Table 3Comparison of example measures for health domain of SDOH indices

MeasureData SourceSocial Vulnerability IndexOpportunity IndexSocial Determinants of Health DatabaseHealthiest CommunitiesUS Prosperity Index
Percentage of adults with no health insurance coverage US Census Bureau—ACSXXX
Percentage of adults with no health insurance coverage BRFSSX
Number of drug-related deaths CDC WONDERXX
Rate of death from drug poisoning CDCX
Smoking prevalence BRFSSXX
Cardiovascular disease prevalence BRFSSXX
Diabetes prevalence BRFSSXX
Obesity prevalence BRFSSXX
Low birth weight CDC WONDERX
Access to primary care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesX
Access to primary care Bureau of Health WorkforceX
Food security (State) US Department of AgricultureX
Food security (County) Feeding AmericaX
Access to healthy food US Census Bureau—ACSX
Number of local food outlets US Department of AgricultureX
Walkability US Environmental Protection AreaX

Notes: ACS = American Community Survey; BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; CDC WONDER = Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); SDOH = social determinants of health.

From: Social Determinants of Health: A Review of Publicly Available Indices

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