Factors that Influence Health

The conditions and the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age are all factors that influence health. Things like one’s financial situation, education, neighborhood, relationships and healthcare options have an impact on health and can contribute to the quality and length of life, health outcomes, and contribute to disparities and inequities.

View the five factors that can influence community health below with the corresponding data.

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Factors that Influence Health Data

  • Economic Stability

    • Employment
    • Income & Living Wage
    • Poverty*
    • Public Assistance Income
    • Income Inequality
    • Costs of Housing
    • Community Corner

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  • Education Access and Quality

    • Educational Attainment*
    • Reading & Math Scores*
    • Disconnected Youth
    • School Funding Adequacy
    • School Segregation
    • Health Literacy
    • Community Corner

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  • Healthcare Access and Quality

    • Provider Access
    • Insurance Access*
    • Medical Debt
    • Oral Health & Dental Visits
    • Preventable Hospital Stays*
    • Cancer Screening
    • Community Corner

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  • Neighborhood and Built Environment

    • Housing Conditions & Insecurity
    • Neighborhood Design
    • Access to Parks
    • Broadband Access
    • Community Corner

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  • Social and Community Context

    • Crime
    • Youth Sexual Violence
    • Youth Bullying & Mistreatment
    • Civic Engagement
    • Social Associations
    • Multigenerational Households
    • Community Corner

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