Center for Health Data and Analysis

The Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA) collects and analyzes health data on the Rhode Island population and uses the data to identify health problems among the state's population and subgroups. CHDA also supports health programs in their health planning and evaluation efforts.  State-wide data systems provide a variety of health statistics, including health status, health care utilization, health insurance coverage, health risk behaviors, hospitalizations, natality (birth certificate), and mortality (death certificate).

Selected surveys from data sets include the following:

Hospital Discharge Data (HDD)
Data on inpatient discharges from licensed acute care hospitals in Rhode Island, including patient demographics, clinical items, and hospital charges. Can be used to measure health status and outcomes, health care utilization, and access to health care, and for other public health purposes. Public use data files are available.

Emergency Department (ED) and Observation (OBS) Data
Data on emergency department visits and observation stays from licensed acute care hospitals in Rhode Island, including patient demographics, clinical items and hospital charges. Can be used to measure health status and outcomes, ED utilization, access to health care, for injury surveillance and other public health purposes. Public use data files will be made available. Data collection began with discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2005.

Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (BRFS) measures a number of health risk behaviors among adults 18 years and older, including smoking, exercise, diet, alcohol consumption, healthcare coverage, and health status.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a survey of students in grades 9-12 and measures health risk behaviors that contribute to  injuries; tobacco, alcohol and other drug use; unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical inactivity.