Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems. It includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and in some cases asthma.
Childhood Lead Poisoning
Childhood Lead Poisoning
Lead has been banned in most consumer goods for decades, but old lead paint is still found in many of Maine's older homes, making it a persistent health threat.
Heart Attack
Heart Attack
A heart attack is a serious condition that typically requires emergency care. Tracking hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks can be used to examine possible time trends, seasonal trends, geographic differences, and to evaluate these differences by age, race and gender.
Cold-related Illness
Cold-related Illness
Cold-related illness is a weather-related condition that occurs when the body is exposed to c
Asthma
Asthma
Maine has some of the highest rates of asthma in the country. About 1 in 9 Mainers currently has asthma, compared to 1 in 12 nationally.
Radon
Radon
Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer overall, and the leading cause among people who do not smoke. Many households in Maine have unsafe levels of radon.
Track or Treat
Radon, arsenic, lead, ticks… these are just a few of the public health frights that may be haunting your neighborhood! Check out these Halloween cards and learn ways we can all keep safe from public health frights!
Cold-Related Illness Metadata: Near Real-Time Emergency Department Visits
Origin:
Near real-time emergency department visit data for cold-related illness are from the Maine CDC Infectious Disease Program’s syndromic surveillance system.
Dates Available:
2017 to date
Geographic Resolution:
State
Abstract:
The Maine EPHT program receives daily counts of emergency department visits for cold-related illness from syndromic surveillance data collected by the Infectious Disease Program at the Maine CDC.
The dataset contains the following measures: