HEALTH

With changes to TennCare occuring and health care costs rising, health issues are an important part of the discussion about quality of life in Hamilton County. CRC will build on its long history of involvement in analyzing local health data.

CRC and Health

CRC has provided data analysis and support to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Health Council. This includes three Hamilton County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys (1995, 1999, and 2004) and two Hamilton County Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (1998 and 2002). Currently, CRC is the evaluation and monitoring partner in Project Access, a $2 million federally funded initiative by the Hamilton County Medical Society to provide health care to the uninsured.

Publications and Data

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2000)

Reducing Risks, Expanding Opportunities: A Report on Community Health (May 1996)

Projects in Progress

CRC is currently holding roundtables with community health care and social service providers as well as current and former TennCare recipients to discuss the impact of the recent changes in TennCare coverage. CRC is also examining statewide data to assess the effects of the TennCare cuts throughout the state.

Related Links

Health Information Tennessee (HIT)

Centers for Disease Control

Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts

Hamilton County Health Department

National Center for Health Statistics

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services