The MENDS Chronic Disease Data Dashboard, released in May 2026, presents weighted and modeled estimates from the Multi-State-EHR-Based Network for Disease Surveillance (MENDS) alongside supplementary community characteristics: https://mendsdata.org

MENDS uses advanced analytics with electronic health record (EHR) data from site contributors across the United States to estimate the prevalence of chronic disease (e.g., hypertension, hypertension control) at national, state, and local levels. MENDS EHR data are weighted by age, race and ethnicity, sex, health insurance type, and geography, including urban-rural classification, to improve representativeness of the care-seeking population.

The dashboard features three main interactive ways to explore the data: 

1) Compare States, 2) Locations Within States, and 3) Historical Trends. Users can map prevalence by state and locations within states (e.g., county or ZIP-code level) where data are available; stratify by externally sourced covariates representing age, race and ethnicity, sex, education, disability status, mortality rate, socioeconomic factors, and other community characteristics to create bivariate maps showing the relationship of chronic disease prevalence with sociodemographic covariates; and make line charts to compare data over time.

This work shows how EHR-based systems can support more timely chronic disease surveillance, local public health insight, and data modernization efforts for conditions such as hypertension and hypertension control. Explore the data here: https://mendsdata.org

The dashboard is developed by NORC, in partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.