Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2020) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 0.7
favorable
1.3
favorable
4.4
Population in Poverty (Percent) 22.5
unfavorable
16.7
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 29.8
unfavorable
24.4
unfavorable
19.5
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 22.1
unfavorable
14.3
unfavorable
12.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 25.7
similar
24.6
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 22.7
favorable
32.2
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 7.4
favorable
12.2
% Food Insecure 20.0
favorable
34.1
 
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OVERALL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 22.0
similar
23.5
unfavorable
12.6
favorable
31.8
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 14.5
unfavorable
8.8
unfavorable
8.7
unfavorable
7.9
favorable
24.8
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 33.4
similar
35.0
favorable
51.2
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 9.6
similar
12.6
similar
12.9
similar
13.9
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 12.3
similar
12.8
similar
15.4
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 10.7
similar
14.5
favorable
17.2
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 11.4
similar
12.5
favorable
16.9
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 5.4
favorable
9.4
similar
8.4
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.7
similar
8.9
similar
8.0
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.6
favorable
2.8
% Treated Worse Than Other Races
favorable
4.7
% Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs 12.2
similar
12.7
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 2.4
favorable
8.0
similar
1.0
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 24.2
unfavorable
65.7
unfavorable
76.6
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 74.3
similar
74.2
unfavorable
84.0
unfavorable
82.2
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 67.8
unfavorable
75.3
similar
70.5
similar
64.3
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 68.2
similar
77.4
unfavorable
88.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 8.6
similar
10.1
similar
10.8
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 52.3
unfavorable
61.0
unfavorable
61.1
similar
57.7
% Low Health Literacy
favorable
27.7
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 5.9
similar
8.0
favorable
19.9
 
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CANCER EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 198.5
similar
187.0
unfavorable
152.5
unfavorable
122.7
similar
218.3
Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 61.0
similar
56.9
unfavorable
36.6
unfavorable
25.1
Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.1
favorable
19.1
favorable
18.9
similar
16.9
Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 28.3
unfavorable
21.0
unfavorable
19.9
unfavorable
15.3
Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 16.8
similar
16.8
unfavorable
13.7
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 537.4
similar
519.6
unfavorable
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 115.3
similar
126.7
similar
125.9
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 105.7
similar
104.1
similar
104.5
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 101.0
similar
91.0
unfavorable
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 53.7
similar
48.3
unfavorable
38.4
% Cancer 15.7
similar
14.3
unfavorable
10.0
% [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years 67.8
unfavorable
77.6
similar
76.1
unfavorable
77.1
similar
69.9
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 52.9
unfavorable
80.3
unfavorable
73.8
unfavorable
84.3
unfavorable
87.1
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 68.7
similar
69.6
unfavorable
77.4
similar
74.4
similar
67.9
 
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DIABETES EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 22.5
favorable
28.0
similar
21.3
favorable
30.1
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 17.8
unfavorable
13.7
similar
13.8
similar
16.1
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 8.0
similar
9.7
similar
8.6
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 45.7
similar
43.3
unfavorable
55.2
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 176.2
similar
199.1
similar
164.7
unfavorable
127.4
similar
188.5
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 10.1
similar
10.1
unfavorable
6.1
similar
13.7
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 44.7
similar
40.4
unfavorable
37.3
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
37.8
% Stroke 6.4
similar
4.6
similar
4.3
similar
4.9
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 53.4
unfavorable
39.4
unfavorable
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
similar
46.4
% Told Have High Cholesterol 39.0
unfavorable
32.7
similar
39.9
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 95.8
unfavorable
84.6
unfavorable
88.8
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent)
favorable
21.1
favorable
22.7
Low Birthweight Births (Percent) 9.4
similar
9.1
similar
8.2
Infant Death Rate 6.6
similar
6.4
similar
5.7
unfavorable
5.0
favorable
9.3
Births to Adolescents (Percent)
favorable
7.5
favorable
5.1
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 46.6
unfavorable
33.7
unfavorable
22.7
unfavorable
31.4
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 89.9
unfavorable
70.2
unfavorable
48.3
unfavorable
43.2
unfavorable
74.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 30.5
unfavorable
17.4
unfavorable
11.5
unfavorable
10.1
[65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 31.5
favorable
46.2
favorable
63.4
favorable
63.4
% "Always" Wear a Seat Belt 71.2
similar
75.7
Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.4
similar
16.9
unfavorable
11.9
unfavorable
10.7
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 3.6
favorable
6.9
favorable
6.1
favorable
5.5
Violent Crime Rate 31.4
favorable
226.5
favorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 1.0
favorable
6.2
favorable
3.8
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 8.9
favorable
13.7
favorable
14.7
 
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KIDNEY DISEASE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 26.6
unfavorable
19.5
unfavorable
13.0
similar
25.9
% Kidney Disease 6.2
similar
4.2
similar
5.0
similar
3.5
 
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MENTAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 17.8
similar
13.4
similar
20.6
% Diagnosed Depression 22.0
similar
24.0
similar
20.6
similar
27.5
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) 32.7
similar
30.3
favorable
40.2
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 10.1
favorable
16.1
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 25.5
unfavorable
17.1
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.8
unfavorable
13.0
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 12.1
unfavorable
40.8
unfavorable
42.6
% Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt 17.2
similar
16.8
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 3.7
favorable
7.8
similar
4.8
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 7.8
favorable
18.0
favorable
22.4
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 19.2
similar
21.1
favorable
34.6
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 25.4
unfavorable
32.7
unfavorable
47.8
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 35.0
similar
32.4
similar
31.3
unfavorable
21.2
similar
32.4
% Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines 19.7
similar
16.8
similar
21.4
unfavorable
28.4
similar
17.0
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 49.2
favorable
33.0
similar
59.8
% Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) 20.7
unfavorable
30.0
unfavorable
34.5
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 78.3
unfavorable
68.5
unfavorable
61.0
unfavorable
71.3
% Obese (BMI 30+) 40.1
similar
36.6
unfavorable
31.3
similar
36.0
similar
34.1
% Children [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight 42.4
similar
47.6
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 47.7
similar
32.3
similar
40.0
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 24.5
similar
16.0
similar
15.5
similar
25.6
 
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ORAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 63.2
similar
68.7
similar
59.8
favorable
47.5
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 49.6
unfavorable
61.9
unfavorable
62.0
similar
45.0
similar
54.8
% Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 64.3
similar
72.1
favorable
45.0
similar
71.1
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 46.6
unfavorable
32.5
% Activity Limitations 30.1
unfavorable
24.0
similar
28.8
% With High-Impact Chronic Pain 27.1
unfavorable
14.1
unfavorable
7.0
Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 34.9
similar
34.2
similar
30.6
similar
38.1
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 21.1
similar
22.6
favorable
32.5
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 79.6
unfavorable
64.3
unfavorable
40.4
similar
70.9
Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 17.7
similar
17.9
unfavorable
14.2
favorable
24.5
% [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year 53.4
similar
59.4
unfavorable
71.0
unfavorable
69.3
% [Adult] Asthma 7.4
favorable
11.5
favorable
12.9
similar
8.2
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 4.3
similar
7.8
similar
10.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 11.4
similar
12.1
unfavorable
6.4
similar
14.2
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 270.2
favorable
436.4
favorable
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 88.3
favorable
167.7
favorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 8.6
favorable
12.7
favorable
10.9
favorable
10.9
favorable
11.9
% Excessive Drinker 8.7
favorable
15.9
favorable
27.2
favorable
16.9
Unintentional Drug-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 36.2
similar
31.7
unfavorable
18.1
unfavorable
20.4
% Illicit Drug Use in Past Month 1.1
similar
2.0
favorable
12.0
similar
3.3
% Used an Opioid Drug in Past Year 16.2
similar
12.9
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 4.2
similar
5.4
similar
2.9
% Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse 34.6
similar
35.8
 
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TOBACCO USE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Current Smoker 15.7
favorable
23.4
similar
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
similar
21.3
% Someone Smokes at Home 10.6
favorable
14.6
favorable
21.0
% [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home 7.8
favorable
17.4
favorable
24.3
% [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year 41.3
similar
54.5
similar
42.8
unfavorable
65.7
similar
54.2
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 57.1
similar
59.6
similar
66.6
similar
73.1
% Currently Use Vaping Products 5.7
similar
6.1
favorable
8.9
similar
5.5
 
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