Welcome to the Healthy Dane.org site

The Healthy Dane hospital and public health partners are pleased to make this source of reliable, current community health and population data available to our Dane County community. We invite community organizations, planners, policy makers, educational institutions and residents to use this site as a tool to understand and track community health issues, and plan strategies for improvement.

Compared to WI Counties, Dane has a value of 11.5 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 12.7 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 15.6.

Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate due to Diabetes
(Compared to WI Counties)

Compared to WI Counties, Dane has a value of 2.4% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 7.0% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 10.8%.

Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy
(Compared to WI Counties)

Compared to WI Counties, Dane has a value of 7.1% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 7.1% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 7.9%.

Babies with Low Birthweight
(Compared to WI Counties)

Compared to WI Counties, Dane has a value of 1.6 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 1.7 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 2.3.

Age-Adjusted Hospitalization Rate due to Uncontrolled Diabetes
(Compared to WI Counties)

Compared to the WI Value (1.3%), Dane has a value of 1.1% which is lower and better.

Babies with Very Low Birthweight
(Compared to WI State Value)

Compared to WI Counties, Dane has a value of 5.4 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 10.5 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 13.9.

Teen Birth Rate: 15-19
(Compared to WI Counties)

Community Health Needs Assessment

The Healthy Dane partners use this data, as well as other local data sources and community input, to assess the health status of Dane County residents and identify important health issues facing Dane County. Please visit our websites to view our community health needs assessment reports and find more information about community action to address priority issues.

What is this tool?

This tool provides a one-stop resource for online access to community health indicators, promising practices, funding opportunities and local resources that impact the health of our community.

Explore Data

FIND HEALTH DATA

View more than 100 health, economic, social, and wellbeing indicators

FIND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

View demographic data on race, gender, ethnicity by zip code

FIND HEALTH DISPARITIES

Identify and learn about health disparities in our community

See How We Compare

TRACK PROGRESS

Track indicators compared to Healthy People 2030 Targets

COMPARE INDICATORS

Create a custom dashboard to compare indicators across different locations

Tools and Resources

FIND GRANTS

Find the most recent grant announcements from the national government and large foundations

CREATE REPORTS

Create a custom report for one location that includes promising practices, reports and funding opportunities

HEALTH EQUITY INDEX

A measure of social determinants correlated with preventable hospitalizations and premature death

FOOD INSECURITY INDEX

A measurement of food access correlated with economic and household hardship

MENTAL HEALTH INDEX

A measure of social determinants and health factors correlated with self-reported poor mental health

CHNA GUIDE

Use this guide to support your community health improvement efforts

MAPS

Locate geographic areas in Dane County with the zip code map, census tract map or GetFacts, an interactive mapping tool for WI demographics

REPORTS

View reports and documents related to health and wellness in your community

LOCATE PROMISING PRACTICES

Search our database of over 2,000 successful programs happening across the country

TOPIC CENTERS

Access indicators, promising practices, funding opportunities, reports, etc. organized by topic

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Locate resources that help make your community a healthier place

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