Number and percentage of clients supported through the City of Austin, including community-based preventative health screenings, who followed through with referrals to a healthcare provider or community resources.

Data set description: Data demonstrates the percent of Austin Public Clients that receive a preventative health screening and are referred to a health care provided or community based resources and subsequently follow up on that referral.

This data set supports measure HE.B.5 of SD23.

Data Source is Austin Public Health Department Program Data.

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Austin Public Health provides preventative screening services through quality of life mobile outreach and public health nurses located at neighborhood centers. These screenings including fasting glucose tests, blood pressure monitoring, and other services. The residents that receive a screening and are in need of follow-up services or healthcare are referred. This metric demonstrates that a majority of the residents referred by Austin Public Health are able to follow through and connect to a healthcare provider or other community resources.