Terms & Definitions

• Measures (also known as Health Measures) are indicators of or associated with population health.

• Populations indicates the specific segment of the population described by the measure (e.g., Hispanic, Ages 18-24). These are often subpopulations of root measures.

• Population Categories (also known as Population Groups) organizes populations into categories such as race/ethnicity, age, gender, income and education.

• Reports are a collection of Measures that describe the health of a population using the most recent data available at the time (e.g., 2023 Annual Report (opens in a new tab), 2023 Senior Report (opens in a new tab)).

• Report Types are a collection of Reports without a specified time range (e.g., Annual Report, Senior Report).