{"id":8927,"date":"2022-04-28T07:54:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=8927"},"modified":"2022-04-28T07:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T11:54:33","slug":"virginia-department-of-health-launches-new-epidemiology-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2022-news-releases\/virginia-department-of-health-launches-new-epidemiology-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Department of Health Launches New Epidemiology Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u2013 April 28, 2022
\n<\/strong>Media Contact:\u00a0 <\/strong>Brookie Crawford, brookie.crawford@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Virginia Department of Health Launches New Epidemiology Reports <\/strong><\/p>\n

RICHMOND, VA<\/strong> \u2013 The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is launching a new section on the Data Portal<\/a> page on the VDH website called Epidemiology Reports.<\/p>\n

VDH\u2019s data portal provides a convenient access point for public health-related data for Virginia. The new Epidemiology Reports section will contain reports that are a collaboration between various epidemiologists and data scientists at VDH on important public health topics.<\/p>\n

The new Epidemiology Reports page can be found here: www<\/a>.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/epidemiology-reports\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first two reports we are posting address key issues that result in harm or death that have been on the increase, both in Virginia and nationwide,\u201d said State Health Commissioner Colin M. Greene, MD, MPH<\/strong>. \u201cMore importantly, these health conditions have been shown to be amenable to intervention, and are thus topics that demand attention and collaboration across our communities and our Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to provide a new regular series of short reports for the general public, health professionals and policymakers that focus on key aspects of major public health issues in Virginia and highlight the work of VDH epidemiologists,\u201d said State Epidemiologist Lilian Peake, MD, MPH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The first two reports to be added to the Epidemiology Reports sections are Self-Harm and Suicide Among Virginia Youth Aged 9-18 Years, 2015-2021<\/em> and Alcohol-Related Death in Virginia, 2016-2020<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the first report, Self-Harm and Suicide Among Virginia Youth Aged 9-18 Years, 2015-2021<\/em>, VDH examined self-harm and suicide among youth aged 9-18 years in Virginia using data from 2016-2021 for emergency department (ED) visits, 2016-2020 for nonfatal inpatient hospitalizations, and 2015-2021 for deaths by suicide.<\/p>\n

Key findings from this report include:<\/p>\n