NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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15-30.
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Reduce hospital emergency department visits for nonfatal dog bite injuries.
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Target: 114.0 hospital emergency department visits per 100,000 population.
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Baseline: 151.51 hospital emergency department visits per 100,000 population were for nonfatal dog bite injuries in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC, NCHS.
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1 (Baseline revised from 151.4 after November 2000 publication)
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