Definition of Terms

Access to Baby and Child Dentistry

IDPH Oral Health Bureau, ABCD program page

Literally "without cells." Generally refers to newly developed pertussis vaccines.

• The percent of women delivered during a given time period who had their first prenatal visit in the first trimester (first 13 weeks) of pregnancy.
• The percent of women delivered during a given time period who received an appropriate number of prenatal visits adjusted for trimester of entry and gestational age of infant at birth (Kessner or Kotelchuck Index).

Mortality or death rate that has been adjusted for age distribution.

A rate that is statistically modified to eliminate the effect of different age distributions in the population over time, or between different populations. For example, age-adjusting allows one to compare rates between two counties, even though County A has an older population than County B. Age-adjusted rates are commonly seen for mortality and morbidity. The 1940 U.S. Standard Million Population is used in most cases.

Reported as an annual rate per 1,000:

Reported as an annual rate per 1,000:

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

IDPH HIV Program

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Measure of how much of the disease burden could be eliminated if the exposure were eliminated. Alternately, the rate of a disease or other outcome in exposed individuals that can be attributed to the exposure.

Building and Strengthening Iowa Community Support for Nutrition and Physical Activity

IDPH Bureau of Nutrition and Health Promotion, BASICS program page