Detroit Data & Mapping

Projects Detroit population statistics and data onto maps of Detroit Subcommunities.

Source: Data Driven Detroit
Time Frame: (as of June, 2010) 2005-2008
Available at: http://datadrivendetroit.org/data-mapping/

  

MDCH Health Statistics Tables

This page provides health statistics tables for Michigan and its counties, health departments and cities. This web site has tables of numbers, rates and other figures regarding infant mortality, preventable hospitalizations, live births, mortality, population and sexually transmitted diseases. You will be provided with a list of all available tables for a selected region. The region can include the entire state of Michigan or a specific county, local health department, or minor civil division (city, township, or other municipality with population over 10,000)

Source: Michigan Department of Community Health
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Varies; most recent data is from 2009
Available at: http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/CHI/indexVer2.asp#cities OR http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2944---,00.html

Above: Sample Health Statistics Profile

SEER-Medicare Linked Database

There are a large number of people and records per person in the SEER-Medicare data. Given the vast amount of data, the term SEER-Medicare data actually refers to a series of files. One file includes SEER data. The remaining files are the Medicare files for specific types of service, e.g. hospital, physician, outpatient, etc.There are two cohorts of people included in the SEER-Medicare data -- persons with cancer and a random sample of Medicare beneficiaries who do not have cancer. The "non-cancer" group is drawn from a random 5 percent sample of Medicare beneficiaries residing in the SEER areas.

 

The SEER-Medicare data have great potential utility for a variety of analyses.

• Overview of the SEER-Medicare Data: Content, Research Applications, and Generalizability to the US Elderly Population;
• Use of the SEER-Medicare Data to Measure:
• Patient Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics;
• Comorbidity;
• Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Screening;
• Cancer Surgery;
• Radiation Therapy (includes codes to identify radiation therapy);
• Chemotherapy Use (includes codes to identify chemotherapy);
• Complications of Cancer Treatment;
• Surveillance After Cancer Treatment;
• Cancer Relapse;
• Physician Characteristics;
• Hospital Characteristics;
• Health Care Costs Related to Cancer Treatment.

Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Medicare

Time frame: (as of June, 2010) The current SEER-Medicare linkage includes all Medicare eligible persons appearing in the SEER data through 2005 and their Medicare claims through 2007.

Available at: http://healthservices.cancer.gov/seermedicare/

SEER*Stat Software

The SEER*Stat statistical software provides a convenient, intuitive mechanism for the analysis of SEER and other cancer-related databases. It is a powerful PC tool to view individual cancer records and to produce statistics for studying the impact of cancer on a population. SEER*Stat software is distributed with the SEER Research Data and you must have access to the data before using the software.

 

Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Latest Release: Version 6.6.2 - April 13, 2010
Available at: http://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/index.html

Health Disparity Measures in HD*Calc

The Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc) is statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD). HD*Calc was created as an extension of SEER*Stat that allows the user to import SEER data and other population based health data to calculate any of eight disparity measurements.

Cross sectional and trend data (e.g., cancer rates, survival, stage at diagnosis) categorized by disparity groups (e.g., area-socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, geographic areas) can be used with HD*Calc to generate four absolute and seven relative summary measures of disparity. The results are displayed as tables and charts, which may be exported for use in other applications.

Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Latest Release: Version 1.1.0 - January 13, 2010
Available at: http://seer.cancer.gov/hdcalc/

ACS Statistics for 2010

The American Cancer Society tracks cancer occurrence, including the number of deaths, cases, and how long people survive after diagnosis. ACS also tracks data regarding behaviors that influence the risk of developing cancer and the use of screening tests.

Statistics for 2010 (availble in PDF format): Cancer Facts & Figures, Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures, Breast Cancer Facts & Figures, Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos, Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures

Source: American Cancer Society

Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Lists data from 2009 and projections for 2010; archives contain statistics from 2000-2009

Available at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp?from=fast

SEER Monographs

Each SEER Monograph focuses on a specific topic. Recent monographs include:

• 2008
• An Update on Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999-2004
• 2007
• Selected Comparisons of Measures of Health Disparities: A Review Using Databases Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives
• SEER Survival Monograph: Cancer Survival Among Adults: US SEER Program, 1988-2001, Patient and Tumor Characteristics
• 2006
• Cancer Epidemiology in Older Adolescents and Young Adults 15 to 29 Years of Age, Including SEER Incidence and Survival: 1975-2000
• Cancer Incidence in Four Member Countries (Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan) of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) Compared with US SEER

New Malignancies Among Cancer Survivors: SEER Cancer Registries, 1973-2000
Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)
Time frame: (as of June, 2010) Publications from 1996-2008 listing data from 1973-2004
Availabe at: http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/monographs.html