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 EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Population in Poverty (Percent) 19.2
unfavorable
16.3
unfavorable
12.6
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 23.6
similar
21.4
unfavorable
17.1
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 18.9
unfavorable
12.4
unfavorable
11.1
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 3.9
similar
3.4
unfavorable
3.3
favorable
10.9
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 27.7
favorable
34.0
similar
25.7
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 25.0
favorable
45.8
similar
22.7
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 7.7
favorable
16.4
similar
7.4
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 10.3
favorable
19.8
favorable
22.2
% Food Insecure 25.9
favorable
43.3
similar
20.0
 
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OVERALL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 30.8
unfavorable
22.6
unfavorable
15.7
similar
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 8.5
similar
5.5
similar
8.1
similar
7.6
favorable
24.8
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 40.5
favorable
52.5
favorable
51.2
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 8.6
similar
8.8
favorable
21.6
favorable
13.9
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 11.6
favorable
20.2
similar
15.4
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 22.6
favorable
33.4
similar
17.2
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 15.8
favorable
22.9
similar
16.9
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 11.6
favorable
22.0
similar
8.4
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 7.4
favorable
18.3
similar
8.0
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 0.0
favorable
5.0
similar
0.6
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 11.7
favorable
19.4
similar
12.2
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 3.5
favorable
11.1
similar
1.0
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 33.2
unfavorable
103.2
unfavorable
107.3
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 78.1
favorable
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
similar
82.2
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 71.0
similar
76.1
similar
65.3
similar
64.3
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 90.2
favorable
77.5
similar
88.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 12.7
similar
15.6
similar
10.8
% Eye Exam in Past 2 Years 57.4
similar
55.5
similar
61.1
similar
57.7
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 12.7
similar
11.5
favorable
19.9
 
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CANCER EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 190.6
similar
178.4
unfavorable
146.5
unfavorable
122.7
similar
211.3
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 59.2
similar
52.2
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 22.2
similar
21.6
similar
19.4
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 20.2
unfavorable
17.1
similar
18.5
unfavorable
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 20.5
unfavorable
16.3
unfavorable
13.1
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 525.9
similar
516.0
similar
449.4
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 95.6
similar
87.1
unfavorable
56.3
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 115.7
similar
128.3
similar
128.1
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 101.0
similar
108.0
similar
109.9
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 53.0
similar
47.4
unfavorable
37.7
% Cancer 11.1
similar
13.1
similar
7.4
similar
15.7
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 67.2
similar
75.8
similar
64.0
unfavorable
80.5
similar
69.9
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 79.3
similar
80.5
similar
75.4
similar
84.3
similar
87.1
% [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 72.3
similar
71.4
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
similar
67.9
 
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DIABETES EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 24.8
similar
28.2
similar
22.6
similar
23.2
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 16.0
similar
13.8
similar
12.8
similar
16.1
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 9.4
favorable
15.0
similar
8.6
% [Non-Diabetics] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years 52.1
favorable
41.5
similar
55.2
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 21.0
unfavorable
17.7
unfavorable
12.8
similar
22.2
% Kidney Disease 8.4
unfavorable
3.7
unfavorable
4.1
favorable
12.8
unfavorable
3.5
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 45.7
unfavorable
38.0
similar
46.6
% Activity Limitations 31.7
similar
27.5
similar
28.8
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 30.9
unfavorable
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
similar
27.1
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 28.0
favorable
32.3
similar
30.9
favorable
38.1
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 26.8
similar
22.8
similar
32.5
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 160.7
favorable
199.7
similar
164.4
unfavorable
127.4
similar
182.7
% Heart Disease 14.3
unfavorable
9.3
similar
10.3
similar
13.7
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 50.5
unfavorable
42.1
unfavorable
37.6
unfavorable
33.4
unfavorable
37.3
% Stroke 3.2
similar
4.6
similar
5.4
similar
4.9
% High Blood Pressure 46.7
unfavorable
39.9
similar
40.4
similar
42.6
similar
46.4
% High Cholesterol 41.1
unfavorable
32.4
similar
39.9
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 98.2
unfavorable
87.8
unfavorable
88.8
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 41.1
unfavorable
29.1
unfavorable
19.3
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 8.9
similar
8.8
similar
8.2
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 5.5
similar
5.7
similar
5.5
similar
5.0
favorable
7.0
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 79.9
similar
74.1
unfavorable
51.6
unfavorable
43.2
unfavorable
67.9
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 22.8
unfavorable
16.7
unfavorable
11.4
unfavorable
10.1
[65+] Fall-Related Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 47.6
similar
47.5
favorable
67.1
favorable
63.4
Violent Crimes per 100,000 31.4
favorable
226.5
favorable
416.0
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 1.4
favorable
7.0
similar
3.8
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 16.0
similar
20.3
similar
14.7
 
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MENTAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 17.2
favorable
24.4
similar
20.6
% Diagnosed Depression 26.2
similar
27.0
similar
30.8
similar
27.5
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 33.8
favorable
46.7
similar
40.2
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 12.1
favorable
21.1
similar
10.1
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 21.9
unfavorable
17.2
unfavorable
13.9
unfavorable
12.8
unfavorable
12.1
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 21.0
unfavorable
157.1
unfavorable
146.6
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 23.6
similar
21.9
similar
17.2
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 4.2
favorable
13.2
similar
4.8
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 35.0
similar
30.0
similar
34.6
% 5+ Servings of Fruits/Vegetables per Day 30.0
similar
29.1
unfavorable
47.8
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 33.8
similar
30.5
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
similar
32.4
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 22.9
favorable
15.3
unfavorable
30.3
unfavorable
29.7
similar
17.0
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 69.7
favorable
27.4
similar
59.8
Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 0.0
unfavorable
8.1
unfavorable
11.9
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 74.2
similar
72.3
unfavorable
63.3
similar
71.3
% Obese (BMI 30+) 45.2
similar
40.3
unfavorable
33.9
unfavorable
36.0
unfavorable
34.1
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 49.3
unfavorable
31.8
similar
40.0
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 31.1
similar
19.5
unfavorable
15.5
similar
25.6
 
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ORAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Have Dental Insurance 74.0
similar
72.7
similar
75.0
favorable
47.5
% Dental Visit in Past Year 57.1
similar
57.2
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
similar
54.8
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 86.6
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
favorable
71.1
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 80.2
unfavorable
60.2
unfavorable
38.1
similar
77.0
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 12.2
favorable
16.8
similar
13.4
favorable
21.5
COVID-19 Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 102.7
unfavorable
74.2
unfavorable
85.0
% Asthma 10.6
similar
11.7
favorable
17.9
similar
8.2
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 4.8
similar
10.5
% COPD (Lung Disease) 9.4
similar
10.9
similar
11.0
similar
14.2
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 59.5
favorable
210.3
favorable
379.7
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 246.7
favorable
419.7
favorable
481.3
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 92.5
favorable
187.9
favorable
206.5
 
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SUBSTANCE USE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 14.8
similar
14.7
unfavorable
11.9
unfavorable
10.8
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 14.4
favorable
17.3
similar
12.5
unfavorable
10.9
% Excessive Drinking 10.3
similar
13.9
favorable
34.3
favorable
16.9
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 (Age-Adjusted) 35.6
similar
35.8
unfavorable
21.0
unfavorable
21.8
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 5.0
favorable
8.4
similar
3.3
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 16.4
similar
15.1
similar
16.2
% Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem 4.3
similar
6.8
similar
2.9
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 36.2
favorable
45.4
similar
34.6
 
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TOBACCO USE EMFLH Service Area vs. KY vs. US vs. HP2030 TREND
% Smoke Cigarettes 19.8
similar
19.6
similar
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
similar
21.3
% Someone Smokes at Home 15.4
similar
17.7
similar
21.0
% Use Vaping Products 10.1
similar
9.3
favorable
18.5
unfavorable
5.5
 
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