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 Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 0.6
favorable
1.7
favorable
4.3
Population in Poverty (Percent) 16.5
favorable
19.2
unfavorable
13.4
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 20.8
favorable
27.2
similar
18.5
unfavorable
8.0
Housing Exceeds 30% of Income 20.5
favorable
27.9
favorable
30.9
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 41.6
unfavorable
24.6
% HH Member Lost Job, Wages, Insurance Due to Pandemic 23.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 13.9
similar
14.8
similar
12.0
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 13.8
similar
12.2
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 17.9
similar
22.8
similar
12.6
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 2.1
favorable
14.4
favorable
8.7
favorable
7.9
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 20.1
similar
14.8
unfavorable
12.9
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 21.8
unfavorable
12.8
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 9.7
similar
8.9
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 5.7
similar
8.0
% Have Foregone Medical Care Due to Pandemic 20.4
% "Extremely/Very" Likely to Use Telehealth 50.3
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 38.3
unfavorable
68.2
unfavorable
75.8
% Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year 67.6
unfavorable
80.1
similar
70.5
% Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year 69.7
similar
77.4
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 27.7
unfavorable
8.0
% Outmigration for Care in the Past Year 80.5
% Likelihood of Using Beauregard Health System is "Fair/Poor" 37.9
% Opinion of Beauregard Health System Has Worsened in the Past Year 16.9
 
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CANCER Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 201.5
similar
172.8
unfavorable
152.3
unfavorable
122.7
Cancer Incidence Rate (All Sites) 492.8
similar
481.0
similar
448.7
Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate 104.9
favorable
125.9
favorable
125.9
Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate 105.0
favorable
131.2
similar
104.5
Lung Cancer Incidence Rate 81.5
unfavorable
66.2
unfavorable
58.3
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate 48.8
similar
45.1
unfavorable
38.4
% Cancer 4.0
favorable
12.3
favorable
10.0
Mammogram in Past Year (% Medicare Women 35+) 25.0
unfavorable
32.0
unfavorable
32.0
unfavorable
77.1
 
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DIABETES Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 18.1
unfavorable
12.6
similar
13.8
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Coronary Heart Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 140.6
unfavorable
97.1
unfavorable
92.6
unfavorable
90.9
% Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) 15.4
unfavorable
7.3
unfavorable
6.1
Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 45.6
similar
46.1
unfavorable
37.3
unfavorable
33.4
% Stroke 4.8
similar
4.5
similar
4.3
% Told Have High Blood Pressure 48.1
unfavorable
39.7
unfavorable
36.9
unfavorable
27.7
% Told Have High Cholesterol 41.5
unfavorable
32.7
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 91.0
unfavorable
84.6
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Infant Death Rate 7.3
similar
7.9
unfavorable
5.8
unfavorable
5.0
Births to Adolescents Age 15 to 19 (Rate per 1,000) 48.6
unfavorable
32.1
unfavorable
20.9
unfavorable
31.4
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 49.1
favorable
58.5
similar
47.5
similar
43.2
Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 20.0
unfavorable
16.7
unfavorable
11.3
unfavorable
10.1
Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 9.9
favorable
13.8
unfavorable
6.0
unfavorable
5.5
Violent Crime Rate 232.8
favorable
562.3
favorable
416.0
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 26.0
unfavorable
13.4
% Diagnosed Depression 32.3
unfavorable
23.9
unfavorable
20.6
Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 18.5
unfavorable
14.9
unfavorable
13.8
unfavorable
12.8
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 35.8
unfavorable
65.9
unfavorable
57.2
% Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr 10.2
similar
7.8
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 31.8
unfavorable
21.1
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 51.9
unfavorable
26.4
unfavorable
22.2
Fast Food (Restaurants per 100,000) 60.2
favorable
78.2
favorable
82.2
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 25.5
favorable
31.9
similar
31.3
similar
21.2
% Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 56.5
favorable
33.0
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 86.7
unfavorable
70.9
unfavorable
61.0
% Obese (BMI 30+) 42.4
similar
35.9
unfavorable
31.3
similar
36.0
% Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 29.6
similar
32.3
% Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 16.1
similar
16.0
similar
15.5
 
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ORAL HEALTH Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Dentists per 100,000 43.5
unfavorable
51.8
unfavorable
65.6
% [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year 54.8
similar
58.1
similar
62.0
favorable
45.0
 
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POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Disability Prevalence (%) 18.9
unfavorable
15.3
unfavorable
12.6
% Activity Limitations 27.6
similar
24.0
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
Lung Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) 61.4
unfavorable
42.8
unfavorable
40.2
% Asthma 13.2
unfavorable
7.9
similar
12.9
% COPD (Lung Disease) 2.8
favorable
8.6
favorable
6.4
% Rate Coronavirus/COVID-19 as a "Major Problem" 63.8
% Have Been Tested for COVID-19 72.2
% "Extremely Strict" Adherence to Coronavirus Recommendations 17.6
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
HIV Prevalence Rate 149.5
favorable
541.0
favorable
372.8
Chlamydia Incidence Rate 508.8
favorable
774.8
similar
539.9
Gonorrhea Incidence Rate 136.9
favorable
257.1
favorable
179.1
 
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% Binge Drinker 29.7
unfavorable
20.8
similar
24.5
% Used an Prescription Opioid in Past Year 22.1
unfavorable
12.9
% Personally Impacted by Substance Abuse 46.7
unfavorable
35.8
 
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TOBACCO USE Total Area vs. LA vs. US vs. HP2030
% Current Smoker 16.4
favorable
21.9
similar
17.4
unfavorable
5.0
% Currently Use Vaping Products 6.0
similar
4.5
similar
8.9
 
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