This indicator was excluded due to lack of data availability. Our write up states: "The NHIS sample may be too small to The proportion of Service/Capacity provide State level data with acceptable young adults ages Human 18-26 year olds (male and National Health precision for each State. Therefore, who receive the Total 18-26 LC-36B Papillomavirus females) who received complete Interview Survey states should combine years to obtain evidence-based year old adults (HPV) series HPV vaccine (NHIS) selected estimates." There does not clinical preventive Immunization seem to be a state variable in the NHIS service HPV vaccine person file that would allow for identification of responses by state. Council of State The purpose of this indicator is to get at State level: Yes or No to the and Territorial state level capacity. It examines where question, does your state have an State level: no Epidemiologists there is still a gap with required explicit requirement that blood denominator; (CSTE) State Service/Capacity reporting. The fact that it is a reportable lead test results be reported to the National level: Reportable Capacity to condition should indicate a commitment Capacity of states to state health department; National LC-46 Number of Conditions Assess Lead to lead by the state. Where there have assess lead exposure level: Number of States / districts / states, Assessment Exposure been high profile lead exposure cases, territories with an explicit districts and (SRCA) this is not the best indicator for this requirement that blood lead test territories purpose, and has been removed from results be reported to the state the list. health department
LC-36B Service/Capacity Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Immunization This indicator was excluded due to lack of data availability. Our write up states: "The NHIS sample may be too small to provide State level data with acceptable precision for each State. Therefore, states should combine years to obtain selected estimates." There does not seem to be a state variable in the NHIS person file that would allow for identification of responses by state. The proportion of young adults ages who receive the evidence-based clinical preventive service HPV vaccine 18-26 year olds (male and females) who received complete series HPV vaccine Total 18-26 year old adults National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) LC-46 Service/Capacity Capacity to Assess Lead Exposure The purpose of this indicator is to get at state level capacity. It examines where there is still a gap with required reporting. The fact that it is a reportable condition should indicate a commitment to lead by the state. Where there have been high profile lead exposure cases, this is not the best indicator for this purpose, and has been removed from the list. Capacity of states to assess lead exposure State level: Yes or No to the question, does your state have an explicit requirement that blood lead test results be reported to the state health department; National level: Number of States / districts / territories with an explicit requirement that blood lead test results be reported to the state health department State level: no denominator; National level: Number of states, districts and territories Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) State Reportable Conditions Assessment (SRCA)