Chronic Disease Indicators for older adults: The chronic disease indicators (CDI) are uniformly defined state and selected metropolitan-level data for chronic diseases and risk factors that have a substantial impact on public health. They were developed by consensus among CDC, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). These indicators are essential for surveillance, prioritization, and evaluation of public health interventions.
The CDI is the only integrated source for comprehensive access to a wide range of indicators for the surveillance of chronic diseases, conditions, and risk factors at the state level and for selected large metropolitan areas, according to the CDC. They include 124 indicators in 18 topic groups: alcohol; arthritis; asthma; cancer; cardiovascular disease; chronic kidney disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; diabetes; immunization; nutrition, physical activity, and weight status; oral health; tobacco; overarching conditions; and new topic areas that include disability, mental health, older adults, reproductive health, and school health.
For the first time, CDI includes 22 indicators of systems and environmental change. A total of 201 individual measures are included for the 124 indicators, many of which overlap multiple chronic disease topic areas or are specific to a certain sex or age group.
American Chronic Pain Association
American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Baylor Health Care System Pain Management Center (also check whether your local health system has a pain management center)
Betty Ford Center Pain Management Program
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Pain Management Practice Guidelines