Health Indicators (Key)

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 1.0
unfavorable
0.0
Population in Poverty (Percent) 13.7
favorable
16.3
similar
12.6
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 16.7
favorable
21.4
similar
17.1
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 12.1
similar
12.4
similar
11.1
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 3.3
similar
3.4
similar
3.3
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 19.9
favorable
34.0
similar
16.5
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 23.3
favorable
45.8
unfavorable
18.8
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 6.8
favorable
16.4
similar
9.0
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 14.3
favorable
19.8
favorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 25.0
favorable
43.3
unfavorable
16.0
 
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OVERALL HEALTH EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 23.7
similar
22.6
unfavorable
15.7
similar
27.1
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 4.7
similar
5.5
favorable
8.1
favorable
7.6
favorable
11.6
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 41.6
favorable
52.5
similar
38.2
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 7.4
similar
8.8
favorable
21.6
favorable
11.7
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 11.0
favorable
20.2
similar
14.3
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 24.9
favorable
33.4
unfavorable
18.0
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 16.0
favorable
22.9
similar
13.6
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 13.8
favorable
22.0
similar
11.9
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.7
favorable
18.3
similar
7.1
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.7
favorable
5.0
similar
0.2
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 10.8
favorable
19.4
similar
14.2
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 2.2
favorable
11.1
favorable
8.2
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 79.0
unfavorable
103.2
unfavorable
107.3
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 77.7
favorable
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
similar
77.5
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 73.0
similar
76.1
favorable
65.3
favorable
68.2
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 95.5
favorable
77.5
favorable
86.3
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 12.9
similar
15.6
similar
12.0
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 60.5
favorable
55.5
similar
61.1
similar
63.0
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 12.1
similar
11.5
similar
13.6
 
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CANCER EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 181.8
similar
178.4
unfavorable
146.5
unfavorable
122.7
similar
190.3
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 52.1
similar
52.2
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 22.3
similar
21.6
similar
19.4
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 16.4
similar
17.1
similar
18.5
similar
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 21.9
unfavorable
16.3
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 533.3
similar
516.0
unfavorable
449.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 80.5
similar
87.1
unfavorable
56.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 129.2
similar
128.3
similar
128.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 124.3
similar
108.0
similar
109.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 58.8
unfavorable
47.4
unfavorable
37.7
% Cancer 9.8
favorable
13.1
similar
7.4
similar
12.8
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 75.8
similar
75.8
favorable
64.0
similar
80.5
similar
69.8
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 79.0
similar
80.5
similar
75.4
unfavorable
84.3
similar
74.1
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 76.6
favorable
71.4
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
similar
71.4
 
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DIABETES EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 38.5
unfavorable
28.2
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
32.0
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 18.1
unfavorable
13.8
unfavorable
12.8
unfavorable
12.6
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 10.0
favorable
15.0
unfavorable
5.7
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 53.7
favorable
41.5
similar
51.0
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 15.7
similar
17.7
unfavorable
12.8
similar
17.8
% Kidney Disease 4.5
similar
3.7
similar
4.1
favorable
12.8
similar
5.6
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 42.5
similar
38.0
similar
42.9
% Activity Limitations 28.5
similar
27.5
similar
31.1
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 25.4
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
unfavorable
20.1
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 43.5
unfavorable
32.3
unfavorable
30.9
similar
48.6
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 26.6
similar
22.8
favorable
35.3
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 181.0
similar
206.1
similar
167.8
unfavorable
127.4
similar
181.6
% Heart Disease 9.3
similar
9.3
similar
10.3
similar
9.2
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 47.8
similar
42.1
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
38.3
% Stroke 2.8
favorable
4.6
favorable
5.4
favorable
5.3
% High Blood Pressure 46.4
unfavorable
39.9
unfavorable
40.4
unfavorable
42.6
similar
47.0
% High Cholesterol 40.1
unfavorable
32.4
unfavorable
34.7
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 98.0
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
87.4
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 28.4
similar
29.1
unfavorable
19.3
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 8.6
similar
8.8
similar
8.2
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 4.8
favorable
5.7
similar
5.5
similar
5.0
favorable
6.1
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 66.2
similar
74.1
unfavorable
51.6
unfavorable
43.2
unfavorable
52.6
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 19.8
unfavorable
16.7
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
10.1
[65+] Fall-Related Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 44.9
similar
47.5
favorable
67.1
favorable
63.4
Violent Crimes per 100,000 78.0
favorable
226.5
favorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 1.3
favorable
7.0
favorable
4.3
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 12.0
favorable
20.3
favorable
19.3
 
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MENTAL HEALTH EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 20.9
similar
24.4
unfavorable
15.1
% Diagnosed Depression 29.4
similar
27.0
similar
30.8
unfavorable
22.8
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 39.1
favorable
46.7
similar
36.9
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 12.1
favorable
21.1
favorable
16.4
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 18.0
similar
17.2
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.8
similar
18.5
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 103.4
unfavorable
157.1
unfavorable
146.6
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 27.1
unfavorable
21.9
unfavorable
22.1
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 5.9
favorable
13.2
similar
4.3
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 28.8
similar
30.0
similar
24.9
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 29.2
similar
29.1
unfavorable
37.2
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 30.3
similar
30.5
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
similar
26.7
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 21.8
favorable
15.3
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
similar
21.4
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 56.4
favorable
27.4
similar
51.9
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 4.9
unfavorable
8.1
unfavorable
11.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 76.8
unfavorable
72.3
unfavorable
63.3
similar
73.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 43.7
similar
40.3
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
36.0
unfavorable
37.3
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 37.0
similar
31.8
favorable
57.7
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 18.3
similar
19.5
similar
15.5
favorable
32.3
 
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ORAL HEALTH EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 77.8
favorable
72.7
similar
75.0
favorable
62.6
% Dental Visit in Past Year 63.3
favorable
57.2
favorable
56.5
favorable
45.0
similar
59.2
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 89.0
favorable
77.8
favorable
45.0
favorable
78.9
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 54.5
similar
60.2
unfavorable
38.1
favorable
65.0
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 17.1
similar
16.8
unfavorable
13.4
favorable
22.4
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 101.1
unfavorable
74.2
unfavorable
85.0
% Asthma 12.3
similar
11.7
favorable
17.9
similar
12.5
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 4.7
favorable
13.8
% COPD (Lung Disease) 7.6
favorable
10.9
favorable
11.0
favorable
16.8
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 94.9
favorable
210.3
favorable
379.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 304.6
favorable
419.7
favorable
481.3
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 150.5
favorable
187.9
favorable
206.5
 
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SUBSTANCE USE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 14.9
similar
14.7
unfavorable
11.9
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 19.8
similar
17.3
unfavorable
12.5
unfavorable
10.9
% Excessive Drinking 9.3
favorable
13.9
favorable
34.3
favorable
16.6
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 29.0
favorable
35.8
unfavorable
21.0
unfavorable
15.0
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 3.1
favorable
8.4
similar
2.5
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 13.4
similar
15.1
similar
15.1
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 3.4
unfavorable
6.8
similar
2.2
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 36.1
favorable
45.4
similar
34.2
 
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TOBACCO USE EMJBHH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Cigarettes 15.1
favorable
19.6
favorable
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
favorable
22.5
% Someone Smokes at Home 12.3
favorable
17.7
favorable
20.6
% Use Vaping Products 8.7
similar
9.3
favorable
18.5
unfavorable
5.2
% [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking 64.5
similar
57.8
similar
58.1
unfavorable
76.9
 
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