The HOPE Initiative: Data Chartbook

This report provides a compilation of data on equity goals and progress for 28 measures of health, socioeconomic factors, physical and social environment, and access to health care. Each measure is presented by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the nation. The HOPE Chartbook is organized into five sections:

• SECTION 1 provides an overview of what makes HOPE and its measures unique.
• SECTION 2 describes how to use HOPE as a tool to measure progress toward achieving health equity, nationally and within states.
• SECTION 3 summarizes HOPE’s design and methods.
• SECTION 4 identifies the limitations of HOPE measures.
• SECTION 5 presents detailed HOPE data and charts for indicators, organized by five broad topic areas, also called domains.