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Unnamed: 0 | County and District Data from the  2012 Maine State Health Assessment | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Central District | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6
 |  |  |  | Updated 1/2/2013
Indicators from the "2010 Call to District Action" |  | Kennebec County | Somerset County | District Rate | Maine Rate | US  Rate
General health status
Fair or poor health - adults |  | 0.118 | 0.179 | 0.138 | 0.147 | 0.149
Average number of unhealthy days in the past month (physical health) |  | 3.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.8
Average number of unhealthy days in the past month (mental health) |  | 4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7
Access
Proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider |  | 0.886 | 0.859 | 0.877 | 0.884
No dental care in past year |  | 0.338 | 0.488 | 0.381 | 0.324
Physical Activity, Nutrition and Weight
Obesity - adults |  | 0.288 | 0.332 | 0.302 | 0.277 | 0.275
Obesity - high school students |  | 0.147 | 0.134 | 0.142 | 0.129
Overweight - high school students |  | 0.183 | 0.162 | 0.176 | 0.155
Sedentary lifestyle - adults |  | 0.216 | 0.244 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.239
Cardiovascular Health
High blood pressure |  | 0.304 | 0.282 | 0.297 | 0.3 | 0.287
High cholesterol |  | 0.374 | 0.376 | 0.375 | 0.388 | 0.375
Diabetes
Diabetes - adults |  | 0.082 | 0.086 | 0.083 | 0.087 | 0.087
Adults with diabetes who have had a A1c test 2x per year |  | 0.746 |  | 0.726 | 0.795
Diabetes hospitalizations per 100,000 population (principal diagnosis) |  | 122 | 125.6 | 122.8 | 118.4
Respiratory
Current asthma - adults |  | 0.104 | 0.071 | 0.093 | 0.1 | 0.091
Current asthma - children and youth (ages 0-17) |  | 0.059 | 0.077 | 0.065 | 0.089
Bronchitis and [NAME] visits per 100,000 population |  | 977 | 1775 | 1211 | 1104.6
COPD hospitalizations per 100,000 population |  | 142.2 | 244.2 | 179.9 | 198.3
Tobacco Use
Current smoking - high school students |  | 0.145 | 0.171 | 0.156 | 15.5%
Current smoking - adults |  | 0.198 | 0.263 | 0.22 | 0.182 | 0.172
Alcohol Use
Binge drinking - adults |  | 0.145 | 0.143 | 0.144 | 0.145 | 0.151
Current alcohol use - high school students |  | 0.237 | 0.294 | 0.261 | 0.28
Infectious Disease
[NAME] 18 Years and [NAME] |  | 0.454 | 0.402 | 0.436 | 0.471
Pneumococcal Vaccination Coverage - Ages 65 Years & Older |  | 0.72 | 0.693 | 0.712 | 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 |  | 122,151 | 52,228 | 174379 | 1,328,361 | 3.08 mil.
Population ages 0-17 |  | 25,308 | 11,176 | 36484 | 274,533 | 0.74 mil.
Population ages 65-74 |  | 10019 | 4800 | 14819 | 112651 | 0.21 mil.
Population ages 75+ |  | 8941 | 3737 | 12678 | 98429 | 0.17 mil.
Population Density (people per square mile of land) |  | 140.8 | 13.3 | 36.4 | 43.1 | 87.4
Population - White, non-Hispanic |  | 0.9541387299326244 | 0.9762196522937888 | 0.9607521547892808 | 0.9442440722062753 | 0.637
Population - Hispanic |  | 1.2%  (1504) | 0.8%  (409) | 1.1% (1913) | 0.013 | 0.163
Population - Two or more races |  | 1.7% (2068) | 1.3%  (690) | 1.6% (2758) | 0.016 | 0.029
*Some state and national data is only available by a single year, where as the county and public health district data is for several years aggregated.
NA = not available
Other Key Health Indicators from  the 2012 Maine State Health Assessment |  | Kennebec County | Somerset County | District Rate | Maine Rate | US  Rate
Life expectancy in years (M/F, for 2007) |  | 75.7/80.4 | 74.8/79.8 |  | 78.7 | 78.6
Oral Health
Tooth loss to gum disease or tooth decay (6 or more) - adults |  | 0.201 | 0.272 | 0.223 | 0.197
Maternal and Child Health
Low Birthweight, <2500 grams per 100,000 births |  | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.2
Infant death per 100,000 births |  | 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.1* | 6.4*
Live births, for which the mother received early & adequate prenatal care |  | 0.846 | 0.785 | 0.829 | 0.854
Teen birth rate per 1,000 females aged 15-19 |  | 28 | 39.7 | 31.4 | 24.9 | 34.2
Injury
Suicide deaths per 100,000 population |  | 11.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 11.8*
Violence by current or former intimate partners |  | 0.015 |  | 0.02 | 1.0%*
Rape or attempted rape |  | 0.071 | 0.082 | 0.074 | 11.9%*
Non-fatal child maltreatment per 1,000 population |  | 9.9 | 18.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 9.2
Motor vehicle crash related deaths per 100,000 population |  | 14.6 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 11.1*
Unintentional poisoning deaths per 100,000 population |  | 11.9 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.8
Emergency department visits due to falls among older adults per 100,000 population |  | 7567 | 8573 | 7869 | 7325
TBI Hospitalizations per 100,000 population |  | 82.9 | 81 | 82.1 | 82.3
Cancer
Sigmoid/colonoscopy (ever) - people age 50 & over |  | 0.772 | 0.707 | 0.752 | 0.742 | 0.652
Mammograms in past two years - women age 50 & over |  | 0.86 | 0.841 | 0.855 | 0.836 | 0.779
Pap smears in past three years - women age 18 & over |  | 0.857 | 0.838 | 0.851 | 0.85 | 0.85
Mortality - all cancers per 100,000 population |  | 198.8 | 202.5 | 199.9 | 196 | 175.8*
Incidence - all cancers per 100,000 population |  | 502.3 | 446.4 | 485.4 | 480.8* | 456.4*
Mental Health
Co-morbidity for persons with mental illness |  | 0.468 |  | 0.465
Lifetime depression - adults |  | 0.196 | 0.233 | 0.208 | 21.1%*
Lifetime anxiety  - adults |  | 0.171 | 0.195 | 0.179 | 17.3%*
Alzheimer's disease, dementia & related disorders per 1,000 population |  | 12.4 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 12
Environmental Health
Homes with elevated radon |  | 0.162 | 0.098 | 0.147 | 14.8%*
Homes with private wells tested for arsenic |  | 0.537 |  | 0.513
Children with elevated blood lead levels per 10,000 population |  | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0.6*
Carbon monoxide poisoning ED visits per 100,000 population |  | 9 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.9
Infectious Disease
Chronic Hepatitis B per 100,000 population |  | 8.7 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 7.9
Lyme disease  incidence per 100,000 population |  | 105.8 | 17.3 | 79.3 | 75.7 | 7.9
Salmonellosis incidence per 100,000 population |  | 9 | 5.8 | 8 | 10.1 | 17.6
Pertussis Incidence per 100,000 population |  | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 15.4 | 8.9
Gonorrhea incidence per 100,000 population |  | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 100.8
Chlamydia incidence per 100,000 population |  | 287.9 | 203.7 | 262.7 | 232.9 | 426
HIV incidence per 100,000 population |  | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 19.7
Additonal Socio-Ecomonic Status measures
People who speak English less than very well, >5 years |  | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.011 | 0.017 | 0.087
Poverty - total under 100% of the Federal Poverty Level |  | 0.125 | 0.184 | 0.143 | 0.126 | 0.138
No current health insurance |  | 0.083 | 0.119 | 0.094 | 0.102 | 0.15
Unemployment |  | 0.071 | 0.104 | 0.08 | 0.075 | 0.089
High school graduation rate, 2011 |  | 0.838 | 0.793 | 0.822 | 0.838
Persons 25 and older with less than a HS education |  | 0.097 | 0.134 | 0.109 | 0.102 | 0.15
Disability status |  | 0.169 | 0.197 | 0.177 | 0.157 | 0.12
Veterans Status |  | 0.144 | 0.143 | 0.144 | 0.132 | 0.099
65+ living alone |  | 0.293 | 0.283 | 0.29 | 0.298 | 0.273
*Some state and national data is only available by a single year, where as the county and public health district data is for several years aggregated.
NA = not available
 |  |  |  |  | updated 10/22/12