inpatient Discharge
The Health Care Information Division is responsible for collecting,
processing and disseminating hospital inpatient discharge data.
Oklahoma began collecting this data in 1998.
This data is used for a wide range of applications. Legislators and policy makers use this data for public health planni
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BRFSS
BRFSS is a state-based telephone survey which is performed in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and three territories. Begun in 1984 by the CDC,
today it is the world’s largest telephone survey. The BRFSS measures health behaviors,
which have been shown to be a major contributor to disease, injury and premature death.
The BRFSS plays a key role in targeting resources for the prevention and reduction of poor
health behaviors and their related illnesses. The Oklahoma
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YRBSS
The YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include...
Cancer
Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry is the central database of information on all cancers diagnosed or
treated in Oklahoma since January 1, 1997.
Oklahoma Statute
63 OS 1-551 requires
all healthcare and health service providers to report specific information on every cancer
case diagnosed or treated in Oklahoma. Data sharing agreements with surrounding
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Injury
The Board of Health and the Commissioner of Health mandated statewide reporting of
hospitalized and fatal traumatic brain injuries, traumatic spinal cord injuries, burns,
and submersions. Information is abstracted from Medical Examiner reports, death certificates,
hospital medical records, newspaper clippings
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