Using ESSENCE to Meet Local Needs for Mental Health Data: Query & Results

Mental health is a common and costly concern; it is estimated that nearly 20 percent of adults in the United States live with a mental illness [1] and that more money is spent on mental illness than any other medical condition [2]. One spillover effect of unmet mental health needs may be increasing emergency department utilization. National analysis by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H-CUP) found a 55% increase in emergency department visits for depression, anxiety, and stress reactions between 2006- 2013 [3].

June 18, 2019

Tracking drug-related overdoses at the local level: Using Syndromic Surveillance in the CO-NCR

The United States is in the midst of a drug crisis; drug-related overdoses are the leading cause of unintentional death in the country. In Colorado the rate of fatal drug overdose increased 68% from 2002-2014 (9.7 deaths per 100,000 to 16.3 per 100,000, respectively), and non-fatal overdose also increased during this time period (23% increase in emergency department visits since 2011).

January 25, 2018

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