SHIP Long Term Outcome Measures:

Desired long-term outcome measures consist of measures that are likely to be impacted by the implementation of the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), but the impact may not be visible until well after the implementation period of the plan, and the ability to link changes in these measures to SHIP implementation activities is limited. As a result, these measures will be monitored but not tracked as performance measures. These measures relate to mortality and morbidity (e.g. cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes)and are included under 'Goal 1: Improve Health Outcomes' only.

Cancer: Although declining gradually over the past decade, cancer overtook heart disease as the leading cause of death in 2009 and 2010 in Nebraska. In 2010, there were 3,437 cancer deaths in Nebraska - nearly one-fourth of all deaths occurring among Nebraska residents that year (22.7%). The state's age-adjusted cancer mortality rate has declined from 184 deaths per 100,000 population in 2001 to 167.4 in 2010.

Cardiovascular Disease: There were 3,344 deaths due to heart disease in Nebraska during 2010, accounting for 22.0 percent of all deaths among Nebraska residents. After many years as the leading cause of death in the state, heart disease now ranks second. Cerebrovscular disease (stroke) was the cause of 877 deaths in the state in 2010, or 5.8 percent of all deaths among Nebraska residents for the year.

Obesity: Two-thirds of adult Nebraskans (64.9%) were overweight or obese in 2010. The proportion of adults who are at risk due to obesity has risen considerably in recent years, increasing by nearly 7 percentage points between 2001 and 2010 for both Nebraska and the Nation. In 2010, 27.5 percent of Nebraska reported heights and weights that placed them in the "obese" category.

While there are many contributing factors to chronic disease, there are also many prevention and health promotion activities that reduce the chances or delay the onset. See Nebraska SHIP Priorities 1 & 2 for more information about key goals and objectives.