The MetroWest Health Data Book is a compendium of data and analyses on significant demographic and health indicators for the MetroWest region. In 2005, the Foundation updated the data book and atlases to provide an expanded look at these health indicators, inlcuding a new chapter on enviromental health and ethnic and racial health disparities.

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• Community Profile - Population Projections 2000-2030
  • Metropolitan Area Planning Council Population Projections
  • Projected Population Change
    
    
• Community Profile - Demographics from U.S. Census 2000
  
  
• Community Profile - Assets and Economic Status
  
  
• Results from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey 2004-2006 (18 and older)
  • Self-Perceived Health Status
  • Access
  • Risk Behavior (Smoking, Drinking, Diet & Physical Activity, Drugs)
  • Screening
  • Clinical Prevention
  • Health Conditions
    
    
• Risk and Protective Behaviors and Screening - Adults and Children and Youth
  
  
• Risk Behavior - Crime Rates
  
  
• Safety Net and Access to Care
  
  
• Births
  
  
• Service Delivery - Mental Health Substance Abuse
  
  
• Emergency Room Visits 2002-2005
  
  
• Hospital Discharge Data by Town 1999-2002 and by Region, Race and Ethnicity 2003-2005
  
  
• Mortality 1999-2002 by Town and 2003-2005 by Region, Race and Ethnicity
  
  
• Health Disparities 2003 and Before (See above for more recent years.)
  • Results from Behavorial Risk Factor Survey
  • Mortality
  • Hospitalization Data 1999-2002
    
    
• Environment
  
  
• Infectious Diseases