Data Visualization

Original Visualization (AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Explore the impact of the new 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines on hypertension prevalence in the US adult population, the number of US adults with hypertension, and the prevalence and number of adults now recommended pharmacological treatment to control blood pressure.

Map (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute)

The annual County Health Rankings measures county-level health factors (obesity, smoking, food access, income, housing etc.) for all counties in the United States. The site also includes a Roadmaps to Health Action Center section that provides guidance and tools to help communities take action.

Map (Centers for Disease Control)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created maps to illustrate the prevalence of self-reported obesity among U.S. adults by state and territory according results from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys.

Interactive Visualization (AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Examine reported consumption of low calorie sweetened beverages and sugar-sweetened beverages in US children/adolescents and adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). Explore reported intakes according to NHANES cycle and categories of age, race/ethnicity, and sex.

Interactive Visualization (AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Explore trends in numbers of deaths, crude mortality rates, and age-standardized mortality rates according to specific cardiovascular diseases in the US using data from CDC WONDER. Explore these mortality statistics according to year, age, race/ethnicity, and gender.

Interactive Visualization (AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Examine prevalence of normotension, prehypertension, and hypertension in the US adult population using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). Explore prevalence according to NHANES cycle and categories of age, race/ethnicity, sex, education, and income.

Interactive Visualization (AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

Examine prevalence of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in the US adult population using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). Explore prevalence according to NHANES cycle and categories of age, race/ethnicity, sex, education, and income.

Map (Centers for Disease Control)

The chronic disease indicators (CDI) are a set of surveillance indicators developed by consensus among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD).

Map (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)

The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation has developed an interactive visualization based on indicators that speak to the state of health in the United States at the county level for both sexes.

Map (Centers for Disease Control)

The American Community Survey is an ongoing survey, facilitated by the United States Census Bureau, that provides vital population information on a yearly basis about the nation. The data from this survey is used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create static maps that highlight several Social Determinants of Health at a county and state level.

Map (Centers for Disease Control)

The 500 Cities Project provides city- and census tract-level small area estimates for the largest 500 Cities in the United States. These data are derived from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and have been incorporated into interactive and static maps.