From Governing’s
February 2004 issue

Introduction

Sources for Graphical Data


PUBLIC HEALTH

50-state table on page 28:
News Release, 9/2/03
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030902.html

Map on page 31:
"National Immunization Survey," 2002 estimated coverage by state
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nip/coverage/NIS/figures/02/02-map-menu.htm

Maps on page 32:
"Obesity Trends, 1991-2001"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/prev_reg.htm
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/maps/
obesity_trends_2001_508.pdf

Map on page 34:
Accredited public health schools
Association of Schools of Public Health
www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200

MENTAL HEALTH

Map on page 38:
Percentage of residents who report poor mental health, 2001
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts Online
www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=
compare&category=Health+Status&subcategory=
Mental+Health&topic=Percent+Reporting+Poor+Mental+Health

Map on page 40:
Medicaid spending by states on inpatient mental health care, FY 2002
MEDSTAT Group Inc.
"Mental" tab on this Excel table:
www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/120/
Medicaid_Long_Term_Care_Expenditures,_FY2002

Bar chart on page 42:
Implementation of evidence-based services by state mental health agencies, 2001
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute
http://nri.rdmc.org/Profiles01/02EBP2001.pdf

50-state table on page 43:
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute
State Mental Health Agency Revenue and Expenditure Report, 2001
http://nri.rdmc.org/revexpreport.cfm

LONG-TERM CARE

Bar and pie charts on page 48:
"Medicaid Long-Term Care Expenditures, FY 2002" (Excel table)
MEDSTAT Group Inc.
www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/120/
Medicaid_Long_Term_Care_Expenditures,_FY2002

50-state table on page 49:
"Medicaid Long-Term Care Expenditures, FY 2002" (Excel table)
MEDSTAT Group Inc.
"TotLTC" tab on this Excel table:
www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/120/
Medicaid_Long_Term_Care_Expenditures,_FY2002

Note: Governing did the calculations for institutional and home care as % total LTC spending, using data from "TotHmCare," "NursHm," and "ICFMR" tabs on this Excel table:
www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/120/
Medicaid_Long_Term_Care_Expenditures,_FY2002

Map on page 52:
"Nursing Home Statistical Yearbook, 2002" — Table V-6
Cowles Research Group
Note: Governing had to pay for this report; the source organization is protective of proprietary information, so there is no online link to this data.

CHILDREN’S CARE

Map on page 58:
"Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2002 Data Update"
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
www.kff.org/uninsured/4154.cfm

50-state table on page 59:
"National Vital Statistics Report"
Vol. 52, No. 3, Sept. 18, 2003, Table 33 (Infant mortality rate)
CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/pdf/mortality/nvsr52_03t33.pdf

Map on page 60:
"Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2002 Data Update"
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
www.kff.org/uninsured/4154.cfm

Table on page 61:
"Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2001"
CDC/National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_216.pdf

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Bar chart on page 66:
"Covering Health Issues: A Sourcebook for Journalists"
Alliance for Health Reform
www.allhealth.org/sourcebook2002/ch7_2.html

50-state table on page 67:
"Medicaid Long-Term Care Expenditures, FY 2002" (Excel table)
MEDSTAT Group Inc.
"Drugs" tab on this Excel table:
www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/nb/doc/120/
Medicaid_Long_Term_Care_Expenditures,_FY2002

Bar chart on page 70:
"States Respond to Fiscal Pressure: State Medicaid Spending Growth and Cost Containment in Fiscal Years 2003 and 2004"
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
www.kff.org/medicaid/kcmu4137report.cfm

Small table on page 72:
"Out of Bounds: Rising Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors"
July 2003
Families USA
www.familiesusa.org/site/DocServer/Out_of_Bounds.pdf?docID=1522

Pie chart on page 72:
"Health Care Industry Market Update: Pharmaceuticals"
January 10, 2003
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov/reports/hcimu/hcimu_01102003.pdf

INSURANCE COVERAGE

Map on pages 76, 50-state table on page 78, and pie charts on pages 79 and 82:
"Health Insurance Coverage in America: 2002 Data Update"
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
www.kff.org/uninsured/4154.cfm