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
2.7
favorable
4.0
Population in Poverty (Percent) 22.6
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.6
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 23.7
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
17.1
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 14.3
unfavorable
11.8
unfavorable
11.1
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 3.5
unfavorable
2.8
similar
3.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 38.0
similar
34.0
similar
38.3
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 37.8
favorable
45.8
similar
34.9
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 20.5
similar
16.4
unfavorable
12.9
% Went Without Utilities in Past Year 23.6
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 24.6
favorable
30.9
similar
22.2
% Food Insecure 46.0
similar
43.3
unfavorable
25.5
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 21.4
similar
18.1
similar
15.7
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 18.2
similar
17.1
unfavorable
8.1
unfavorable
7.6
unfavorable
7.2
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 55.6
similar
52.5
similar
48.8
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 27.4
unfavorable
15.5
similar
21.6
similar
24.0
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 21.7
similar
20.2
similar
17.5
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 26.9
similar
33.4
unfavorable
17.5
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 24.8
similar
22.9
similar
20.7
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 26.4
similar
22.0
similar
19.2
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 17.4
similar
18.3
similar
14.9
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 6.8
similar
5.0
unfavorable
0.3
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 22.4
similar
19.4
similar
18.2
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 5.7
similar
11.1
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 89.0
similar
87.8
unfavorable
107.8
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 58.9
unfavorable
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
similar
63.6
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 64.2
unfavorable
76.3
similar
65.3
unfavorable
77.1
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 93.3
favorable
77.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 20.1
similar
15.6
similar
16.9
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 25.2
unfavorable
11.5
similar
29.6
 
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CANCER Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 159.2
similar
150.5
similar
146.5
unfavorable
122.7
favorable
187.0
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 44.1
unfavorable
35.7
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 20.2
similar
20.2
similar
19.4
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 20.7
similar
20.6
similar
18.5
unfavorable
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 15.2
similar
14.0
similar
13.1
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 482.7
similar
468.6
similar
449.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 74.8
unfavorable
59.8
unfavorable
56.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 137.7
similar
129.1
similar
128.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 125.6
similar
132.6
similar
109.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 40.6
similar
40.4
similar
37.7
% Cancer 10.4
similar
11.2
similar
7.4
similar
10.1
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 78.8
similar
78.1
favorable
64.0
similar
80.5
similar
86.5
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 76.4
similar
76.5
similar
75.4
similar
84.3
similar
72.2
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 71.4
similar
69.8
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
unfavorable
86.1
 
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DIABETES Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 33.4
unfavorable
22.2
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
17.9
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 13.0
similar
12.3
similar
12.8
similar
17.5
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 10.6
similar
15.0
similar
5.7
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 21.3
similar
18.4
unfavorable
12.8
similar
23.3
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 41.3
similar
38.0
similar
43.7
% Activity Limitations 36.3
unfavorable
27.5
similar
33.5
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 24.3
similar
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
unfavorable
15.3
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 23.4
favorable
44.8
favorable
30.9
unfavorable
19.2
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 24.1
similar
22.8
similar
22.8
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 287.9
unfavorable
178.3
unfavorable
164.4
unfavorable
127.4
unfavorable
231.1
% Heart Disease 11.0
similar
7.0
similar
10.3
similar
8.1
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 48.2
similar
42.8
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
33.4
similar
44.7
% Stroke 4.0
similar
3.7
similar
5.4
similar
2.9
% High Blood Pressure 42.2
similar
36.6
similar
40.4
similar
42.6
similar
45.9
% High Cholesterol 35.4
similar
32.4
similar
31.9
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 92.7
unfavorable
87.8
similar
90.6
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 13.8
favorable
22.5
favorable
19.3
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 11.0
similar
9.8
unfavorable
8.2
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 42.5
similar
44.9
favorable
51.6
similar
43.2
similar
43.7
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 21.0
unfavorable
14.4
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
10.1
Violent Crimes per 100,000 711.9
unfavorable
373.1
unfavorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 4.1
similar
7.0
similar
6.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 23.8
similar
20.3
unfavorable
15.5
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 33.1
unfavorable
24.4
unfavorable
18.0
% Diagnosed Depression 31.0
unfavorable
17.7
similar
30.8
unfavorable
20.2
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 42.3
similar
46.7
similar
35.7
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 18.1
similar
21.1
unfavorable
5.5
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 98.2
favorable
75.0
unfavorable
149.9
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 20.8
similar
21.9
similar
17.0
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 8.3
favorable
13.2
unfavorable
2.9
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 38.3
unfavorable
30.0
unfavorable
22.9
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 30.7
unfavorable
23.7
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
similar
28.3
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 20.7
similar
24.1
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
unfavorable
31.9
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 67.4
favorable
27.4
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 6.9
unfavorable
10.8
unfavorable
11.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 74.5
unfavorable
68.0
unfavorable
63.3
similar
74.9
% Obese (BMI 30+) 44.7
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
36.0
similar
43.7
 
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ORAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 63.3
unfavorable
72.7
unfavorable
75.0
similar
60.5
% Dental Visit in Past Year 54.9
similar
60.7
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
similar
57.4
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 76.4
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 51.1
unfavorable
43.1
unfavorable
38.1
similar
45.8
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 18.1
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
14.0
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 77.6
similar
81.7
similar
85.0
% Asthma 19.2
unfavorable
9.4
similar
17.9
unfavorable
9.9
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 13.7
similar
16.7
% COPD (Lung Disease) 11.4
unfavorable
6.6
similar
11.0
similar
15.4
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 345.8
favorable
643.5
similar
379.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 770.8
unfavorable
589.4
unfavorable
481.3
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 409.9
unfavorable
221.0
unfavorable
206.5
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Excessive Drinking 20.4
similar
16.0
favorable
34.3
unfavorable
8.4
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 10.7
similar
8.4
unfavorable
5.3
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 13.6
similar
15.1
similar
11.6
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 7.1
similar
6.8
favorable
2.0
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 50.1
similar
45.4
unfavorable
38.1
 
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TOBACCO USE Baldwin County vs. GA vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Cigarettes 28.1
unfavorable
15.0
similar
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
unfavorable
15.0
% Someone Smokes at Home 23.0
similar
17.7
similar
21.9
% Use Vaping Products 21.9
unfavorable
7.8
similar
18.5
unfavorable
2.5
 
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