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 Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 2.4
favorable
3.4
favorable
4.6
Population in Poverty (Percent) 17.2
favorable
18.4
unfavorable
15.5
Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) 34.7
favorable
38.9
similar
34.3
Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) 49.2
similar
49.4
unfavorable
44.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 10.4
favorable
14.6
favorable
13.4
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 5.7
similar
5.6
unfavorable
5.1
unfavorable
4.7
 
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Overall Health Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Physical Health 16.5
similar
18.1
similar
18.3
similar
11.7
% Activity Limitations 26.1
similar
20.2
similar
20.0
unfavorable
16.0
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 27.6
unfavorable
20.9
 
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Access to Health Services Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 11.0
favorable
20.8
similar
10.1
unfavorable
0.0
similar
13.2
% [Insured 18-64] Have Coverage Through ACA 10.0
similar
14.9
% Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) 34.7
similar
35.0
similar
35.2
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 13.4
similar
14.4
similar
16.2
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 14.3
similar
9.5
similar
13.0
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 11.9
similar
15.6
similar
11.5
similar
12.2
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 10.5
favorable
15.4
similar
10.8
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 8.4
similar
8.7
similar
9.4
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.4
similar
5.0
similar
3.2
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 2.4
similar
1.7
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 11.9
similar
10.2
similar
13.8
% Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year 2.9
similar
3.9
similar
7.9
% Have Completed Advance Directive Documents 36.3
similar
33.7
% Low Health Literacy 13.3
favorable
23.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 52.3
unfavorable
72.9
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
55.8
% [Age 18+] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 71.8
similar
74.0
unfavorable
95.0
similar
75.0
% [Age 18-64] Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 69.3
similar
73.1
unfavorable
89.4
similar
73.1
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 76.4
similar
71.6
similar
70.5
similar
75.6
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 83.1
similar
89.3
similar
91.6
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 12.3
similar
8.5
similar
12.9
% Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" 12.7
similar
14.2
similar
12.1
 
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Arthritis, Osteoporosis & Chronic Back Conditions Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism 40.2
similar
32.0
similar
36.4
% [50+] Osteoporosis 8.2
similar
8.7
similar
5.3
similar
12.2
% Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain 21.1
similar
19.4
similar
17.3
 
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Cancer Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 161.8
similar
165.4
similar
161.0
similar
161.4
favorable
176.1
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 47.5
unfavorable
44.4
unfavorable
42.0
similar
45.5
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 21.1
similar
21.7
unfavorable
19.0
similar
21.8
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 21.2
similar
22.2
similar
20.6
similar
20.7
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.0
similar
15.5
similar
14.4
similar
14.5
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 118.3
favorable
139.8
similar
123.4
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 113.5
favorable
123.4
favorable
123.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 73.2
unfavorable
67.3
unfavorable
62.6
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 48.5
unfavorable
41.7
unfavorable
40.6
Cervical Cancer Incidence per 100,000 6.4
favorable
7.7
favorable
7.6
% Skin Cancer 7.5
similar
6.3
similar
7.7
similar
5.2
% Cancer (Other Than Skin) 7.3
similar
6.6
similar
7.7
similar
4.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 78.1
similar
79.9
similar
80.3
similar
81.1
similar
75.3
% [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years 77.2
similar
84.7
similar
84.8
unfavorable
93.0
similar
82.8
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 84.1
favorable
66.4
favorable
74.5
favorable
70.5
favorable
70.9
 
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Chronic Kidney Disease Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 23.0
unfavorable
18.6
unfavorable
13.3
similar
23.5
% Kidney Disease 3.2
similar
3.0
similar
3.6
similar
5.0
 
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Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 19.7
favorable
33.0
favorable
26.1
favorable
26.6
 
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Diabetes Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diabetes Mellitus (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 25.9
unfavorable
22.2
unfavorable
21.1
unfavorable
20.5
unfavorable
16.9
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 18.3
unfavorable
11.3
similar
14.5
similar
14.0
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 4.2
unfavorable
1.1
similar
5.7
similar
6.7
% [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 57.1
similar
55.1
similar
61.0
 
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Family Planning Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Births to Teenagers Under Age 20 (Percent) 7.0
favorable
7.5
unfavorable
6.4
favorable
11.1
 
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Hearing & Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Deafness/Trouble Hearing 6.8
similar
8.6
similar
9.6
 
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Heart Disease & Stroke Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 181.3
similar
179.5
unfavorable
168.4
unfavorable
156.9
favorable
191.5
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 43.4
similar
43.1
unfavorable
36.8
unfavorable
34.8
favorable
52.1
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 8.7
similar
6.9
similar
6.2
% Stroke 1.4
favorable
3.8
similar
2.6
favorable
5.2
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 96.0
similar
93.6
favorable
92.6
similar
95.8
% Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) 43.5
unfavorable
36.2
similar
36.5
unfavorable
26.9
similar
41.7
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 100.0
favorable
92.5
favorable
87.0
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 93.9
favorable
79.2
favorable
87.4
favorable
82.1
similar
92.8
% Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) 33.2
similar
33.5
unfavorable
13.5
similar
28.5
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 86.9
similar
84.2
similar
89.1
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 84.0
similar
83.0
similar
88.0
 
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HIV Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 1.7
favorable
5.0
favorable
2.7
favorable
3.3
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 193.6
favorable
512.7
favorable
353.2
% [Age 18-44] HIV Test in the Past Year 30.1
similar
21.3
similar
28.0
 
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Immunization & Infectious Diseases Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Have Had a Flu Vaccination in the Past Year 47.8
similar
41.4
unfavorable
70.0
similar
49.0
% Have Ever Had a Pneumonia Vaccination 35.3
similar
35.8
similar
32.2
 
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Injury & Violence Prevention Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 29.6
favorable
40.5
favorable
41.0
favorable
36.4
favorable
36.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.3
favorable
12.7
favorable
10.6
favorable
12.4
favorable
13.1
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 67.9
unfavorable
50.8
unfavorable
59.0
unfavorable
47.0
% [Age 45+] Fell in the Past Year 25.7
similar
28.2
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 14.7
unfavorable
13.5
unfavorable
10.6
unfavorable
9.3
unfavorable
11.8
% Firearm in Home 50.2
unfavorable
33.8
similar
46.7
% [Homes With Children] Firearm in Home 47.5
similar
31.0
similar
41.7
% [Homes With Firearms] Weapon(s) Unlocked & Loaded 36.5
unfavorable
20.4
similar
24.5
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 5.5
favorable
6.8
similar
5.3
similar
5.5
unfavorable
4.9
Violent Crime per 100,000 335.0
favorable
386.2
favorable
395.5
% Perceive Neighborhood as “Slightly/Not At All Safe” 11.9
similar
15.3
% Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) 12.2
similar
15.1
similar
13.9
 
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Maternal, Infant & Child Health Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) 23.2
favorable
37.4
similar
22.1
favorable
30.7
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 8.5
favorable
9.4
unfavorable
8.0
unfavorable
7.8
similar
8.7
Infant Death Rate 7.0
favorable
7.4
unfavorable
5.9
unfavorable
6.0
favorable
10.0
 
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Mental Health & Mental Disorders Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 13.1
similar
15.5
unfavorable
6.9
% Diagnosed Depression 23.3
similar
18.3
similar
17.9
unfavorable
15.5
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 14.5
unfavorable
12.4
unfavorable
13.0
unfavorable
10.2
unfavorable
13.2
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 28.3
similar
27.4
favorable
19.3
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 11.6
similar
13.6
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 5.4
similar
4.4
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 10.9
similar
11.7
similar
9.3
% Average <7 Hours of Sleep per Night 38.3
similar
39.5
 
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Nutrition, Physical Activity & Weight Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day 28.1
similar
27.4
unfavorable
44.1
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 16.3
similar
21.9
similar
21.3
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 42.2
unfavorable
30.8
unfavorable
22.4
% Food Insecure 16.2
favorable
25.9
% 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week 33.9
similar
30.2
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 27.5
similar
32.7
similar
32.9
unfavorable
33.9
similar
30.4
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 72.2
unfavorable
65.5
unfavorable
65.2
similar
68.9
% Obese (BMI 30+) 36.2
similar
30.7
similar
33.4
similar
30.5
similar
30.7
% Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year 24.2
similar
20.4
similar
29.3
% [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 31.4
similar
27.1
similar
35.7
% [Obese Adults] Counseled About Weight in Past Year 50.5
similar
40.8
similar
52.8
% [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight 54.8
similar
57.0
favorable
35.2
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 18.5
similar
24.2
similar
22.6
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 13.2
similar
9.5
similar
14.5
similar
9.0
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 24.4
similar
27.3
similar
27.9
favorable
32.6
similar
24.9
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 28.5
favorable
18.7
similar
23.6
favorable
20.1
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 7.9
unfavorable
8.5
unfavorable
10.1
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 51.8
similar
47.9
similar
53.1
 
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Oral Health Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 71.2
favorable
60.6
similar
67.2
favorable
49.0
similar
67.8
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 82.5
similar
90.7
favorable
49.0
similar
82.9
% Have Dental Insurance 74.6
favorable
66.5
similar
70.1
 
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Respiratory Diseases Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 49.0
unfavorable
45.9
unfavorable
41.4
unfavorable
31.8
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.1
unfavorable
16.2
unfavorable
15.4
favorable
25.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 7.6
similar
6.9
similar
9.5
similar
7.7
% [Adult] Currently Has Asthma 8.6
similar
9.2
similar
9.5
similar
8.0
% Child [Age 0-17] Asthma (Ever Diagnosed) 13.9
similar
10.6
similar
18.8
 
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 155.1
unfavorable
137.8
unfavorable
110.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 584.5
unfavorable
516.5
unfavorable
456.1
 
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Substance Abuse Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 8.9
similar
8.7
favorable
10.5
unfavorable
8.2
unfavorable
7.5
% Current Drinker 43.7
similar
47.8
favorable
59.7
similar
40.8
% Excessive Drinker 10.7
favorable
22.2
favorable
25.4
similar
13.6
Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.9
favorable
12.4
favorable
15.8
favorable
11.3
unfavorable
7.7
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 0.5
favorable
3.0
favorable
7.1
similar
2.4
% Life Negatively Affected by Substance Abuse 28.5
similar
32.2
 
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Tobacco Use Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Current Smoker 13.9
similar
17.7
similar
14.0
similar
12.0
similar
18.6
% Someone Smokes at Home 7.5
similar
10.2
similar
12.1
% [Nonsmokers] Someone Smokes in the Home 3.7
similar
3.9
similar
5.8
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 9.2
similar
10.2
similar
10.7
% Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes 5.8
similar
3.8
% Smoke Cigars 2.3
similar
3.6
unfavorable
0.2
similar
4.5
% Use Smokeless Tobacco 1.5
favorable
4.3
similar
3.0
similar
0.3
similar
1.7
 
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Vision Houston County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2020 TREND
% Blindness/Trouble Seeing 6.9
similar
5.2
similar
7.3
similar
4.7
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 64.7
similar
59.3
similar
69.0
 
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