Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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Social Determinants Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 0.1
favorable
2.8
favorable
4.5
Population in Poverty (Percent) 15.7
unfavorable
11.4
similar
15.1
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 35.5
unfavorable
26.6
unfavorable
33.6
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 44.3
unfavorable
33.7
similar
43.3
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.0
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
13.0
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 4.2
unfavorable
3.3
similar
4.1
 
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Overall Health Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Fair/Poor Overall Health (Percent) 16.1
unfavorable
13.5
similar
15.7
 
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Access to Health Services Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Uninsured (% Adults 18-64) 12.4
similar
11.8
similar
12.1
Uninsured (% Children 0-17) 5.5
unfavorable
4.9
unfavorable
4.7
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 53.0
unfavorable
86.0
unfavorable
87.8
 
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Cancer Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 145.4
favorable
160.7
favorable
160.9
favorable
160.6
Mammogram in the Past 2 Years (Women 67-69, Percent) 61.7
similar
64.0
similar
63.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 73.6
favorable
107.6
favorable
114.8
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 128.1
similar
126.9
similar
123.5
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 63.8
unfavorable
60.4
similar
61.2
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 45.6
unfavorable
36.7
unfavorable
39.8
 
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Diabetes Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Prevalence of Diabetes (Percent) 8.2
favorable
8.9
favorable
9.2
 
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Family Planning Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Teen Births per 1,000 (Age 15-19) 32.5
unfavorable
29.5
favorable
36.6
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 215.1
unfavorable
155.3
unfavorable
168.2
unfavorable
156.9
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 39.7
similar
38.5
unfavorable
36.9
unfavorable
33.8
Told Have High Cholesterol (Percent) 33.9
favorable
37.5
favorable
38.5
Told Have High Blood Pressure (Percent) 39.2
unfavorable
27.7
unfavorable
28.2
 
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HIV Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 99.3
favorable
314.5
favorable
353.2
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 64.6
unfavorable
37.7
unfavorable
41.9
unfavorable
36.0
Violent Crime per 100,000 95.0
favorable
195.9
favorable
379.7
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 6.9
favorable
8.3
favorable
8.2
favorable
7.8
Infant Death Rate 4.7
favorable
7.1
favorable
6.5
favorable
6.0
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 16.9
favorable
20.4
favorable
22.4
Prevalence of Obesity (BMI 30+) 31.9
unfavorable
27.0
unfavorable
27.5
similar
30.5
No Leisure-Time Physical Activity (Percent) 24.0
unfavorable
21.0
unfavorable
21.8
favorable
32.6
 
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Oral Health Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Dental Visit in Past Year (Percent) 88.3
favorable
75.6
favorable
69.8
favorable
49.0
 
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Respiratory Diseases Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 55.9
unfavorable
36.2
unfavorable
41.3
Asthma Prevalence (Percent) 4.6
favorable
13.2
favorable
13.4
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 17.4
favorable
99.9
favorable
110.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 256.6
favorable
435.8
favorable
456.1
 
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Tobacco Use Total Service Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Current Smoker (Percent) 30.2
unfavorable
17.6
unfavorable
18.1
unfavorable
12.0
 
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