Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Federally Qualified Health Centers, Illinois

The purposes of the map are to identify areas with increased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates, educate the public and stakeholders on the burden of colorectal cancer in Illinois, and assist with future collaborative efforts toward reducing the burden of colorectal cancer among Illinois residents. The main planned future collaborative effort this map is intended to assist with is to help the Illinois Cancer Partnership (ICP) and stakeholders identify FQHC’s that serve counties with high incidence and/or mortality rates in order to collaborate with the local FQHC in the ICP’s efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening and decrease colorectal cancer mortality in the most efficient and effective approach.

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National Center for Health Statistics (2006-2010) Mortality data as of April 2013; Illinois State Cancer Registry (2006-2010) Incidence data as of November 2012; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Data Warehouse, Federally Qualified Health Center data as of July 10, 2013.

County-level colorectal cancer mortality rates from the National Center for Health Statistics and county-level colorectal cancer incidence rates from the Illinois State Cancer Registry were imported into ArcGIS to overlay colorectal cancer mortality rates onto colorectal cancer incidence rates. In addition, ArcGIS was used to geocode the locations of Federally Qualified Health Centers obtained through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These geocoded locations were plotted overtop both incidence and mortality rates.

Benjamin Arbise, Statistical Research Specialist , Illinois Department of Public Health
(217) 558-2662
ben.arbise@illinois.gov

Arbise, Benjamin MPH, CHES, Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control; Amerson, Nancy, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control; Moody, Conny, MBA, Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of Health Promotion. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.