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 Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 0.3
favorable
2.9
favorable
4.7
Population in Poverty (Percent) 13.2
unfavorable
11.5
favorable
15.6
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 32.8
unfavorable
27.0
favorable
34.5
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 44.6
unfavorable
34.0
similar
44.2
% Lived w/Friend/Relative Due to Housing Emergency 5.0
% Homeless in the Past 2 Years 0.0
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 26.7
similar
31.6
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 14.6
unfavorable
12.1
unfavorable
13.7
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 4.5
similar
4.5
favorable
5.4
 
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Overall Health Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% "Fair/Poor" Physical Health 18.9
similar
16.9
similar
18.3
% Activity Limitations 25.6
unfavorable
18.6
unfavorable
20.0
 
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Access to Health Services Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 11.2
favorable
15.8
similar
10.1
unfavorable
0.0
% [Insured 18-64] Have Coverage Through ACA 11.4
similar
10.8
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 36.9
similar
35.0
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 9.9
favorable
14.4
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 7.6
similar
9.5
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 8.1
favorable
11.5
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 14.4
similar
15.4
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 3.4
favorable
8.7
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 9.6
unfavorable
5.0
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.1
favorable
1.7
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 11.4
similar
10.2
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 2.3
similar
3.9
% Have Completed Advance Directive Documents 44.0
favorable
33.7
% Low Health Literacy 17.8
favorable
23.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 53.1
unfavorable
74.4
unfavorable
74.5
% [Age 18+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 77.7
similar
74.0
unfavorable
95.0
% [Age 18-64] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 74.9
similar
73.1
unfavorable
89.4
% [Age 65+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 85.7
favorable
76.8
unfavorable
100.0
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 79.5
favorable
73.4
favorable
70.5
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 87.2
similar
89.3
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 4.3
favorable
8.5
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 7.1
favorable
14.2
 
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Arthritis, Osteoporosis & Chronic Back Conditions Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism 31.1
similar
32.0
% [50+] Osteoporosis 8.0
similar
8.7
similar
5.3
% Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain 19.6
similar
19.4
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 20.0
similar
20.9
 
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Cancer Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 175.7
unfavorable
162.8
unfavorable
163.6
unfavorable
161.4
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 49.2
unfavorable
43.8
unfavorable
43.4
unfavorable
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.1
favorable
19.8
favorable
19.2
favorable
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 23.6
unfavorable
21.7
unfavorable
20.9
unfavorable
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.4
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
14.6
unfavorable
14.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 145.1
unfavorable
126.3
unfavorable
131.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 125.1
similar
124.6
similar
123.0
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 69.6
unfavorable
63.6
unfavorable
63.7
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 42.6
unfavorable
38.3
similar
41.9
% Skin Cancer 9.9
unfavorable
5.5
similar
7.7
% Cancer (Other Than Skin) 8.3
similar
6.3
similar
7.7
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 75.0
similar
80.0
similar
80.3
similar
81.1
% [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years 67.6
unfavorable
85.2
unfavorable
84.8
unfavorable
93.0
% [Age 50+] Blood Stool Test in Past 2 Years 27.5
favorable
12.2
similar
31.8
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 77.2
favorable
69.1
similar
74.5
favorable
70.5
 
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Chronic Kidney Disease Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.9
similar
18.0
unfavorable
13.2
% Kidney Disease 7.0
unfavorable
2.5
unfavorable
3.6
 
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Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 28.4
unfavorable
20.6
unfavorable
24.2
% [Age 45+] Increasing Confusion/Memory Loss in Past Yr 11.2
similar
12.8
% Family Member Has Been Diagnosed w/Alzheimer's/Dementia 28.2
 
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Diabetes Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Diabetes Mellitus (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.1
similar
18.5
favorable
21.1
favorable
20.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 13.9
unfavorable
9.7
similar
14.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 5.7
similar
5.7
% [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 56.4
similar
55.1
 
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Family Planning Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Teen Births per 1,000 (Age 15-19) 36.2
unfavorable
29.5
similar
36.6
 
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Hearing & Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% Deafness/Trouble Hearing 11.7
similar
8.6
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 168.4
unfavorable
157.3
similar
169.1
unfavorable
156.9
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 35.7
favorable
38.8
similar
36.5
similar
34.8
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 6.7
similar
6.9
% Stroke 3.0
similar
2.8
similar
2.6
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 94.6
similar
93.6
similar
92.6
% Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) 42.7
unfavorable
32.5
unfavorable
36.5
unfavorable
26.9
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 97.3
favorable
92.5
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 91.4
favorable
80.2
favorable
87.4
favorable
82.1
% Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) 36.0
similar
33.5
unfavorable
13.5
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 74.9
unfavorable
84.2
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 84.8
similar
83.0
 
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HIV Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 143.1
favorable
309.5
favorable
340.4
 
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Immunization & Infectious Diseases Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 60.2
similar
62.5
similar
58.9
unfavorable
70.0
% [High-Risk 18-64] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 46.6
similar
48.0
unfavorable
70.0
% [Age 65+] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 79.6
favorable
70.7
similar
76.3
unfavorable
90.0
% [High-Risk 18-64] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever 41.1
similar
38.7
unfavorable
60.0
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 47.2
unfavorable
35.4
unfavorable
39.7
unfavorable
36.4
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.7
unfavorable
9.1
unfavorable
10.6
unfavorable
12.4
% [Age 45+] Fell in the Past Year 32.1
similar
28.2
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 46.4
favorable
59.6
favorable
57.2
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.4
unfavorable
10.2
unfavorable
10.4
unfavorable
9.3
% Firearm in Home 59.4
unfavorable
33.8
% [Homes With Children] Firearm in Home 57.7
unfavorable
31.0
% [Homes With Firearms] Weapon(s) Unlocked & Loaded 16.5
similar
20.4
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 3.6
favorable
4.1
favorable
5.2
favorable
5.5
Violent Crime per 100,000 161.8
favorable
201.1
favorable
395.5
% Perceive Neighborhood as “Slightly/Not At All Safe” 6.1
favorable
15.3
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 0.3
favorable
2.3
% Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) 9.7
favorable
15.1
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 7.3
favorable
8.3
favorable
8.2
favorable
7.8
Infant Death Rate 6.0
favorable
7.1
favorable
6.5
similar
6.0
 
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Mental Health & Mental Disorders Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 8.7
favorable
15.5
% Diagnosed Depression 14.9
similar
17.9
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 21.8
favorable
29.9
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.9
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
10.2
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 14.9
similar
13.6
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 2.5
similar
4.4
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 10.5
similar
11.7
% Average <7 Hours of Sleep per Night 34.7
similar
39.5
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day 39.2
favorable
27.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 19.1
similar
21.9
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 6.5
unfavorable
4.1
similar
6.3
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 35.5
similar
30.2
% Food Insecure 90.7
unfavorable
25.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 61.9
favorable
69.8
similar
65.2
% Obese (BMI 30+) 32.4
similar
33.5
similar
33.4
similar
30.5
% Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year 19.9
similar
20.4
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 27.7
similar
27.1
% [Obese Adults] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 34.2
similar
40.8
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight Both Diet/Exercise 50.2
similar
57.0
% Child [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 40.7
unfavorable
67.2
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 58.0
unfavorable
24.2
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 37.8
unfavorable
9.5
unfavorable
14.5
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 27.8
unfavorable
13.5
similar
27.9
favorable
32.6
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 15.6
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
23.6
unfavorable
20.1
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 9.3
unfavorable
11.4
similar
9.7
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 66.8
favorable
47.9
 
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Oral Health Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 69.9
similar
69.3
similar
67.2
favorable
49.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 88.0
similar
90.7
favorable
49.0
% Have Dental Insurance 51.1
unfavorable
66.5
 
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Respiratory Diseases Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 44.9
unfavorable
36.5
unfavorable
41.4
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.9
similar
16.6
unfavorable
15.1
% COPD (Lung Disease) 10.9
unfavorable
6.4
similar
9.5
% [Adult] Currently Has Asthma 9.1
similar
8.6
similar
9.5
% [Child 0-17] Currently Has Asthma 9.3
similar
6.5
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 44.7
favorable
85.0
favorable
107.5
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 280.7
favorable
431.8
favorable
456.7
% [Unmarried 18-64] 3+ Sexual Partners in Past Year 0.0
favorable
10.3
% [Unmarried 18-64] Using Condoms 59.6
similar
44.5
 
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Substance Abuse Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.4
unfavorable
8.9
unfavorable
10.2
unfavorable
8.2
% Excessive Drinker 9.2
favorable
22.2
favorable
25.4
% Drinking & Driving in Past Month 0.0
favorable
4.1
Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.6
unfavorable
10.6
unfavorable
14.6
unfavorable
11.3
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 0.5
favorable
3.0
favorable
7.1
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 8.0
favorable
4.1
% Life Negatively Affected by Substance Abuse 36.2
similar
32.2
 
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Tobacco Use Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% Current Smoker 17.2
similar
19.5
similar
14.0
unfavorable
12.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 17.2
unfavorable
10.2
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 6.5
similar
10.2
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 73.3
similar
76.0
% Smoke Cigars 9.6
unfavorable
3.6
unfavorable
0.2
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 3.2
similar
3.9
similar
3.0
unfavorable
0.3
% Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes 0.3
favorable
3.8
 
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Vision Total Area vs. VA vs. US vs. HP2020
% Blindness/Trouble Seeing 3.8
similar
4.4
favorable
7.3
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 66.1
favorable
59.3
 
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