Injury Report

CAMConnect is interested in developing neighborhood-level analysis of public health issues in the City of Camden. Most health data is only available at the County or State level. However, using emergency department (ED) discharge data from Cooper Hospital, CAMConnect has been able to determine, by Census tract, the incidence for injuries due to falls, assaults, overexertion, and other factors. This data is relevant for targeting areas of public health concern. For instance, for assaults, the hospital data can be used as a comparison with Police department data to provide another measure of public safety.

Camden Reports 2004:  Injuries (December 2004) - Update of previous study on Cooper Hospital emergency department discharge data.  This report includes 2001, 2002, and 2003 data on assaults, falls, and other injuries.  Breakdowns are provided by neighborhood and by age.  This document is 2.8 MB and is in PDF format.  (Posted 12/28/04)

Cooper ER 2001-03 Assault Data - Analyzes trends in discharges related to assaults from Cooper Hospital ER. Includes data on assault causes.  This document is 0.2 MB and is in PDF format.  (Posted 6/3/04)

Camden Reports:  Injuries (May 2003) - Analyzes hospitalizations for injuries, including falls, assaults, overexertion, and other causes.  Based on 2001 Cooper Hospital emergency department discharge data. This document is 2.1 MB and is in PDF format.  (Posted 5/03)

In 2004 and 2005, CAMConnect intends to expand this study to include more recent data and data from other hospitals in Camden. CAMConnect will also collect hospital discharge data for conditions such as asthma and diabetes to determine the access to primary care of different neighborhoods.