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Newly Identified Confirmed Chronic Hepatitis C Age 15-34 Year 2007-2016 Health
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2022-10-17T20:05:23.000ZThis data set provides an estimate of the number of people aged 15-34 years with newly identified confirmed chronic (or past/present) hepatitis C infection, by county and by year. The dataset is limited to persons aged 15 to 34 because hepatitis C infection is usually asymptomatic for decades after infection occurs. Cases are usually identified because they have finally become symptomatic, or they were screened. Until very recently, screening for hepatitis C was not routinely performed. This makes it very challenging to identify persons with recent infection. Limiting the age of newly identified patients to 15-34 years makes it more likely that the cases included in the dashboard were infected fairly recently. It is not meant to imply that the opioid crisis’ effect on hepatitis C transmission is limited to younger people. The process by which case counts are determined is as follows: Case reports, which include lab test results and address data, are sent to Pennsylvania’s electronic disease surveillance system (PA-NEDSS). Confirmation status is determined by public health investigators who evaluate test results against the CDC case definition for hepatitis C in place for the year in which the patient was first reported (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/hepatitis-c-chronic/). Reportable disease data, including hepatitis C, is extracted from PA-NEDSS, combined with similar data sent by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH, which uses a separate surveillance system), and sent to CDC. Case data sent to CDC (from PA-NEDSS and PDPH combined) are used to create a statewide reportable disease dataset. This statewide file was used to generate the dashboard dataset. Note that the term that CDC has used to denote persons with hepatitis C infection that is not known to be acute has switched back and forth between “Hepatitis C, past or present” and “Hepatitis C, chronic” over the past several years. The CDC case definition for hepatitis C, chronic (or past or present) changed in 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016. Persons reported as confirmed in one year may not have been considered confirmed in another year. For example, patients with a positive radioimmunoblot assay (RIBA) or elevated enzyme immunoassay (EIA) signal-to-cutoff level were counted as confirmed in 2012, but not counted as confirmed in 2016. Data sent to CDC’s National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System use a measure for aggregating cases by year called the MMWR year. The MMWR, or the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, is an official publication by CDC and the means by which CDC has historically presented aggregated case count data. Since data in the MMWR are presented by week, the MMWR year always starts on the Sunday closest to Jan 1 and ends on the Saturday closest to Dec 31. The most recent year for which case counts are finalized is 2016. Annual case counts are finalized in May of the following year. The patient zip code, as submitted to PA-NEDSS, is used to determine the case’s county of residence at the time of initial case report. In some instances, the patient zip code is unavailable. In those circumstances, the zip code of the provider that ordered the lab test is used as a proxy for patient zip code. Users should note that the state prison system routinely screens all incoming inmates for hepatitis C. If these inmates are determined to be confirmed cases, they are assigned to the county in which they were incarcerated when their confirmed hepatitis C was first identified. Hepatitis C case counts in counties with state prisons should be interpreted cautiously in light of this enhanced screening activity.
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Delinquency Disposition Rate per Juvenile Population CY 2018 by County Map
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2020-09-08T19:15:28.000ZThere were 22,023 delinquency dispositions in Pennsylvania during Calendar Year (CY) 2018. This represents a 1.3% decrease from 2017 and a 13.4% decrease since 2014. Allegheny County reported a decrease of 17.0% from 2017 to 2018, and Philadelphia County reported a 5.9% decrease for this time period. One-third of the total dispositions occurred in the four jurisdictions reporting more than 1,000 dispositions; these jurisdictions include Philadelphia, Allegheny, York, and Delaware.<br />This dataset is contained within the Juvenile Court Judges' Commissions 2018 Juvenile Court Annual Report; this report provides an overview of Pennsylvania juvenile court statistics, during 2018 and preceding years, to measure and quantify work across the state by juvenile justice professionals.<br />In Pennsylvania, juvenile court jurisdiction extends over individuals who have been alleged to have committed a delinquent act, as defined by 42.<br />Pa. C. S. § 6301 et seq., on or after their tenth birthday and prior to reaching eighteen years of age. Juvenile court supervision can extend until the<br />individual is twenty-one years of age if the individual is currently under supervision. Age for purposes of this section was calculated from the<br />juvenile’s date of birth to the date of the offense in the written allegation.
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Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title III Performance Accountability Metrics PY 2017-2018 - Current Annual Labor and Industry
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2022-06-09T15:50:25.000ZA comprehensive collection of data that assesses the effectiveness of Pennsylvania in achieving positive outcomes for individuals served by the workforce development system’s Title III Wagner-Peyser (Labor Exchange) program. Data is compiled in compliance with US Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration guidance on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Performance Accountability. Data is available for the state and each of the CareerLink® offices in the commonwealth.
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Annual Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases per 100,000 Individuals in Pennsylvania and Newly Diagnosed HIV Cases Among Individuals Using Injection Drugs per 100,000 Individuals Estimated with Drug Use Disorder
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2023-06-07T13:30:59.000ZThis indicator includes the count and rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV through injection drug use per 100,000 individuals estimated to have Drug Use Disorder.
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Delinquency Disposition Rate per Juvenile Population CY 2018 by County Chart
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2020-09-08T19:11:57.000ZThere were 22,023 delinquency dispositions in Pennsylvania during Calendar Year (CY) 2018. This represents a 1.3% decrease from 2017 and a 13.4% decrease since 2014. Allegheny County reported a decrease of 17.0% from 2017 to 2018, and Philadelphia County reported a 5.9% decrease for this time period. One-third of the total dispositions occurred in the four jurisdictions reporting more than 1,000 dispositions; these jurisdictions include Philadelphia, Allegheny, York, and Delaware.<br />This dataset is contained within the Juvenile Court Judges' Commissions 2018 Juvenile Court Annual Report; this report provides an overview of Pennsylvania juvenile court statistics, during 2018 and preceding years, to measure and quantify work across the state by juvenile justice professionals.<br />In Pennsylvania, juvenile court jurisdiction extends over individuals who have been alleged to have committed a delinquent act, as defined by 42.<br />Pa. C. S. § 6301 et seq., on or after their tenth birthday and prior to reaching eighteen years of age. Juvenile court supervision can extend until the<br />individual is twenty-one years of age if the individual is currently under supervision. Age for purposes of this section was calculated from the<br />juvenile’s date of birth to the date of the offense in the written allegation.
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Emissions Inventory System (EIS) Emissions 2017 - Current Semi-Annual County Environmental Protection
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2021-07-27T14:37:45.000ZEPA's Emissions Inventory System (EIS) contains information about sources that emit criteria air pollutants (CAPs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The EIS includes estimates of annual air pollutant emissions from point, non-point, and mobile sources in the Pennsylvania counties. EPA collects information about emission sources and releases an updated version of the NEI database every three years. The data made available in the NEI are used for air dispersion modeling, regional strategy development, setting regulations, air toxins risk assessment, and tracking trends in emissions over time. The data derived in the State of Pennsylvania is published and searchable online on the www.pa.gov website. This data will be updated annually for the prior calendar year in the first Quarter of the following year.
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Individuals under Medical Assistance (Newly Eligible) Diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder CY 2015-Current Annual County Human Services
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2024-03-22T12:16:09.000ZThis dataset contains the total counts of PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Medical Assistance (MA) individuals diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) or OUD Poisoning. Also included are individuals receiving MAT (Medication assisted treatment - the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies for the treatment of substance use disorders.) NOT diagnosed in the same period. Limited to the Newly Eligible (Under the Medical Assistance Expansion Program. Find more information here: http://www.dhs.pa.gov/cs/groups/webcontent/documents/document/c_257436.pdf) segment of DHS population. Internally defined as DHS Category of Assistance = MG (Modified Adjusted Gross Income - MAGI) MG and Program Status = 91 (Newly Eligible). Counts are reported by Pennsylvania case county and covers calendar years 2015 -2018.
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Estimated Prevalence and New Diagnoses of HIV and HIV among Injection Drug Users 2012 - Current County Annual Health
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2022-10-17T20:02:56.000ZThis data set provides an estimate of the number of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease at the end of each year for 2012 through 2016 and the number of these persons who have injection drug use identified as the primary risk for having acquired the infection. The data sets also provides the number of new diagnoses of HIV Disease by county among all persons and among those with injection drug identified as the primary risk. These data are derived through HIV surveillance activities of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Laboratories and providers are required to report HIV test results for all individuals with a result that indicates the presence of HIV infection. These include detectable viral load results and CD4 results below 200 cells. These data are reported electronically to the Pennsylvania National Electronic Disease Surveillance System. The most recent patient address information obtained from all reports (both HIV and non-HIV reports) is used to identify last known county of residence in 2016. Cases are also matched to lists that identify individuals who have been reported to be living outside of Pennsylvania by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove cases that are presumed to have moved from Pennsylvania. Address data for Philadelphia County cases are extracted from the Pennsylvania enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System. IDU: use of non-prescribed injection drugs (e.g., heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, etc.) HIV Disease: Confirmed infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a stage of HIV Disease marked by a low CD4 count and/or certain co-morbid conditions.
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Count and Rate of Newly Diagnosed Cases of Hepatitis C per 1,000 Individuals with Drug Use Disorder January 2016 - Current Annual County Health
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2022-10-17T20:12:11.000ZThis indicator includes the count and rate of newly diagnosed cases of Hepatitis C per 1,000 individuals estimated to have Drug Use Disorder.
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Delinquency Dispositions CY 2014 - Current By County as Reported by the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 2022-10-17T20:12:49.000ZThis dataset represents the total number of delinquency dispositions processed by Pennsylvania juvenile courts in 2018. A disposition is defined as an allegation of delinquency disposed of by the juvenile probation department and/or the court. This dataset is contained within the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission’s Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Juvenile Court Annual Report; this report provides an overview of Pennsylvania juvenile court statistics, during 2018, to measure and quantify work across the state by juvenile justice professionals. In Pennsylvania, juvenile court jurisdiction extends over individuals who have been alleged to have committed a delinquent act, as defined by 42. Pa. C. S. § 6301 et seq., on or after their tenth birthday and prior to reaching eighteen years of age. Juvenile court supervision can extend until the individual is twenty-one years of age if the individual is currently under supervision. Age for purposes of this section was calculated from the juvenile’s date of birth to the date of the offense in the written allegation. Any one youth may be involved in a number of dispositions within a calendar year containing multiple allegations. There were 22,023 delinquency dispositions in Pennsylvania during 2018. This represents a 1.3% decrease from 2017 and a 13.4% decrease since 2014. Allegheny County reported a decrease of 17.0% from 2017 to 2018, and Philadelphia County reported a 5.9% decrease for this time period. One-third of the total dispositions occurred in the four jurisdictions reporting more than 1,000 dispositions; these jurisdictions include Philadelphia, Allegheny, York, and Delaware.