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 | County and District Data from the  2012 Maine State Health Assessment |  |  | Penquis District
 |  |  |  | Updated 1/2/2013
Indicators from the "2010 Call to District Action" |  | Penobscot County | Piscataquis County | District Rate | Maine Rate | US  Rate
General health status
Fair or poor health - adults |  | 0.164 | 0.173 | 0.165 | 0.147 | 0.149
Average number of unhealthy days in the past month (physical health) |  | 4.092989 | 3.841911 | 4.055642 | 3.76
Average number of unhealthy days in the past month (mental health) |  | 4.380883 | 3.647407 | 4.271646 | 3.69
Access
Proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider |  | 0.907 | 0.866 | 0.901 | 0.884
No dental care in past year |  | 0.337 | 0.352 | 0.339 | 0.324
Physical Activity, Nutrition and Weight
Obesity - adults |  | 0.342 | 0.375 | 0.347 | 0.277 | 0.275
Obesity - high school students |  | 0.15 | 0.189 | 0.154 | 0.129
Overweight - high school students |  | 0.173 | 0.133 | 0.169 | 0.155
Sedentary lifestyle - adults |  | 0.239 | 0.161 | 0.227 | 0.225 | 0.239
Cardiovascular Health
High blood pressure |  | 0.322 | 0.375 | 0.329 | 0.3 | 0.287
High cholesterol |  | 0.353 | 0.449 | 0.365 | 0.388 | 0.375
Diabetes
Diabetes - adults |  | 0.107 | 0.121 | 0.109 | 0.087 | 0.087
Adults with diabetes who have had a A1c test 2x per year |  |  |  | 0.866 | 0.795
Diabetes hospitalizations per 100,000 population (principal diagnosis) |  | 148 | 175.2 | 150.8 | 118.4
Respiratory
Current asthma - adults |  | 0.116 | 0.11 | 0.115 | 0.1 | 0.091
Current asthma - children and youth (ages 0-17) |  | 0.10464 | 0.148142 | 0.110327 | 0.089
Bronchitis and [NAME] visits per 100,000 population |  | 1043.9 | 1146.9 | 1049 | 1104.6
COPD hospitalizations per 100,000 population |  | 288.4 | 210.6 | 278.6 | 198.3
Tobacco Use
Current smoking - high school students |  | 0.171 | 0.164 | 0.17 | 15.5%
Current smoking - adults |  | 0.157 | 0.221 | 0.166 | 0.182 | 0.172
Alcohol Use
Binge drinking - adults |  | 0.14 | 0.109 | 0.136 | 0.145 | 0.151
Current alcohol use - high school students |  | 0.303 | 0.279 | 0.301 | 0.28
Infectious Disease
[NAME] 18 Years and [NAME] |  | 0.511 | 0.417 | 0.497 | 0.471
Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage - Ages 65 Years & Older |  | 0.794 |  | 0.782 | 0.718 | 0.688
For a number of reasons, several indicators from the "Call to Action" were not analyzed for the 2012 State Health Assessment, and therefore are not included in this update, including:  adult asthma hospitalizations, bacterial pneumonia hosptializations, congestive heart failure hospitalizations, hypertension hospitalizations, diabetes short and long term complication hospitalizations, uncontrolled diabetes hospitalizations, the rate of lower-extremity amupation among patients with diabetes, the percent of adults with greater than 14 days of frequent mental distress, and the number of visit to KeepME Well.org
Demographics
Population |  | 153,923 | 17,535 | 171458 | 1,328,361 | 3.08 mil.
Population ages 0-17 |  | 30,355 | 3,365 | 33720 | 274,533 | 0.74 mil.
Population ages 65-74 |  | 11696 | 2021 | 13717 | 112651 | 0.21 mil.
Population ages 75+ |  | 10557 | 1543 | 12100 | 98429 | 0.17 mil.
Population Density |  | 45.3 | 4.4 | 23.3 | 43.1 | 87.4
Population - White, non-Hispanic |  | 0.9465771846962442 | 0.9633875106929 | 0.9482963757888229 | 0.9442440722062753 | 0.637
Population - Hispanic |  | 1.1% (1620) | 1.0%  (169) | 1.0% (1789) | 0.013 | 0.163
Population - Two or more races |  | 1.5%  (2349) | 1.2%  (208) | 1.5%  (2557) | 0.016 | 0.029
Population - American Indian and [NAME] |  | 1.2% (1809) | 0.5%  (92) | 1.1%  (1901) | 0.006 | 0.009
Other Key Health Indicators from  the 2012 Maine State Health Assessment |  | Penobscot County | Piscataquis County | District Rate | Maine Rate | US  Rate
Life expectancy in years (M/F, for 2007) |  | 75.0/80.1 | 74.3/80.5 |  | 78.7 | 78.6
Oral Health
Tooth loss to gum disease or tooth decay (6 or more) - adults |  | 0.19 | 0.274 | 0.203 | 0.197
Maternal and Child Health
Low Birthweight, <2500 grams |  | 0.064 | 0.077 | 0.065 | 0.064 | 0.082
Infant death per 100,000 births |  | 5.9 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.1* | 6.4*
Live births, for which the mother received early & adequate prenatal care |  | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.877 | 0.854
Teen birth rate per 1,000 females aged 15-19 |  | 22.99349240780911 | 31.39717425431711 | 23.70233050847457 | 24.9 | 34.2
Injury
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population |  | 13.5 | 21.2 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 11.8*
Violence by current or former intimate partners |  |  |  | 0.008 | 1.0%*
Rape or attempted rape |  | 0.06 | 0.045 | 0.058 | 11.9%*
Non-fatal child maltreatment per 1,000 population |  | 15.25284137703838 | 18.12778603268945 | 15.53973902728351 | 11.9 | 9.2
Motor vehicle crash related deaths per 100,000 population |  | 9.8 | 10.8# | 9.9 | 12.5 | 11.1*
Unintentional poisoning deaths per 100,000 population |  | 14.3 | 10.2# | 13.9 | 11.4 | 11.8
Emergency department visits due to falls among older adults per 100,000 population |  | 5950.7 | 6208.93 | 5981.98 | 7325
TBI Hospitalizations per 100,000 population |  | 84.3 | 56.3 | 81.2 | 82.3
Cancer
Sigmoid/colonoscopy (ever) - people age 50 & over |  | 0.723 | 0.662 | 0.712 | 0.742 | 0.652
Mammograms in past two years - women age 50 & over |  | 0.886 | 0.752 | 0.861 | 0.836 | 0.779
Pap smears in past three years - women age 18 & over |  | 0.819 | 0.862 | 0.825 | 0.85 | 0.85
Mortality - all cancers per 100,000 population |  | 205.8 | 225.8 | 208.3 | 196 | 175.8*
Incidence - all cancers per 100,000 population |  | 537.2 | 522.5 | 535.5 | 480.8* | 456.4*
Mental Health
Co-morbidity for persons with mental illness |  |  |  | 0.639
Lifetime depression - adults |  | 0.255 | 0.244 | 0.253 | 21.1%*
Lifetime anxiety  - adults |  | 0.174 | 0.233 | 0.183 | 17.3%*
Alzheimer's disease, dementia & related disorders per 1,000 population |  | 12.39042290259128 | 9.521253097901042 | 12.00055111144607 | 12
Environmental Health
Homes with elevated radon |  | 0.077 |  | 0.089 | 14.8%*
Homes with private wells tested for arsenic |  | 0.313 |  | 0.302
Children with elevated blood lead levels per 10,000 population |  | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.6*
Carbon monoxide poisoning ED visits per 100,000 population |  | 6.7 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 9.9
Infectious Disease
Chronic Hepatitis B per 100,000 population |  | 3.3 | 0 | 2.9 | 7.9
Lyme disease  incidence per 100,000 population |  | 7.2 | 34.4 | 9.9 | 75.7 | 7.9
Salmonellosis incidence per 100,000 population |  | 3.3 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 17.6
Pertussis Incidence per 100,000 population |  | 89.1 | 103.3 | 90.5 | 15.4 | 8.9
Gonorrhea incidence per 100,000 population |  | 13.7 | 0 | 12.3 | 20.5 | 100.8
Chlamydia incidence per 100,000 population |  | 187.3 | 137.8 | 182.2 | 232.9 | 426
HIV incidence per 100,000 population |  | 2 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 19.7
Additonal Socio-Ecomonic Status measures
People who speak English less than very well, >5 years |  | 0.01 | 0.008 | 0.01 | 0.017 | 0.087
Poverty - total under 100% of the Federal Poverty Level |  | 0.157 | 0.162 | 0.157 | 0.126 | 0.138
No current health insurance |  | 0.101 |  |  | 0.102 | 0.15
Unemployment |  | 0.081 | 0.104 | 0.083 | 0.075 | 0.089
High school graduation rate, 2011 |  | 0.837 | 0.813 | 0.835 | 0.838
Persons 25 and older with less than a HS education |  | 0.105 | 0.117 | 0.106 | 0.102 | 0.15
Disability status |  | 0.165 |  |  | 0.157 | 0.12
Veterans Status |  | 0.12 | 0.159 | 0.124 | 0.132 | 0.099
65+ living alone |  | 0.299 | 0.301 | 0.299 | 0.298 | 0.273
# data may be unreliable due to small numbers