Table 1 The five community health assessment tasks used in the evaluation study.

How does the outpatient rate per 1,000 of Warren County in 1998 compare to the outpatient rates per 1,000 in 1998 of the different counties that border it?

For this task the Eastern PA community is defined by the following counties: Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton.

The Northern PA community is defined by the following counties: Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Potter, and McKean.

Compare the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 of female "Malignant Neoplasm of Colon" in 2000 between Eastern PA and Northern PA. Which counties not included in these communities border both of these two communities?

How does the cancer incidence rate per 100,000 in 1999 of Males Aged 75–84 in Indiana County compare to the cancer incidence rates per 100,000 (in 1999 of Males Aged 75–84) of the different counties that border it?

For the county with the highest rate, how does this rate compare with the state-wide rate for cancer incidence per 100,000 in 1999 of Males Aged 75–84?

What are the top 5 counties of deaths per 100,000 of "respiratory system" diseases 2000? Does one part of the state appear to contain the top 5 counties?

How does the Inpatient LOS (Length of Stay) per 1,000 in 2000 for females compare between Elk and Clarion Counties? For the county with the higher rate, what are its top 5 municipalities with Inpatient LOS per 1,000 in 2000 for females? Do all these municipalities border one another?