Division of Chronic Disease Prevention: Information for Action Reports

The Information for Action (IFA) is a one-page communication that provides relevant data to mobilize public health action. Each IFA includes a take home message, quick facts containing relevant data to support the take home message, language describing a public health opportunity and contact information. Data used in an IFA may come from the BRFSS, SPARCS, Vital Records or other population-based surveillance data systems. IFAs are available under the following categories:

Access to Quality Health Care

• IFA # 2011-8: Access to Oral Health Care and Diabetes (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-1: Access to Health Care and High Blood Pressure Control (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-10: Access to Eye Care and Visual Impairment (PDF)

Chronic Disease

Arthritis

• IFA # 2018-6: Percentage of adults with arthritis, New York State, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)
• IFA # 2018-2: The prevalence of arthritis is higher among veterans and active military personnel (PDF)
• IFA # 2018-1: Participation in arthritis education programs helps improve quality of life of working age adults with arthritis (PDF)
• IFA # 2016-1: Understanding county-level arthritis prevalence for strategic evidence-based program planning (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-3: New York adults with arthritis are at increased risk for falls and fall-related injuries (PDF)
• IFA # 2014-2: Arthritis as a potential barrier to physical activity among adults with obesity in New York State (NYS) (PDF)
• IFA # 2014-1: Arthritis-related limitations can restrict leisure-time physical activity (PDF)

Asthma

• IFA # 2011-6: Control Asthma Through the Implementation of the National Asthma Guidelines! (PDF)

Cardiovascular Disease

• IFA # 2018-8: Percentage of adults with diagnosed hypertension, by county, New York State, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-12: High Blood Pressure (HBP) Medication Use and HBP Control Among NYS Adults (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-12: Stroke Signs and Symptoms - FAST Media Campaign (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-2: Coronary Heart Disease Deaths in Women (PDF)

Cancer

• IFA # 2018-12: The HPV vaccine is cancer prevention. Routine vaccination in teens can prevent future cancers. (PDF)
• IFA # 2017-03: Gender and Age Differences in Melanoma Incidence in New York State (PDF)
• IFA # 2017-02: Age Restrictions for Indoor Tanning (PDF)
• IFA # 2017-01: Paid Leave for Cancer Screening (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-04: Obesity is a major cancer risk factor. Obesity-related cancers cause substantial illness and death in NYS (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-02: The HPV vaccine is cancer prevention. Routine vaccination in adolescents can prevent future cancers (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-01: One out of four NYS adults aged 50-75 years have never received life-saving colorectal cancer screening tests (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-11: Cancer survivorship care plans are underutilized by health professionals in NYS (PDF,)

Diabetes

• IFA # 2018-9: Percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes, by county, New York State, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-7: County-Level Burden of Diabetes (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-8: Testing for high blood sugar among New York State adults does not meet clinical guidelines (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-4: End Stage Renal Disease: Costly, but Preventable (PDF)
• IFA # 2012-01: Diabetes Self Management (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-11: Diabetes and Frequent Mental Distress (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-4: Dual Epidemics of Diabetes and Obesity (PDF)

Prediabetes

• IFA # 2018-10: Percentage of adults with diagnosed prediabetes, by county, New York State, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)

Multiple Chronic Diseases

• IFA # 2011-4: Dual Epidemics of Diabetes and Obesity (PDF)

Disability and Health

• IFA # 2015-6: Persons with disability are an important demographic group in New York State (NYS) (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-5: Strategies to reduce obesity must be inclusive of persons with disability (PDF)
• IFA # 2014-3: Chronic Disease Prevention and Self-Management Programs are Important for New Yorkers with Disabilities (PDF)

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, Healthy Children

• IFA # 2013-10: Changes to Student Weight Status Reporting Improves Data Quality (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-06: Rates of Student Obesity are Significantly Higher in High Need School Districts (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-05: One-third of School-age Children in New York State (exclusive of New York City) are Overweight or Obese (PDF)
• IFA # 2012-02: Pediatric Health Care Providers Play an Important Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-9: Breastfeeding in Hospitals (PDF)

Obesity

• IFA # 2018-03: Prevalence of Obesity among New York State Adults by County, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)
• IFA # 2015-04: Obesity is a major cancer risk factor. Obesity-related cancers cause substantial illness and death in NYS (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-10: Changes to Student Weight Status Reporting Improves Data Quality (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-06: Rates of Student Obesity are Significantly Higher in High Need School Districts (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-05: One-third of School-age Children in New York State (exclusive of New York City) are Overweight or Obese (PDF)
• IFA # 2012-02: Pediatric Health Care Providers Play an Important Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-4: Dual Epidemics of Diabetes and Obesity (PDF)

Physical Activity and Nutrition

Physical Activity

• IFA # 2018-05: Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among NYS Adults by County, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)

Nutrition

• IFA # 2018-07: Perceived Food Security among New York State Adults by County, BRFSS 2016
• IFA # 2018-04: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among New York State Adults by County, BRFSS 2016 (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-9: New Yorkers realize the importance of reducing sodium and support lower sodium food choices in restaurants and food company products (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-1: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Public Opinion Poll: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Bans in Childcare Centers, Afterschool Programs, and Schools (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-2: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Public Opinion Poll: Healthy Drink Options in Kids' Fast Food Meals (PDF)
• IFA # 2013-3: Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Public Opinion Poll: Sports Drinks versus Soda and other Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (PDF)
• IFA # 2012-3: iChoose600 Media Campaign^® (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-5: Child Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption (PDF)
• IFA # 2011-3: Sodium Reduction and High Blood Pressure Control (PDF)

Public Opinion

• Infographic: Breastfeeding (PDF)
• Infographic: Cancer Prevention and Control (PDF)
• Infographic: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine (PDF)
• Infographic: Nutrition (PDF)
• Infographic: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (PDF)
• Infographic: Tobacco and E-Cigarettes (PDF)
• Public Opinion Survey Report, 2016 (PDF)

Tobacco

• Reports, Brochures and Fact Sheets

Unintentional Injuries

• IFA # 2011-7: Fall Injuries in Older Adults (PDF)

Worksites

• IFA # 2013-7: Smaller worksites (with fewer than 500 employees) remain the priority for worksite wellness promotion in New York State (PDF)