The following are the Health and Wellness measurements and indicators that Crow Wing Energized will be utilized to determine the impact of this grassroots movement over time.
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)1
- Established in 1984 by the CDC
- State-based system of health surveys that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury
- Every year, state health departments conduct monthly telephone surveillance using a standardized questionnaire among non-institutionalized adults (18+)
- More than 430,000 interviews conducted in 2011
- County Health Rankings2
- Collaboration between University of WI Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Ranks the health of nearly every county in the nation based on various data sources
- US Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts3
- Used for county-level demographics
- Used for county-level demographics
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings 2012. Accessible at www.countyhealthrankings.org.
3Accessible at: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
UWPHI County Health Rankings Health Outcomes Ranks and Data
| Measure of Morbidity | Cass County | Crow Wing County | Morrison County | Minnesota | National Benchmark |
| Poor or fair health, % of adults reporting fair or poor health (age-adjusted), 2004-2010 | 13% (8-19%) | 15% (10-21%) | 19% (12-28%) | 11% | 10% |
| Poor physical health days, average number of physically unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted), 2004-2010 | 3.0 (2.2-3.9) | 3.6 (2.4-4.9) | 3.4 (2.0-4.7) | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Poor mental health days, average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted), 2004-2010 | 3.5 (2.1-5.0) | 3.5 (2.2-4.8) | 4.5 (2.9-6.2) | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Low birthweight, % of live births with low birthweight (< 2500 grams), 2002-2008 | 6.9% (5.9-7.9%) | 6.6% (5.9-7.2%) | 6.9% (6.0-7.8%) | 6.5% | 6% |
UWPHI County Health Rankings Health Behaviors Ranks and Data
| Health Behavior Category | Health Behavior Measure | Cass County | Crow Wing County | Morrison County | Minnesota | National Benchmark |
| Tobacco Use | Adult smoking, % of adults that report smoking ≥ 100 cigarettes and currently smoking, 2004-2010 | 20% (15-27%) | 18% (14-23%) | 24% (17-33%) | 18% | 14% |
| Diet & Exercise | Adult obesity, % of adults that report a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, 2009 | 28% (23-33%) | 25% (21-30%) | 29% (23-35%) | 26% | 25% |
| Physical inactivity, % of adults aged 20 and over reporting no leisure time physical activity, 2009 | 23% (18-28%) | 19% (15-23%) | 22% (17-27%) | 19% | 21% | |
| Alcohol Use | Excessive drinking, binge plus heavy drinking, 2004-2010 | 20% (14-29%) | 20% (16-25%) | 24% (17-34%) | 19% | 8% |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths per 100,000 population, 2002-2008 | 27 (19-34) | 18 (14-22) | 23 (17-29) | 13 | 12 | |
| Sexual Activity | Sexually transmitted infections, chlamydia rate per 100,000 population, 2009 | 181 | 179 | 85 | 272 | 84 |
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 female population, ages 15-19, 2002-2008 | 52 (46-57) | 35 (32-39) | 30 (26-33) | 27 | 22 |