Hawaii Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Data Usage and Publications

Hawaii-BRFSS information is used by legislators, public health officials, health researchers and clinicians, the media, and the public to inform public health actions and improve the health outcomes of Hawaii residents. Activities supported by Hawaii-BRFSS data include program evaluation, strategic planning, legislation, educational materials, and grant applications.

Hawaii-BRFSS data is extensively used in tracking the progress of the Healthy Hawaii Strategic Plan through the development of various health trackers. These include:

• Healthy People 2030 Progress Tracker
• Child & Family Mental Health Tracker
• Cancer Plan 2030 Tracker
• Oral Health Tracker
• Tobacco Prevention & Control 2030 Tracker
• Primary Care Needs Assessment Tracker
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan Tracker
• Asthma Tracker
• Socioeconomic Status

Reports and Publications

1. Food Insecurity in Hawaiʻi in 2018 [2020]
2. Hawaiʻi Sexual and Gender Minority Health Report [2017]
3. Examining Diabetes Status by the Social Determinants of Health Among Adults in Hawaiʻ Aguiar et al. Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare [2024]
4. Disparities of Delayed Dental Visits and Severe Tooth Loss Among Older Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi: A Cross-Sectional Study of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data from 2012 to 2020. Wu et al. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities [2024]
5. Culturally Relevant Physical Activity in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in Hawaiʻ Sentell et al. Preventing Chronic Disease [2023]