Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-6:
Low Birthweight < 2500 Grams by County, Upstate, NYS 1996-1998
Rates per 1,000 live births

 

Cortland County Upstate New York State
Year Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
1996 28 4.8 10,756 8.8 20,305 7.7
1997 26 4.6 9,639 7 20,145 7.8
1998 37 6.1 9,668 7. 0 20,212 7.8
NYS 2001 Goal   5.5

Source: Vital Statistics of New York State , 1996-1998  

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
50 Clinton Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org