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Healthy Lifestyles
Access to exercise opportunities and grocery stores are increasing for the county's population. Adults are also eating more fruits and vegetables in their diet.
Featured Reports and Data
The Plan (CHIP) 2018-2021 has goals, SMART objectives, strategies and actions that community partners will address for the five priority areas.
See where Harris County stands across a number of diverse health indicators and measurements. Break out health data into a number of categories, including age, gender, and race and ethnicity.
The Community Health Assessment & Community Health Improvement reports inform data-driven local strategies to improve health outcomes and advance statewide goals.
Where does our data come from?
The data comes from a variety of state and national sources, including the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control, the American Community Survey and many state-specific sources. Most of the data is reported on an annual basis. Each indicator page includes the source of the data, the URL of the source, and when this data was last updated.
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- What is a Census Place?
- What is an age-adjusted rate?
- What do the green and red colors mean in charts?
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