Self Guided Analysis of CDC PLACES data using Python.
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Data Introduction:
WHAT: PLACES releases estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillence System for 36 measures across six catagories: Disability, Health Outcomes, Health Status, Health Risk Behaviors, Prevention, and Social Determinants of Health.
WHO: PLACES data is produced by the CDC, the Robert Woods Foundation, and the CDC Foundation
WHERE: PLACES collects data based on County, Places, Census Tracts, and Zip Code Tabulated Area for all 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
WHEN: The 2023 report includes estimates based on data from 2021 and 2020.
Project Specifics:
This analysis compares 4 health risk factors to 3 indicators of poor health status.
All values represent average percentiles.
County level data was chosen for a wholistic geographic view.