Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 0.6
favorable
3.1
favorable
4.4
Population in Poverty (Percent) 26.2
unfavorable
16.0
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 34.5
unfavorable
22.9
unfavorable
19.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 15.6
similar
13.3
unfavorable
12.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 38.3
unfavorable
24.6
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 23.5
favorable
32.2
favorable
34.9
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 12.9
similar
12.2
% Food Insecure 24.2
favorable
34.1
similar
25.5
% Attended a Religious/Spiritual Svc in the Past Month 40.4
unfavorable
64.5
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 23.3
similar
19.1
unfavorable
12.6
similar
27.3
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 4.9
favorable
21.8
similar
8.7
similar
7.9
similar
7.2
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 57.8
unfavorable
35.0
similar
48.8
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 24.9
unfavorable
18.2
unfavorable
12.9
similar
24.0
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 16.1
similar
12.8
similar
17.5
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 36.8
unfavorable
14.5
unfavorable
17.5
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 13.4
similar
12.5
similar
20.7
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 32.9
unfavorable
9.4
unfavorable
19.2
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 6.2
similar
8.9
favorable
14.9
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.7
favorable
2.8
similar
0.3
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 9.5
similar
12.7
favorable
18.2
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 55.7
unfavorable
65.6
unfavorable
76.6
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 73.9
similar
74.2
unfavorable
84.0
favorable
63.6
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 66.1
unfavorable
78.3
similar
70.5
unfavorable
77.1
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 17.8
unfavorable
10.1
similar
16.9
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 53.1
unfavorable
61.0
unfavorable
61.1
unfavorable
67.6
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 10.9
similar
8.0
favorable
29.6
 
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CANCER Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 169.4
similar
155.8
similar
152.5
unfavorable
122.7
similar
192.0
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 478.6
similar
467.0
similar
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 124.4
similar
126.8
similar
125.9
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 117.0
similar
124.2
similar
104.5
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 76.9
unfavorable
62.8
unfavorable
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 39.0
similar
41.3
similar
38.4
% Cancer 10.1
similar
10.7
similar
10.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 76.1
similar
80.0
similar
76.1
similar
77.1
similar
86.5
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 72.4
similar
68.8
similar
77.4
similar
74.4
unfavorable
86.1
 
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DIABETES Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.9
unfavorable
21.6
unfavorable
21.3
unfavorable
20.7
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 18.0
unfavorable
12.6
similar
13.8
similar
17.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 11.2
similar
9.7
unfavorable
5.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 39.7
similar
43.3
unfavorable
60.4
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 268.8
unfavorable
176.9
unfavorable
164.7
unfavorable
127.4
similar
235.1
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 10.5
similar
7.1
similar
6.1
similar
8.1
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 46.1
similar
43.7
unfavorable
37.3
unfavorable
33.4
favorable
63.1
% Stroke 1.9
similar
3.7
favorable
4.3
similar
2.9
% Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years 96.3
favorable
85.0
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 43.7
unfavorable
33.1
similar
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
similar
45.9
% [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure 82.8
similar
84.2
% Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years 91.4
favorable
80.7
% Told Have High Cholesterol 31.9
similar
32.7
similar
31.9
% [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol 84.7
similar
83.2
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 97.4
unfavorable
84.6
unfavorable
90.6
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 11.3
unfavorable
9.5
unfavorable
8.2
similar
11.0
Infant Death Rate 8.2
similar
7.2
unfavorable
5.7
unfavorable
5.0
similar
7.9
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 16.3
favorable
26.3
favorable
22.7
favorable
31.4
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 42.6
similar
44.2
similar
48.3
similar
43.2
unfavorable
27.6
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 22.7
unfavorable
14.3
unfavorable
11.5
unfavorable
10.1
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 21.7
unfavorable
15.4
unfavorable
11.9
unfavorable
10.7
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 15.7
unfavorable
7.8
unfavorable
6.1
unfavorable
5.5
unfavorable
8.1
Violent Crime Rate 711.9
unfavorable
373.1
unfavorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 1.7
favorable
6.2
favorable
6.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 12.6
similar
13.7
similar
15.5
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 29.1
unfavorable
18.5
unfavorable
13.0
similar
27.7
% Kidney Disease 3.8
similar
3.2
similar
5.0
similar
3.1
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 27.5
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
18.0
% Diagnosed Depression 11.0
favorable
17.1
favorable
20.6
favorable
20.2
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 37.9
unfavorable
30.3
similar
35.7
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 14.4
similar
16.1
unfavorable
5.5
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 62.3
favorable
21.7
favorable
42.6
% Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health 27.6
similar
30.0
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 8.7
favorable
16.8
favorable
17.0
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 23.3
unfavorable
7.8
unfavorable
2.9
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 18.8
favorable
30.8
favorable
22.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 12.0
favorable
21.1
favorable
22.9
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 25.9
unfavorable
32.7
similar
21.0
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 23.2
similar
26.2
favorable
31.3
similar
21.2
similar
28.3
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 14.3
unfavorable
20.6
unfavorable
21.4
unfavorable
28.4
unfavorable
31.9
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 6.6
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 15.2
unfavorable
30.8
unfavorable
34.5
similar
21.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 84.4
unfavorable
67.2
unfavorable
61.0
unfavorable
74.9
% Obese (BMI 30+) 46.0
unfavorable
32.5
unfavorable
31.3
unfavorable
36.0
similar
43.7
 
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ORAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 66.4
similar
68.7
favorable
59.8
similar
60.5
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 43.5
unfavorable
62.5
unfavorable
62.0
similar
45.0
unfavorable
57.4
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 30.8
similar
32.5
favorable
43.7
% Activity Limitations 18.1
similar
24.0
favorable
33.5
% With High-Impact Chronic Pain 15.3
similar
14.1
unfavorable
7.0
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.2
favorable
45.8
favorable
30.6
favorable
27.1
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 29.3
similar
22.6
similar
22.8
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 54.2
similar
46.4
unfavorable
40.4
similar
54.1
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.5
unfavorable
14.2
unfavorable
14.2
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 67.2
favorable
52.6
similar
71.0
similar
74.6
% [Adult] Asthma 7.5
similar
8.9
favorable
12.9
similar
9.9
% COPD (Lung Disease) 6.1
similar
7.3
similar
6.4
favorable
15.4
 
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SEPTICEMIA Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Septicemia (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.0
unfavorable
15.2
unfavorable
10.5
favorable
22.2
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence Rate 347.5
favorable
624.9
similar
372.8
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 844.0
unfavorable
632.2
unfavorable
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 256.1
unfavorable
200.1
unfavorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Excessive Drinker 22.0
unfavorable
16.1
similar
27.2
unfavorable
8.4
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 0.5
similar
2.0
favorable
12.0
favorable
5.3
% Used an Opioid Drug in Past Year 11.6
similar
12.9
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 3.9
similar
5.4
similar
2.0
% Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse 47.3
unfavorable
35.8
similar
38.1
 
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TOBACCO USE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Current Smoker 19.6
similar
16.1
similar
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
similar
15.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 9.3
favorable
14.6
favorable
21.9
% Currently Use Vaping Products 4.0
similar
4.4
favorable
8.9
similar
2.5
 
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