Chronic Disease - CDI - Overview

Overview

BACKGROUND

The Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) is a cross-cutting set of 97 indicators that were developed by consensus and that allows states, territories and large metropolitan areas to uniformly define, collect, and report chronic disease data that are—

• Important to public health practice
• Available for states, territories and large metropolitan areas

In addition to providing access to indicator data, the CDI Web site serves as a gateway to additional information and data resources.

Cross-cutting

CDI are divided into eight categories that represent a wide spectrum of conditions and risk factors as well as social context:

• Physical activity and nutrition
• Tobacco and alcohol use
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Arthritis
• Overarching conditions
• Other diseases and risk factors

Consensus

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) originally worked with epidemiologists and chronic disease program directors at the state and federal level to select, prioritize, and define 73 chronic disease indicators. The first set of indicators was published in 1999, with state-specific data published the following year. In 2001 the content of both reports became available online. In 2002, CSTE adopted a revised and expanded set of indicators—Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Position Statement: Revise Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI)—to reflect expert and stakeholder recommendations.* (PDF–111KB)
This site presents the most up-to-date CDI definitions. The Chronic Disease Indicators are a collaborative effort of the following organizations:

• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists* (CSTE)
• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors* (NACDD)
• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Uniform/Available

For each indicator

• Consistent methods for conducting analyses were established to provide data that can be compared across geographic areas.
• Surveillance data are available for the majority of states and large metropolitan areas.
• A comprehensive definition was established, comprising the following elements:
  • Demographic group
  • Numerator
  • Denominator
  • Measures of frequency
  • Time period for case definition
  • Background
  • Significance
  • Limitations of indicator
  • Data resources
  • Limitations of data resources
  • Healthy People 2010 objectives

Important

• Indicators are related to diseases/conditions with substantial public health burden.
• Indicators are consistent with Healthy People 2010 measures where possible.

Gateway

The definition for each indicator includes a hyperlink to additional information and data resources. These include—
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Alcohol and Public Health
Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS)
State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System
National Program of Cancer Registries
State Cancer Profiles
NCI SEER
CDC WONDER
Health-Related Quality of Life
United States Renal Data System (USRDS)*
Current Population Survey, American Community Survey
U.S. Census Bureau
National Diabetes Surveillance System
CDC: Arthritis Data and Statistics
National Oral Health Surveillance System

USES

The Chronic Disease Indicators facilitate and standardize surveillance for states, territories and large metropolitan areas.

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