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BMI alone is a poor indicator of health, the AMA says. These metrics may be better.

Body mass index (BMI) is a simple tool for assessing whether an individual falls into a normal weight range for their height. In order to assess your BMI, you take your weight in kilograms and divide ...
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Energy Insecurity Indicators Associated With Increased Odds Of Respiratory, Mental Health, And Cardiovascular Conditions

a Estimate must be interpreted with caution: relative standard error is greater than 30 percent, 95% confidence interval half-width is greater than 10, or sample size ...
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Improving Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring

Suggested Citation: "5 Measurement Tools for a Community Health Improvement Process." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Improving Health in the Community: A Role for Performance Monitoring. Washington, DC: ...
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Indicators for Waterborne Pathogens

Microbial water quality indicators are used in a variety of ways within public health risk assessment frameworks, including assessment of potential hazard, exposure assessment, contaminant source ...